Low Fat Chocolate Banana Cupcakes Recipes

CHOCOLATE BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Combine all the banana curd ingredients EXCEPT butter in the bowl of a food processor and process until fully combined. Transfer mixture to a medium saucepan set over medium heat and add the butter.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon-do not boil. This will take about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Pour through a fine mesh sieve into a mixing bowl and press plastic wrap directly onto the top of the curd to prevent a skin from forming. (You may need to use a spatula to press the curd through the sieve.)
• Cool curd to room temperature, then refrigerate until chilled (about 2 hours). Can be made up to 3 days ahead.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 20 to 22 muffin cups with paper liners and set aside.
• Whisk the coffee (or wateand cocoa powder in a small mixing bowl. Cool to room temperature.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together into a second mixing bowl and set aside.
• Beat the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla together in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer set to high speed. Continue beating on high until mixture is light and fluffy, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed-this will take about 5 minutes.
• Turn mixer to low and add the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the cocoa mixture, beginning and ending with the flour.
• Divide batter among the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cupcakes comes out clean.
• Cool cupcakes completely in pan for 20 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely before filling and frosting.
• Beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until very smooth. Add 4 cups of powdered sugar, the cocoa powder, 6 tablespoons milk, and salt and beat to combine.
• Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl, then turn mixer to medium and beat for a minute or two, until frosting is smooth. Add additional powdered sugar if frosting is too thin and additional milk if frosting is too thick.
• Use a small paring knife to cut a hole about 1 inch across and 1 inch deep in each cupcake. Reserve the cake you cut out of the holes.
• Pipe or spoon about 2 teaspoons of banana curd into each cupcake. Trim the cake you removed from the holes so it will fit over the filling as a sort of plug, then replace the plug in the hole.
• Spread or pipe the chocolate frosting over each cupcake, then top slice of banana if desired. Serve.

MINI DARK CHOCOLATE BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• To prepare the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 30 mini muffin cups with paper liners, and coat the liners with cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, powdered stevia, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, stir together the Earth Balance, banana, and vanilla. Mix in the vanilla crème stevia and 2 tablespoons of milk. Alternate between adding the flour mixture and the remaining milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, and stirring just until incorporated. (For best results, add the flour mixture in 3 equal parts.)
• Divide the batter between the prepared paper liners. Bake at 350°F for 12-14 minutes or until the centers feel firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• To prepare the frosting, add the cocoa powder to a small bowl, and make a well in the center. Pour in the milk, vanilla, and vanilla crème stevia. Stir until thoroughly combined. Spread on top of the cooled cupcakes.

CHUNKY MONKEY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Mash bananas with milk and vanilla extract until smooth.
• Mix butter and sugar together with a spatula until creamy. Whisk in eggs, 1 at a time, then whisk in the banana mixture. Add walnuts, chocolate, and the flour mixture. Mix batter with a spatula until no dry spots remain.
• Fill muffin cups to the top with batter, then distribute excess batter as needed. Tap pan against the counter to expel any air bubbles.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops are lightly browned, about 25 minutes. Let cupcakes cool to room temperature, at least 20 minutes.
• Pour hot cream over chocolate chips in a bowl. Let sit for a few minutes, then whisk, increasing speed gradually, until color is uniform. Spread ganache over the cooled cupcakes and garnish with banana chips. Refrigerate to firm up the frosting, if desired.

LOW-FAT CHOCOLATE-BANANA PARFAITS

Steps:

• Beat pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 min.
• Spoon half the pudding evenly into 4 dessert glasses; cover with layers of bananas and half the COOL WHIP. Top with remaining pudding and COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.

LOW-FAT CHOCOLATE-BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cups in 24 regular-size muffin cups, or spray bottoms of cups with cooking spray.
• Stir cake mix, bananas and eggs in large bowl, using spoon, about 50 strokes or until well blended. Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full. (If necessary, refrigerate remaining batter while first pan bakes.)
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and top springs back when touched lightly in center. Remove from pan; cool completely. Frost with frosting.

CHOCOLATE BANANA CUPCAKES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4 and line a cupcake tin with 12 paper cases.
• Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs a little at a time, then add in the banana and the milk and continue to beat until combined.
• Sift in the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt then fold in. Stir through the chocolate chips.
• Divide the mixture evenly between the paper cases then bake in the middle of the oven for 20-25 mins until slightly firm on top and a skewer comes out clean.
• Leave in the tin to cool slightly then transfer to a wire rack.

LOW FAT CHOCOLATE BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Mix I - mix all ingredients using a hand blender in a large bowl.
• Mix II - combine all ingredients and combine with Mix I until just just moist and blended.
• Fill into muffin pans.
• Bake at 350 F and bake for approx 20 min, until golden on top.

LOW-FAT CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Stir in the yogurt, milk and vanilla just until moistened. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill two-thirds full. , Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if desired.

LOW FAT CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Line 2 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together oil, vinegar, vanilla, and water until well combined. Add flour mixture to the mixer and mix until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula as necessary. Batter should look and feel more watery than normal cake batters.
• Pour batter into prepared muffin tin, filling each cup 1/2 to 3/4 full. Transfer to oven and bake, rotating pan halfway through cooking, until a cake tester inserted into the center of one of the cupcakes comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Immediately remove cupcakes from muffin tin and transfer to a wire rack. Let cool completely before frosting.