Healthy Double Chocolate Muffins

Before beginning the batter, combine the following and set aside:
˜ 1 ripe banana, squashed until smooth
˜3/4 cup unsweetened apple or pear sauce
˜ 3/4 cup dried cranberries [Craisins], raisins, or dates
˜ 3/4 cup of flaked coconut (I grind mine finely!)
˜ 1 cupssemi-sweet chocolate chips
˜ ½ cup cooked 10-grain cereal
Mix dry ingredients together
2  ½ cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup agave or honey or raw cane sugar
2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda [not baking powder!]
5 TBLSP unsweetened cocoa powder (Specially Dark from Hershey’s)
½ cup ground almonds or pecans or walnuts

Make 3 large indentations in the dry mixture:

1. 2 TBLSP lemon juice or vinegar
2. 2 Tb vanilla
3. 1 Tb of canola or olive oil

Before mixing all together, pour over all the dry ingredients

1 Cup of  cranberry juice and 1 cup water
or
1cup apple juice and 1 cup water

Stir the mixture well, then add the ˜fruit-chocolate chip mixture and blend.
Pour into muffin tins sprayed with Pam (makes 2 dozen) and bake 325 degrees for 25 minutes.