Chocolate Chip Banana Buttermilk Muffins

I enjoy experimenting, and adding a bit of this or that to a recipe to get it to satisfy certain cravings. For example, I knew I wanted banana bread, or something like it. I was also craving chocolate. So I looked around at different recipes, and found one that included buttermilk! I tweaked it a bit to include some whole wheat flour to make a slight adjustment and add more healthy elements.

2 cups all purpose flour

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup sugar

4 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 cups buttermilk

2 cups mashed ripe bananas (4 bananas)

4 tablespoons canola oil

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees, place muffin cups in 2 muffin trays (yields 24). 

In mixer bowl mix together the buttermilk, banana, oil, eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flours, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix on low until blended. Add chocolate chips. 

Spoon batter into cups, filling about 3/4 full. Bake 15 mins and check with toothpick. When it's dry once inserted, remove and cool in pan for 15 mins, then cool the rest of the way on a wire rack.