Vegan chocolate chip banana muffins

I find myself making a lot of muffins.

They’re good for my kids because they fit into a lunch box better than a slice of cake or banana bread.

And they freeze well, for those occasions when we don’t want to eat the whole batch at once.

But my favourite thing about muffins is that they bake quickly, which means you can have a tasty vegan snack ready in just over half an hour.

Do you need any special equipment to make these muffins?

You don’t need anything particularly special to make this recipe. All you will need is:

• muffin tin*
• muffin cases*
• small bowl
• fork or masher*
• small saucepan
• wooden spoon*
• mixing bowl*
• weighing scale* - I prefer to use digital

Substitutions

If you don't have chocolate chips you can  substitute 100g dark vegan chocolate chopped into small pieces.

Alternatively you could use:

• raisins
• sultanas
• dried berries
• chopped nuts eg walnuts

Or just leave them as plain vegan banana muffins.

Whatever you choose they’ll be delicious.

More vegan banana recipes you might like

• Cinnamon banana porridge
• Spiced vegan banana bread
• Banana and blueberry muffins
• Banana and peanut butter pancakes
• Blueberry and banana porridge bars
• Peanut butter cookies with banana and blueberry
• Chickpea flour banana bread
• Leftover mashed potato muffins

Some of these recipes are on my healthy kid food blog Sneaky Veg. 

Alternatively you might like my apple tart tatin or these mini egg brownies.

How to make chocolate chip banana muffins

For full recipe see recipe card at the end of this post.

1. Mash the bananas
   
2. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda together
   
3. Heat the water, maple syrup and sunflower oil together
   
4. Add the apple cider vinegar and vanilla extract
5. Mix the wet and dry ingredients together
   
6. Stir through the mashed banana
   
7. Add the chocolate chips
   
8. Spoon into muffin cases and bake.
   

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Vegan banana chocolate chip muffins

This is the vegan muffins recipe that you need in your life. My vegan banana chocolate chip muffins are easy to make, taste incredible and will have you going back for “just one more”.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 35 mins

Course Cake

Cuisine British, Vegan

Servings 12

Calories 196 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 2  medium -sized ripe bananas  mashed
• 170 g plain flour
• 120  g  caster sugar
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• ½  teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 65 ml  water
• 65 ml  maple syrup
• 65 ml  sunflower oil
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 100 g  dairy free chocolate chips or chopped up dark vegan chocolate or sultanas or chopped nuts

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan)/200°C/gas mark 6. Add 12 muffin cases to a muffin tin.
• First peel and mash your bananas with a fork. Set aside.
• Add 170g plain flour, 120g caster sugar, 1 tsp baking powder and ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda to a large bowl. Whisk gently until thoroughly combined.
• Heat 65ml water, 65ml maple syrup and 65ml sunflower oil together in a small saucepan until just starting to bubble. Do not boil. Remove from the heat and add 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
• Add to the flour mixture and stir in.
• Stir in two mashed bananas and 100g chocolate chips until just combined.
• Spoon into the muffin cases and bake for 20-25 minutes until risen and firm to the touch.
• Allow to cool in the tin for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

Nutritional information is approximate and is intended as a guide only.

Nutrition

Calories: 196kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 82mgPotassium: 30mgFiber: 1gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 1mg

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