Chocolate Chip Muffins: Before & After

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffins
The “skinnier” version

Yesterday, I posted about my very high calorie, chocolate chip muffin recipe. I also posted some strategies for making any recipe healthier. And promised a before and after comparison of my chocolate chip muffins. (The photo above is the new, “skinnier” recipe)

My original chocolate chip muffin Ingredients:

2 cups flour (800 calories)
1/3 cup brown sugar (240 calories)
1/3 cup sugar (255 calories)
2 tsp baking powder (no calories)
½ tsp salt (no calories)
¾ cup 2% milk (98 calories)
½ cup butter,melted (814 calories)
2 eggs (140 calories)
1 tsp vanilla (no calories)
1 package (2 cups) semi-sweet chocolate chips (1,610 calories)

Yield: 15 muffins;
Nutritional info per muffin: 264 calories; 33 g carbs; 13 g fat

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The “skinnier” recipe:

2 cups white whole wheat flour (880 calories)
1/2 cup brown sugar (180 calories)
¼ cup sugar (194 calories)
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ cup 1% milk (55 calories)
¼ cup water
1/4 cup butter, melted (407 calories)
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce (35 calories)
2 eggs, lightly beaten (140 calories)
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup chocolate chips (645 calories)

What to do:

1. Combine dry ingredients (flour, sugars, baking powder, salt). Stir until combined.
2. In a small bowl, combine wet ingredients (milk, water, melted butter, unsweetened applesauce, 2 eggs, vanilla).
3. Make a hole in the dry ingredients and pour in the wet. Stir, only until wet. Do not over mix.
4. Fold in chocolate chips (or blueberries, apple pieces, strawberries, etc.)

Yield: 18 muffins;

Nutritional info per FULL-SIZED muffin: 141 calories; 21 g carbs; 7 g

Just by making these simple changes, you reduce the calories by nearly 50%.

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