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A particularly gray, overcast day over the weekend had me craving something bright and cheery. Preferably a snack on the lighter side to coincide with all of the New Years resolutions floating around. I know health food is on the brain these days!
I am not one to sacrifice taste for health food, so if you’re looking for a treat to keep your tastebuds AND your skinny jeans happy… you’ve come to the right place.
The gray, lifeless weather conditions also made this photo shoot a little tough! Let’s just say I had to rearrange the apartment to snap any acceptable shots. I felt like a mad woman! Sometimes a tripod can’t save even your darkest of lighting conditions.
Back to the real reason you’re here today. Something I whipped up for the chocolate lovers, the New Years resoltions, and the health nuts. And for my love of strawberries and chocolate together.
Quick, easy, practically fat free muffins you are going to LOVE. And only 140 calories each – even less if you take out the chocolate chips! But I feel they are necessary. 
Practically fat free? Yes.
Some of my favorite muffin recipes could easily be considered dessert. Nothing wrong with that, but if I’m not looking to indulge one morning, I’d like a healthier option. I used unsweetened applesauce in my muffins in lieu of butter or oil. I love using applesauce to replace fat in baked recipes. It keeps your baked good soft and moist, while keeping it low in fat.
Of course a muffin made with all applesauce won’t taste as rich and sinful as a muffin made with a stick of butter, but it’s the right option if you’re looking to cut back and reduce fat.
The recipe is SO easy and the muffins only take less than 20 minutes to bake. Everything can be mixed by hand – no mixer required! There are also no strange or questionable ingredients called for in the recipe – just a few orindary things making an extraordinary muffin. It’s also a small batch recipe. I don’t know about you, but with the amount of food I bake each week – a small batch recipe is always something I aim for. You’ll get 10 standard size muffins with this recipe – they can be frozen for a quick grab n’ go kind of breakfast or gobbled up in the first few days you make them.
First, mix up the dry ingredients – flour, cinnamon, and baking soda. Then mix in the light brown sugar, applesauce, egg white, strawberries, and chocolate chips. Bake. Done. Enjoy. That’s IT!
I really wonder why I waited so long to make a muffin like this.
The muffins are soft, moist, and packed with flavor. And they are SO versatile. You may use whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour. And feel free to switch up the add-ins. These would be wonderful guilt-free blueberry muffins. Or throw in some white chocolate chips and raspberries. Maybe peanut butter chips and sliced bananas? My mind is swirling with skinny spin-offs!
The combination of strawberries and chocolate also make these a festive option for Valentine’s Day. Clearly I’m in a holiday state of mind. 
Perhaps the easiest muffin you’ll ever bake - only 8 simple ingredients, taking less than 30 minutes start to finish, no mixer required, no big mess, and a breath of fresh air from all the sweets I know you made over the holidays. A detox muffin, perhaps? Yes indeed.
I can hardly wait to share my first skinny recipe of 2013! If this kind of recipe is your cup of tea, be sure to check out all my healthier choices. Happy Healthy New Year!
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makes 10 muffins
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 1 egg white, beaten
- 2/3 cup diced strawberries
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray 10 muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, gently toss the flour, baking soda, and cinnamon. Set aside. In a separate bowl, mix the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and applesauce until together until no brown sugar lumps remain - a fork works well to break up the brown sugar here. Add the beaten egg white until fully incorporated. Add the wet ingredients to the dry until just combined - do not overmix. Fold in the strawberries and chocolate chips.
- Divide the batter evenly between 10 muffin tins. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Muffins will be lightly golden in color and a toothpick inserted in the middle should come out clean. Mine took about 17 minutes. Allow muffins to cool and enjoy!
- Muffins stay fresh in an airtight container at room temperature for 7 days. Muffins can be frozen.
Notes
RECIPE SOURCE: sallysbakingaddiction.com
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Hi Sally! Just wanted to say how much I love your blog (all the way from Australia)! This recipe looks amazing and I can’t wait to try it
Looking forward to all the posts that are still to come in 2013.
Thanks Luisa! SO nice to hear from you and greetings from the US! Let me know if you try these muffins out!
You’re a muffin making queen. You make the best looking muffins – always domed and puffed to perfection! I love that you used applesauce in these and kept them lightened up. We both bake so much that having something around that’s not dripping in butter, buttercream, frosting, etc but still has a bit of decadence (love those adorable mini choc chips!) is welcome. Plus, strawberries + chocolate is always a win!
Thanks Averie! I had trouble with this photoshoot – shot on the same day as those pesky cupcakes I mentioned to you. But yes, I felt like a little something lighter to balance off those cupcakes. And I have some GIANT muffins coming soon! (not so skinny ones lol!)
These are beautiful. Perfect for Valentine’s Day but I am not going to wait that long.
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Ha! I love your thinking. Food knows no seasons for me – I eat pumpkin and gingerbread in May.
I don’t know what you mean about the lighting these are gorgeous! And skinny too? I think I will eat all 10!
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I think I did eat all 10… haha! I had to maneuver all sorts of new angles to shoot these in the gray dull lighting! Thanks for saying they are gorgeous.
I love recipes that don’t involve a mixer! These look so easy and delicious! Annnnd pretty too! Love the colors
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Thanks Colleen – It’s nice not reaching for the heavy mixer every now and then!
Bright strawberries are perfectly gorgeous on a gray day! All your variation suggestions made me think of one I’m dying to try…pineapple and white chocolate chips!
pineapple white chocolate chip muffins? i think i love ya Caley. you are always filled with the best suggestions and comments!!
These muffins looks great, the photos too. I understand perfectly what you say about moving like a mad woman in the house searching for the best light:) Apple sauce sounds like the perfect ingredient to create skinny muffins. For me that’s a must now !
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As always, I love your skinny sweets
I”m a sucker for chocolate covered strawberries, so that combination sounds perfect for skinny muffins. And the gray blah days we’ve been having lately aren’t good for much of anything, especially natural lighting for photography!!
Elaine @ Cooking to Perfection recently posted..Lemon Trifle
i agree Elaine, I’ve been having SUCH a hard time shooting the past week or two. Trying all sorts of new camera angles and spots in my apartment to make up for the lost lighting. Food blogger problems!!
These sound great!! I just bought a big container of strawberries so this is a perfect recipe to use them up before they go bad. I love healthy muffins, they’re the perfect breakfast…and my co-workers always love when I bring breakfast to the office
Shaina recently posted..Happy New Year!
perfect! Shaina, you’ll love these – and your coworkers will enjoy a healthier muffin I am sure. I know my coworkers like it when I bring in treats – healthy or not!
They are perfectly puffy!
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Katrina! Happy New Year. Love the giveaway we are doing together – you rock at designing graphics girl. Seriously!
Wonderful recipe! I love strawberry muffins and I love that you made them healthy and threw in some yummy chocolate chips!! Looks delish!!!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers recently posted..Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Thanks Jennifer! I couldn’t *not* throw the chocolate in there…!
oh yum. chocolate & strawberries is such a good combo!!
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I have a confession. I’ve always hated strawberries. Everyone thinks it’s so weird, and I don’t really get it myself, buuuutttt these muffins look so delicious that I am second guessing my tastes and wanting to whip up a batch right now! And the pictures really did turn out awesome. I hate those days where it feels like no matter how you arrange things, nothing works, but you figured it out and they look great!
Ari @ Ari’s Menu recently posted..Lemon Coconut Cupcakes {vegan}
oh my goodness Ari. Well, you love running and chocolate covered pretzels so I won’t hold the not liking strawberries thing against you.
Ugh the photoshoot took me hours. It was SO annoying trying to add life to the photos when the weather was so “blah”!
OMG. I love chocolate covered strawberries and you’re telling me that I can have a similar version for breakfast, for UNDER 150 calories??! You just made my 2013
I can’t wait to try this recipe!
Becky @ Olives n Wine recently posted..Healthified Spanikopita
oh yes. that is true Becky. A new way to eat your chocolate covered strawberries! In a soft fluffy little muffin.
Thank you and Happy New Year!!
It’s like a little bit of sunshine in this grumpy cold weather! I love these, Sally!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet recently posted..Top 12 of 2012
SO grumpy!! And this gray weather makes is so difficult for food photos too Anna! Ahh. But these muffins are bright and cheery and made it feel like summertime in January.
Those look SO beautiful, Sally! Love the strawberries!!
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Wow, are these gorgeous, Sally! And I love that you truly made them skinny. Strawberries and chocolate are so wonderful together!!
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Thank you Meagan – as ALWAYS! Happy New Year to you! Massive giveaways over on Scarletta Bakes! woo hoo!
Those look fabulous, and would be perfect for a fun Valentine’s Day treat! Adding to Favorites…now!
Thanks Avery! Let me know if you make them.
What a nice way to start the new year and get some good fruit in. Nice skinny twist!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) recently posted..New Year New Orleans Beignets
Yes! I love fresh fruit and I’m trying to bake with it more and more these days. Thanks Jocelyn!
These look way too good to be 140 calories each! And your pictures look great..I know how annoying it is on those cloudy and gloomy days to get good pics
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes recently posted..Banana Pancakes + Our New Year’s Eve Party
Thanks Ashley – I’m glad you like the photos. Wish I got more creative shots, but I’m glad I got at least some good ones in there pending the super dull lighting.
These are PERFECTION. I love how perfectly muffin shaped they are. Nothing worse than a flat muffin.
Karly recently posted..Nutella Brownies
eww. i hate flat muffins. love flat cupcakes for icing them, but no flat muffins tips here. yuck!
HOW do you make low fat creations that look so good?? I just adore the puffy dome on these. I’m all for detox muffins! Can you make a detox layer cake next?
Happy Healthy New Year indeed!
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Hahahaha a detox layer cake – i am LOVING the challenge. Not sure it will happen though.
Can’t wait to try these, made your low fat sky high apple muffins yesterday which are amazing! Thanks Sally
That’s WONDERFUL to hear, Tania! Thanks for letting me know about the apple muffins – and I can’t wait to hear if you try these!
I love these, Sally! Great choice in combining strawberries and chocolate chips!!
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I love any kind of muffin, and am always lighting them up. Gotta weigh out all the cookies, right?! These looks perfect with the strawberries!
Erin recently posted..Thursday Things
Thanks Erin!! Happy New Year to you – I agree, I need a small break from the cookies and these were a wonderful “sweet” option.
Those look incredibly delicious! I am soooo trying them this weekend!
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Let me know how they turn out Erin!
strawberry & chocolate..perfect combo..and in a muffin…love that. even with drab lighting your pictures look beautiful!!!
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thank you angela! that’s nice to hear!
I make muffins a lot like these only with apple. . .I love your strawberry and chocolate combination, Sally!!
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I must try them with apple sometime! I have a low fat apple muffin too, but not as guilt free as these. Thanks Jessica!
Perfect muffins as usual, Sally. I LOVE that these are skinny! While I don’t usually “diet,” I do like to at least attempt to eat healthy–and it’s so nice to have yummy options like these to make when I’m craving something sweet but don’t want to blow my calories for the day.
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Thanks Ashley – I don’t diet either, just eat lots of veggies and cut back where I can since I obviously have a huge sweet tooth! hope you’re having a fab new year so far!
I have everything on hand except the applesauce. I don’t care about them being fat free – is there something I could substitute for the apple sauce?
Hi Jolene! Use 1/2 cup canola oil to replace the 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp applesauce. 1/2 oil will be plenty! Let me know how they turn out.
Beautiful muffins! I am definitely in the mood for strawberries, strawberry season and SUMMER! At least having one of these for breakfast with my tea, I can close my eyes and pretend there is no snow outside!
I miss the summertime too Liz! Is it July yet??
There is a chocolate bar at World Market that has strawberries and champagne…I love it and always get some when I am there. These muffins remind me of that bar. They look amazing!
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strawberry champagne chocolate bar? no way. that sounds so interesting! i’d love to try something like that!
It’s usually near the registers and totally awesome!
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Chocolate chips are a definite must! I don’t think I would even be able to tell these are low-fat Sally! The chocolate and strawberry combo totally makes up for it. Hope your holidays were great! I won’t be absent so much now that they’re over!
Reeni recently posted..Bacon Cheddar Cauliflower Fritters
Same here! I took some time off during the holidays – glad to be back! I know, it’s crazy that these are low fat Reeni. Hope you had a wonderful holiday as well my friend!
What a great recipe! I need some lower fat eats…especially snacks. This muffin recipe could be it!
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These look amazing. I guess since I ate so many of your chocolate peanut butter chip brownies that I made….a low fat option should be next? Chocolate and strawberry? I’m in. Happy New Year, love!
hahaha!! Hey Katy! You are so sweet to comment! Those brownies are dangerous. I took them to a party a few weeks ago when I made them and sat down in front of them and had to move away after eating 2. And that was after I ate two earlier that day after I made them. Needless to say…. a healthier recipe like this is welcomed with open arms!! LEt me know if you make these and happy new year to you too Katy. we WILL catch each other someday for coffee soon!
These look so fresh and springy, and I love the chocolate strawberry combo! Your photos turned out great, well worth the rearranging of the apartment!
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Thank you Anna! chocolate and strawberries are a match made in heaven – i like the two (almost) as much as PB & Chocolate! ALMOST!
Oh my goodness – these are definitely my type of muffins! How could I resist? And at 140 calories, you know I’ll have like 3 of these instead of 1, right?
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3 instead of one… ummm that’s what i did.
THESE MUFFINS! My word. I want a dozen… though at that point they won’t be so skinny anymore and neither will I.
Ha! Same here, Carrie! I ate a good amount of the whole batch myself. oh well!
Wow, only 140 calories for a muffin?? That’s impressive! I am actually going to try a lighter version of some cookies today. Have you used applesauce in place of butter for cookies before? What differences did you notice if you have tried it? Thanks and Happy Friday!
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I’ve replaced *some* butter with applesauce in cookie recipes before. Not all of it though. For example, use 1/4 cup softened butter with 1/4 cup applesauce for a cookie recipe requiring 1 stick of butter. I’ve also tried using 1/4 cup greek yogurt in this same scenario w/ 1/4 cup softened butter – loved both results with the applesauce and the greek yogurt.I haven’t used ALL applesauce in a cookie recipe before but would love to tackle that sometime soon. Let me know how they turn out Mercedes! I love talking about cookie baking.
I love muffins, one of my all time favorite recipes is for strawberry muffins. I love the addition of the chocolate chips. I also like that you used applesauce, it’s what I always use for my muffins as well.
Next time I make muffins, I’m going to have to try your trick for puffy tops.
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The tall muffin top secrets – yes! I didn’t necessarily use those for these muffins, but for all of my other muffins, I did!
Well ok I take back my last comment on the Orange Cinnamon rolls. You can do healthy here. As long as it is Yummy Delish bites like this one! Love it
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I would never have guessed you had bad lighting…these are gorgeous girl! You do make the best puffy muffins…I love those muffin tops!!!
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Muffins are the best. They are such a great make ahead breakfast to freeze and grab for busy mornings
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i have a freezer full of them, Laura! I assume you do as well.
Full of frozen cookies too!
I’m loving the tiny little melted chocolate chips on the top of those muffins, Sally! I’ll admit that I’m not really a low-fat type of person, but these look so tasty!
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Oooh, these are so pretty! You’re right, perfect for V-day. I can’t get enough of strawberries and chocolate in February… Or any time of year, haha. They are perfectly shaped too! Is it weird that I have dome envy? I have such a hard time with whole grain muffins doming up nicely like that, but I’m going to be trying some more tomorrow
Oh, and I honestly cannot tell that you had any lighting issues 
These look amazing!! As a baking and cooking novice (the microwave used to be my best friend) I am constantly looking for new recipes on-line to try. I found these on Pinterest and can’t wait to try them!! One question though – can I use whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose? I tried substituting in some Christmas cookies last year and while they were still good, the texture was very, very different. What do you think??
P.S. I made your confetti holiday cookies and they were awesome!! I can’t wait to make them again!!
Hi Kim! Yes, you may use whole wheat flour here. The muffins won’t be as soft, but they will still bake properly. Cookies are a bit more tricky to work with when you are substituting between flours because they are so delicate. So glad you made the confetti cookies!
I made these with whole wheat flour the other day! I added 2 TB of (skim) milk. They are DELICIOUS! Can’t wait to make more. Thanks for a great recipe!
I must try them as whole wheat next time Lindsay! Thank you so so much for reporting back about them.
I love that you made something cheery! Those particularly overcast and gray days… it’s what we have every day. So I’m also making cheery stuff. Or else I’ll go crazy.
I love these! And the mini chocolate chips are so cute. And apple sauce?! Hooray for healthier muffins.
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I know. I neeeeeeded a healthier muffin in my life because today I just shared a not-so-healthy-XXL muffin recipe! Thanks Erin, as always!
Hi Sally,
These look so good! Can I use frozen strawberries in the recipe?
fresh strawberries are preferred, but frozen should be fine. I say fresh are preferred because I have not tried this recipe with frozen strawberries. in past experience with strawberry muffins, however, frozen seems to work just fine. Just make sure they are small chunks. Thanks Ruth!
These look delicious and amazing! We even have some strawberries right now…
I just have a quick question. How do you think these would taste with regular, sweetened applesauce? I probably can’t get an unsweetened soon, but I would love to make these! Thanks for such an easy, yummy-looking recipe.
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Hi Emily! sweetened applesauce would be just fine – omit at least 2 Tbsp of the white sugar though when making them.
Thank you sooo much!
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These are great!! I love having something sweet that’s not awful for me : ) not sure how you calculate the calories, but I use myfitnesspal to track the foods I eat and I put in this recipe and got exactly 140 calories each just like you said!
Hey Jamie! So glad to hear that you like these muffins! I used an online calorie counter, which is how I got 140 cals too.
I made these today. They came out ok, but needed to cook a lot longer than 20 minutes. I think the strawberries release too much moisture when baking so they don’t firm up without leaving them in longer. My muffins didn’t brown like yours and the strawberries bake to a pale pink They taste just ok to me. Your other treats look amazing though, I’ll be back to try some other recipes!
Thanks for reporting back Jennifer! Do you have an oven thermometer? My oven temp is slightly higher than what the dial states, so if I don’t use my oven thermometer my items will burn easily. Just the same if your oven is cooler than the dial states. Regardless, I appreciate the feedback and let me know what else you make!
Hi Sally,
I bumped into your website 2 days ago (via Brown Eyed Baker’s site)
And I just love your site and the recipes you’ve shared
I have been in a long search for the perfect bakery style muffin recipe and am glad to say that the search ends here with your website.
Today i baked your chocolate chip muffin recipe and don’t have words to tell you how happy I was to see the domed muffins (tears in my eyes)…. thank you so much XOXO
I quartered the recipe and so came up with exact 3 muffins only (for 3 kids) ….. the muffins rose very well but were pretty dry.
What do you think will help ….. adding more milk / wet ingredient or reducing the baking time ???? which is a better option
Also in this strawberry chocolate muffin, why have you used baking soda and not the baking powder that you usually recommend ?
Thanks so much
Waiting to try many more recipes.
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Hi Rupa! So glad you found my website and that you made the bakery style chocolate chip muffins. How did you quarter a recipe calling for two eggs? The egg yolk AND egg white together are crucial for moisture. I’m going to suggest making the recipe in its entirety next time. The muffins are quite moist. Perhaps add a Tablespoon or two extra of milk or oil next time when you make the whole recipe. No need to reduce the baking time. For the strawberry chocolate chip muffins – good question! My baking powder had expired that day and before I had the chance to go buy, I just used baking soda. BS works wonderfully in this recipe though – they still rise, but not quite as high. I don’t suggest subbing BP For this just because there are so many delicate ingredients – like little amount of flour, egg whites, applesauce – you don’t want to taste any chemical aftertaste from too much BP (which you would need more of to replace BS).
I made these yesterday & they were great! The calorie count if people are interested from the bath I made (9 muffins) was only 120 !
Very nice! I got 140 calories when I calculated. But 120 sounds even better.
Thanks Emily and I’m so glad you loved them!
So I just finished making these and they were delicious. I used a 1/4 cup of honey instead of the sugars and i also used whole wheat flour…they turned out perfert! I loved the texture! Thanks for the amazing muffin combo… Chocolate and strawberries!
So glad Whittney! I love these muffins and yes – chocolate and strawberry together is a match made in heaven. Thank you for reporting back!
These came out awesome! I made some regular size and some minature – had to work with what muffin tins I had. They guys loved these just as much as I did. I am not at all what so ever a skinny eater at all and these are just as tasty a regular muffins if not better. I did have some extra chopped strawberries left over which I mixed with some mini chocolate chips and some sugar (let it sit and get syrupy). I have a sweet tooth so I figured this would be perfect to put on top… Turned out delicious and I ended up dipping the mini muffins in it!
I know – guys seem to love these too. My coworkers are obsessed with them! I’m SO so so glad you loved them too Meg and that you took the time to report back about them. It’s wonderful to hear that others are loving my “skinny” recipes as well, even if they are not looking for diet food. Thank you so much!
Hi – I’m interested in making these to have on hand in the freezer. I wondered how you wrap/store them and how to best defrost? Thanks for your help!
Hi Kate – I just put them all into a large ziplock bag or plastic Tupperware and microwave one for about 30 seconds.
Thanks! Excited to try these and even more excited that they are easy to make and also freeze for later!
Can these be baked in a cupcake liner?
I just made these today and they are SO good! Granted, mine aren’t as skinny as yours; I only had dark brown sugar, regular applesauce, and regular sized chocolate chips. I did however sub Splenda for the sugar. And I made the mistake of using muffin cup liners in hopes of easy cleanup, but I lose so much muffin to those liners!
Next time I’ll do them your way. Sooooo good!
I’m glad to hear that!! I love these muffins too Jenn.
Try it without the liners next time, Thanks Jenn!
Is it possible to substitute greek yogurt (or something similar) for the applesauce? I don’t have any applesauce on hand but would love to make these soon.
Hi Megan! you may sub yogurt for the applesauce – I suggest vanilla or strawberry flavored, not plain since it is too tart.
Wow, thank you for the quick response! Can’t wait to make these and your banana fudge muffins.
anytime, Megan
i LOVE those banana fudge muffins!
Hi! Thanks for this recipe! I just made these tonight! They are delicious but are the strawberries supposed to be a bit moist inside the muffin? They kind of made the surrounding area inside the muffin super moist almost mushy. I love your site and will be trying other recipes!!!
Hey Christina! The strawberries do make the muffins moist, yes. Perhaps yours were not completely cooked if the batter was too gooey inside? Sometimes the muffins take longer, sometimes shorter, My oven likes to have spasms sometimes.
Regardless I’m glad you loved them! Thanks Christina!
A couple friends and I get together once a week for coffee & a snack. It was my turn to host , so I figured I’d try thse. They were fantastic! Everyone was raving about them! I made obe batch by following your recipe exactly, one with 2/3 cups of strawberries and 2/3 cup of very ripe banana instead of the chocolate chips, and a double batch with 1 1/3 strawberries, 1 1/3 cups of very ripe bananas and 2/3 cups of chocolate chips. All the variations were very tasty! They couldn’t believe that I had used NO butter or oil and only 2 cups of sugar total for 50 muffins! Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
That’s SO great to hear Amanda! Sometimes I have to second guess myself when I’m eating one because I go “are these really that healthy?” because they don’t taste it at all! I love this recipe.
Thank you for reporting back, that is so kind of you. I’ve made these muffins before with bananas too. You have to check them out. Here is the link: http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2012/04/01/strawberry-banana-muffins/
Thank you for the recipe. I think I will also try this with apple’s and cinnamon chips instead of strawberries and chocolate. I bet it would be great with bananas too.
Apples and cinnamon chips – now that sounds fantastic!
Looking forward to trying these…I mad triple choc muffins from another pinterest site. no flour, no sugar. Not bad except I would not put my muffin pan on a cookie sheet cuz the bottoms got a little underdone. Choc chips made the muffins though1
Let me know how you like them Shirley, thank you!
Where are the nutrition facts?
Hi Jenna! You may plug in my ingredients into a calorie counter, as I did, to obtain the other nutrition stats. These are approx 140 calories each.
I just made these and they turned out really yummy! I don’t think I cooked them long enough, though- I used several toothpicks to check them and they all came out clean- but the muffins were still mushy inside. Still, they were sooo good! Thanks for the recipe!
Sometimes I find that the strawberries make them extra moist inside. I’m glad you love them Allison! Thanks for reporting back.
I used half whole wheat and half all-purpose flour to make these, and they still turned out perfectly light and fluffy (not dense like most healthier baked goods). Also, I subbed in chocolate-covered raisins for the chocolate chips…in addition to the strawberries, this made these muffins exceptionally moist. Love the cinnamon undertone in these, too; an all-around delightful breakfast (…or snack, or lazy dinner…) Thanks so much for the fantastic recipe.
These are AWESOME!!! Thank you so much!
SO glad to hear that Laurie! And thanks for letting me know =)
Oh my gosh, I think these are the best muffins I have ever made or eaten! I thought there was going to be too much stuff in it, but it’s the perfect amount. And they’re perfectly moist. They’re what I would imagine strawberry chocolate chip pancakes would taste like.
Hey Jaime! Yes! I think they taste like strawberry chocolate chip pancakes! I’m glad I’m not the only one. I love how moist they are as well. Thank you so much for letting me know how you liked them! I’m so glad.
I made these this morning and we’re in love! I was out of baking soda so I had to use powder. I didn’t realize until I had already gotten everything else done. I used 1/4 and 1/8 tsp and I’m sure I should’ve used more but they’re tasty still. No weird chemical taste. They do have the consistency of a freshly made bagel, though. They’re chewy but not quite like they’re undercooked. Know what I mean? They’re amazing and I’ll be making them again when we get baking soda from the store.
Hey Jenn! I’m so glad you made these muffins. They are definitely one of my very favorites.Baking soda is much more powerful than baking powder, so you did not use enough leavener with 1/4 + 1/8 tsp of BP. If you try them again with the correct amount of BS, I promise they will be soft and fluffy.
Thank you Jenn!
I picked up some baking soda and made these again this morning. I’m a little addicted. They still came out a little chewy, but definitely rose more than the last batch. I think the chewiness is what I like about them, though! Leaving out the chocolate chips and adding one or two more little strawberries brought the muffin to 99 calories. I have to convince myself that I have to stick to just one even though it would still be fewer calories than a regular muffin. Thanks again!
99 calories – perfect! Have you tried my strawberry banana muffins yet Jenn? Only 90 calories in those.
http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2012/04/01/strawberry-banana-muffins/
Not yet, but I’m going to! This was the first recipe I’ve made from your site. You have a fan for life. I think I’ll try out the strawberry banana this weekend.
Hi Sally! I love your website! I tried out this receipe today, but my muffin texture turned out to be really chewy. Do you know what went wrong with it? I really want to make them again!
Thanks!
Hey Geraldine! Thank you so much – I’m glad you love my website! The muffins are a little chewy. Not overly so, but more chewy and soft than any other muffin I’ve made before. Do you think you may have overmixed the muffin batter? That can lend tough and overly chewy muffins.
Hi, Sally! I just made these this week using white chocolate chips and half whole wheat flour, half all-purpose flour. They baked up beautifully and taste great! I love your skinny recipes, so keep them coming!
Hey Beth! Yum! I love these muffins so much. I’m glad you loved them with half whole wheat flour too. =)
Just made these and the Strawberry Banana Muffins with my mom; they are both FABULOUS! I might make even them with blueberries next time (:
I’m new to your blog, but I’ll definitely stick around after trying these!!
Hey Breanne! That’s GREAT to hear!! I’ve made these with blueberries before and I just *love* them! So glad you found my blog.
Thanks so much for this recipe! I just made them and they’re amazing. I love chocolate and strawberry anything, so these were perfect. Super easy too
Hey Shauna! That is SO great to hear. I love chocolate strawberry anything too
I just made these Friday night. At first I was a little disappointed as I tried them fresh out of the oven and they didn’t taste as good as expected. But I decided to let them sit overnight and give them a try after my morning spin class. And WOW! They are fantastic! The applesauce kept them nice and moist (just as you said they would
) and I got so much more of the strawberry/chocolate taste than I would have from any store bought muffin. I’m planning on making another batch this week! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe – -I’m looking forward to trying more!
That’s GREAT Noreen! So glad to hear it. Guess what? I just posted a very similar recipe to this one tonight: http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/03/17/skinny-banana-blueberry-muffins/
Hi Sally, I was curious can you use fresh strawberries instead of dried I have a whole bunch of fresh ones that I would love to use soon lol
Hi Julia – the recipe calls for fresh strawberries, so you are all good there!
I thought it said dried I guess that what happenswhe I don’t zoom in lol
By the way I just made these they are awesome! I used banana instead of the applesauce and they came out great!
Hey Julia! Banana instead of applesauce is exactly what I did for my Skinny Banana Blueberry Muffins – I’ll have to add chocolate chips to those next time. Thanks for reporting back! http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/03/17/skinny-banana-blueberry-muffins/
Looks great Sally! One question, could you substitute vanilla yogurt for the applesauce?
Hey Carolina! You sure can. Enjoy!
Sally, this is a 1st visit to your blog, thru a friend’s pin. I just made the strawberry chocolate chip muffins and they are really delicious! This is going to be breakfast tomorrow! Had to try one out and KNOW I will be eating it for breakfast tomorrow! Thanks for the “skinny” muffins
Can’t wait to try some of your other healthy recipes!
Hey Denise! That’s great to hear. Thank you for letting me know. I love these muffins as well. Let me know how the other recipes turn out!
Hi there! I’m really want to try these muffins out, but I can’t buy any apple-sauce where I live. Any thoughts on what to substitute it with?
Hi Talya- you may substitute yogurt
Thank you so much! About to start making them!
Hey Sally! Thanks again for another great recipe! I loved these Skinny Strawberry Chocolate Chip Muffins
I’m always looking for something fun and healthy to eat for breakfast. Cheerios get a little old sometimes haha 
I plan to make your cinnamon bun donuts for my family for our Easter breakfast tomorrow; I’m sure I will love them just as much as your muffins and jellybean cookies. Happy Baking!
So glad you enjoyed these, Teresa! How were the cinnamon bun donuts? Wonderful I hope! Hope you had a lovely Easter.
All of your recipes I’ve tried so far are wonderful! I hope you had a lovely Easter too
I’m going to try to recover from my holiday cookie and cake overload with some Just Dance 4 and your Chocolate covered cherry smoothie tomorrow! Hahaha 
sounds like a good plan. Thanks Teresa!
Made these with whole wheat white flour and they were very yummy!
Great to hear! Thanks for reporting back, Raquel!
I made these last night, but I subbed about half of the applesauce for mashed banana. Yum!
mmmm sounds so good Lizzie!
I made these muffins today, but i think i did something wrong. Normally muffin mix is a bit “liquid” but mine was very “solid” like half cookiedough. They still taste good but aren’t very similar to yours… Did i do something wrong or had it to be like this?
Ps. I love all your recipes!!
Hi Paula – that’s strange. While the batter is thick, I’ve never heard it being compared to the consistency of cookie dough before. Did you miss any ingredients? How did they taste?
The taste was really good!! I think i’m gonna make them again. Maybe i used to much flour so we’ll see
My mom likes them to!
Just made these, didn’t come out as pretty as yours but they are delicious. This was my first time baking with applesauce and will definitely use it again. They came out moist and delicious. I forgot a bag of groceries at the store so I had to make do with dark brown sugar and regular chocolate chips. Look forward to trying different combinations and maybe using whole wheat flour!
Just made these AGAIN today! This recipe has definitely become a keeper for me! I had some sad looking strawberries and a bunch of mini chocolate chips so I thought these would be perfect to make!
I make them pretty often too. So glad you love them so much!
I LOVE these muffins! I make them at least once every two weeks, I even have some in the oven right now. I personally like them as mini muffins and using white whole wheat flour to be even a little bit better for you. Thanks so much for this awesome recipe!! =)
I’ve made them as mini muffins before too – I love them that way! Thanks Megan, I’m happy you love them!
I LOVE your blog! I am teaching my 10yo to cook and she loves your recipes! I love the sound of these muffins only thing is I am allergic to cinnamon
. What could I sub and still have the great taste you talk about? Thanks!
Hi Laura – you easily just leave the cinnamon out. No need to substitute anything.
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