At a summer program, my friend Sara used to bring banana chocolate chip muffins that we all enjoyed with a cup of coffee. These mini-muffins are a take-off on them.

Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Line the mini cupcake pans with baking papers, or grease well.

• 6 large bananas, mashed
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• ⅓ cup oil
• ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. cinnamon
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Mix the bananas, eggs and sugar well. Add the oil, applesauce and vanilla extract; mix. Add the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; stir until all dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Bake for 20 minutes. Yield: about 60 mini-muffins.