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Vegan chocolate banana bread muffins

October 10, 2020 by Ania - 22

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Hope you have good things planned this weekend? We have just got to London where I will be staying for the next few weeks as I have some stuff I need to take care of. We’ve packed the car with random bits and pieces that you so take for granted at home as I’ll be living out of a suitcase and a few boxes for a while. I also won’t have access to a fully equipped and well-stocked kitchen so I won’t be able to do any recipe development for a while either, but don’t worry I shot several extra recipes before we left and I hope to be back in Bristol by the time they run out…

First off, I have a simple yet delicious recipe for vegan chocolate banana bread muffins cos it has been that kind of week. Plus, it was my birthday on Thursday, which I was too busy to celebrate much, although I did get spoilt rotten by my lovely husband and we managed to sneak out for some top-notch vegan pizza amidst all the packing chaos. I ended up having a really nice day.

These vegan chocolate banana bread muffins are delicious and super easy to make too. All you need is a big mixing bowl and a spatula or a wooden spoon and an appetite for chocolate, of course. They are intensely chocolately, moist, fluffy and delightfully punctuated with molten chocolate chunks. They will certainly put a big smile on a serious chocoholics face so if you know someone like that why not make these muffins and share them with the chocolate lover in your life.

PS: If you make my vegan chocolate banana bread muffins, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram as @lazycatkitchen and use the #lazycatkitchen hashtag. I love seeing your takes on my recipes!

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4.89 from 9 votes
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  • makes: 12
  • prep: 21 min
  • cooking: 23 min

Ingredients

WET INGREDIENTS

  • 360 g / 1½ cups mashed up, very ripe bananas
  • 50 g / ¼ cup mild coconut oil or nut butter like hazelnut (for oil-free version)
  • 150 ml / ½ cup + 2 tbsp lukewarm soy (or other plant) milk*
  • 200 g / 1 cup sugar (I used demerara but coconut sugar works also)

DRY INGREDIENTS

  • 50 g / ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1¼ tsp baking powder
  • ¾ tsp baking soda
  • 180 g / 1½ cups all purpose wheat flour or GF flour mix (I use this one)
  • ½ tsp fine sea salt

OPTIONAL EXTRAS

  • 100 g / 3½ oz vegan 70% dark chocolate, diced small (optional)
  • chopped hazelnuts, for decoration

Method

  1. Heat up the oven to 180° C / 355° F and grab a standard 12 muffin hole tray.
  2. Combine mashed up bananas with oil, plant milk and sugar in a large bowl. Mix very well.
  3. Place a sieve over the bowl with dry ingredients and sift through cocoa powder, baking agents, flour and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ones slowly and gently. Making small circles in the middle of the batter, progressively incorporate more and more of the dry ingredients – this way, you won’t have a lumpy batter.
  4. Stir in chopped chocolate or chocolate chips, if using. You may want to save some for the decoration.
  5. Distribute the batter evenly between 12 muffin holes. It should be fairly pourable. Decorate with a few extra pieces of chocolate if you wish.
  6. Bake for about 22-23 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out fairly clean (the muffins should be moist). Remove the muffins from the oven and allow them to cool down completely before consuming.

Notes

*If you enjoy and can have coffee, sub 60 ml / ¼ cup of the plant milk with strong (cooled off) coffee – it deepens chocolate flavour.

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  1. Sally says

    October 10, 2020 at 11:35 pm

    Hope you enjoy your time in London and that your business is smoothly accomplished. Also that Duncan’s tinnitus is improved. Best wishes, sally.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      October 13, 2020 at 11:54 pm

      Thank you, Sally! Yes, it did improve for a time, now it seems to have come back, but less strongly. We think it may be to do with his braces, which we hope will come off soon (long overdue). Thank you for your care! x Ania

      Reply
  2. Jenny M says

    October 11, 2020 at 9:38 am

    Can you freeze these muffins?

    Reply
    • Ania says

      October 13, 2020 at 11:54 pm

      Absolutely, yes!

      Reply
  3. Alice says

    October 12, 2020 at 12:44 am

    They look amazing! Do you think it would work with soy yogurt instead of nut butter? And does it have to be a mixed gf flour? (I can’t tolerate rice or wheat)

    Reply
    • Ania says

      October 14, 2020 at 12:08 am

      Hi Alice,

      I have not tried either so I cannot give you any guarantees, but do make a banana bread with buckwheat flour so that should work. Soy yoghurt might too, it is certainly worth a try. Ania

      Reply
  4. Naomi Raimon says

    October 13, 2020 at 4:16 am

    These are fabulous! I made them today and they may not last until tomorrow around here…Really a cupcake but don’t tell anyone : )

    Reply
    • Ania says

      October 14, 2020 at 12:11 am

      I’m delighted to hear that, Naomi! Oh interesting, I thought that it isn’t a cupcake unless it has a frosting? I might be wrong…Ania

      Reply
  5. Maureen Cram says

    October 23, 2020 at 11:15 am

    The best ever! My non-vegan son is opening a coffee shop soon and I am on the lookout for items he can have made – these definitely make the cut! Everyone who has tasted them loves them. So easy to make… and they thaw out well after freezing. Will be making them again very soon… waiting for my bananas to get ripe enough :).

    Reply
    • Ania says

      October 23, 2020 at 7:55 pm

      I’m delighted to hear that, Maureen! That’s fantastic to hear and I wish your son all the best with his new venture – he must be a brave soul starting a business like this now. Ania

      Reply
  6. Joann says

    October 23, 2020 at 1:19 pm

    Oh my! These are delicious, soft and chocolaty! Thank you for another fantastic recipe.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      October 23, 2020 at 6:37 pm

      My pleasure, Joann! I am delighted to hear that they were such a hit with you! Ania

      Reply
  7. Kirsten says

    October 25, 2020 at 5:57 am

    These are so good! I made them tonight, used avocado oil as that’s all I had, and they turned out fantastically. I also used whole wheat pastry flour and it worked great. Thanks for such a delicious recipe 🙂

    Reply
    • Ania says

      October 25, 2020 at 10:53 pm

      I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed these so much, Kirsten! And thank you so much for taking the time to rate and review this recipe – very appreciated. Ania

      Reply
  8. Lucy says

    November 3, 2020 at 11:59 am

    My dad made these for me while I was busy doing uni work the other week and they were amazing! They rise a lot so one muffin satisfies you, & they’re so lovely, rich, moist & chocolately😍

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 3, 2020 at 6:48 pm

      That’s so cool that your dad made them for you – what a nice dad you have!! Glad to hear you enjoyed them! Ania

      Reply
  9. Cherry says

    November 7, 2020 at 7:12 pm

    Yum! I didn’t quite cook them for the allotted time so they turned into vegan chocolate banana bread brownie muffins! My mum, sister and I loved them and I shall be making them again 🙂 Thanks for the awesome recipe.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 9, 2020 at 7:41 pm

      I’m delighted that you and your family enjoyed them, Cherry! Thanks so much for letting me know that you did – much appreciated. Ania

      Reply
  10. Steph Aitken says

    November 12, 2020 at 3:57 am

    I left out the chocolate but put frosting on top – the kids loved them. I made them gluten free – but they had a really nice texture. Thanks for a great recipe.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 12, 2020 at 1:13 pm

      My pleasure, I’m glad you and your kids enjoyed these muffins. Ania

      Reply
  11. Susie Moore says

    January 3, 2021 at 2:42 am

    OMG my fav 💕

    Reply
    • Ania says

      January 3, 2021 at 5:12 pm

      Yay! So glad to hear, Suz! xxx

      Reply

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