I can never say no to these vegan banana muffins! They are incredibly moist, delicious, and super easy to make! Besides, they’re much healthier than most muffins and make an awesome afternoon snack or even breakfast!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a vegan muffin recipe on the blog. These vegan banana muffins are among my favorite muffin recipes, so I just had to share them with you guys. I hope you like them as much as we do around here.
These banana chocolate muffins are:
- incredibly moist
- super easy to make
- ready to eat in less than 30 minutes
- vegan
- healthier than most other muffins
- perfect for kids
- a great afternoon snack or even breakfast
What You Need For These Vegan Banana Muffins:
- 2 large bananas (they should be really ripe)
- whole wheat flour
- maple syrup
- coconut oil
- natural vanilla extract
- flax seeds
- rolled oats
- baking powder
- vegan dark chocolate chips
- almond milk
- vegan yogurt (for example soy or coconut yogurt)
- a pinch of salt
As always, you can find the full ingredient list in a separate recipe box at the end of this post.
How To Make Vegan Banana Muffins:
The recipe for these vegan banana muffins with chocolate chips couldn’t be much easier. All in all, the banana muffins are ready in less than 30 minutes. And 20 minutes of this time is baking time, which you can use to do other things.
Just follow these six easy steps:
1. step: Mash the bananas with a fork.
2. step: Then prepare the “flax egg” a vegan egg replacement) by combining ground flax seeds and water and let it sit for 5 minutes.
3. step: In a large bowl, combine all ingredients for the muffins including the flax egg.
4. step: Stir with a spoon until well combined.
5. step: Line a muffin tray with paper liners. Divide the mixture evenly among the 12 muffin paper liners. Sprinkle some chocolate chips and rolled oats on top.
6. step: Preheat the oven to 350 °F and bake the muffins for 20 minutes until they’re golden brown. Transfer them to a cooling rack and let them cool down.
Vegan Banana Muffins – Recipe Notes:
- It’s really important to use very ripe bananas for this recipe. The banana skin shouldn’t be completely brown, but it should have some brown spots. Here is a great post with pictures that shows you how to tell when a banana is ripe. In this case the bananas are much sweeter and the muffins will be much more flavorful.
- I sweetened my muffins with maple syrup, which gives them a great taste. It’s my favorite sweetener. However, you could also use brown sugar, coconut sugar, or agave.
- If you want the muffins to be vegan, make sure you use vegan chocolate chips that don’t contain any kind of dairy. So just read the labels in the grocery store. Usually, it’s pretty easy to find vegan chocolate chips.
- I used unsweetened soy yogurt for my banana muffins. I’ve also tried them with unsweetened coconut yogurt. Both kinds of yogurt worked really well.
- If you like you could also add some more nutrients to the vegan banana muffins by adding some walnuts. Just roughly chop the walnuts and add them to the batter.
- Besides, you could replace the chocolate chips with blueberries if you’re looking for a fruitier version.
Vegan Banana Muffins – FAQs:
What temperature for muffins? And how long do you bake them?
I usually bake my muffins at 350 °F, which is about 180 °C. Depending on the recipe, the muffins take between 20-25 minutes.
As every oven is a bit different, it’s best to do a toothpick test to check if the muffins are done. Just stick a toothpick into the center of your muffin. If there is wet batter on the toothpick, your muffins need more time. But if it comes out clean, they’re done! Pretty easy, right?
What flour for muffins?
I usually use whole wheat flour for my muffins. This way the will be a bit healthier than regular muffins with all purpose flour. Spelt flour also works great. However, you could of course also just use all purpose flour if you want.
In some cases, you could also use oat flour as a gluten-free alternative, but I haven’t tried this for my vegan banana muffins yet.
When do you take the muffins out of the pan?
It’s best to let the muffins cool down in the pan before you remove them. This way they don’t crumble or break. This is especially important if you don’t use paper liners.
If you use paper liners and you’re in a hurry, you could also carefully take the muffins out of the pan after a couple of minutes. Then just transfer them to a cooling rack.
How to keep muffins from sticking to the pan?
The easiest way to keep muffins from sticking to the pan is by using muffin paper liners. Just line a muffin tray with paper liners and then evenly divide the batter among the paper liners. This way the muffins also look super pretty!
If you don’t want to use paper liners, make sure to grease the muffin pan with oil before you add the batter. I usually use coconut oil. You could also use some kind of spray oil, which makes it pretty easy to evenly grease the pan.
Why do my muffins stick to the liners?
Muffins sometimes stick to the paper liners when they’re not completely cooled down. So in most cases it helps to just wait for a bit. So be patient. You could also store them in the fridge for an hour or two. However, I would recommend not to store them in the fridge permanently as they will lose flavor.
If you want to eat your muffins warm, it’s better not to use any paper liners. Just make sure you grease the muffin pan well before you add the batter.
How do you store muffins?
The best way to store muffins is in an airtight container at room temperature. The trick is to line the container with paper towels. Then add the muffins and put another layer of paper towels on top of them. They will soak up the moisture and the muffins will stay delicious and fresh.
This way the muffins will keep for 2 to 4 days. I do not recommend to store the muffins in the fridge as they will lose flavor this way.
More Delicious Vegan Muffin Recipes You Might Like:
- Banana Nut Muffins
- Apple Cinnamon Muffins
- Vegan Lemon Blueberry Muffins
- Peanut Butter Oreo Muffins
- Sweet Potato Muffins with Blueberries
- Vegan Carrot Zucchini Muffins
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
And for even more vegan muffin recipes, check out my roundup of 25 incredibly delicious vegan muffins!
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Vegan Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 large ripe bananas
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
- 6 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1 cup plant-based yogurt (unsweetened soy or coconut yogurt)
Instructions
- Mash the bananas with a fork. Then prepare the "flax egg" a vegan egg replacement) by combining ground flax seeds and water and let it sit for 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, combine all ingredients for the muffins including the flax egg. Stir with a spoon until well combined.
- Line a muffin tray with paper liners. Divide the mixture evenly among the 12 muffin paper liners. Sprinkle some chocolate chips and oats on top.
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F and bake the muffins for 20 minutes until they're golden brown. Transfer them to a cooling rack and let them cool down.
Notes
- It's really important to use very ripe bananas for this recipe. The banana skin shouldn't be completely brown, but it should have some brown spots. In this case the bananas are much sweeter and the muffins will be much more flavorful.
- I sweetened my muffins with maple syrup, which gives them a great taste. It's my favorite sweetener. However, you could also use brown sugar, coconut sugar, or agave.
- If you want the muffins to be vegan, make sure you use vegan chocolate chips that don't contain any kind of dairy. So just read the labels in the grocery store. Usually, it's pretty easy to find vegan chocolate chips.
- If you like you could also add some more nutrients to the vegan banana muffins by adding some walnuts. Just roughly chop the walnuts and add them to the batter.
- Besides, you could replace the chocolate chips with blueberries if you're looking for a fruitier version.
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I love all your recipes thank you for sharing
Just tried these! They were amazing. Thanks for the recipe!