Vegan Banana Bread Recipe Muffins

Fluffy vegan banana muffins with a crumb topping and impressive cafe-style high tops. The muffins use only 8 key ingredients and come together in one bowl!

DIFFICULTY: Really easy to make and great for beginners! The muffins come together in just one bowl which means there are fewer dirty dishes :).

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Brown sugar for depth of flavor. Coconut sugar will work and will make your muffins darker in color and less sweet. Regular sugar or a granulated sugar replacer will also work.

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You don't need to prepare any egg replacers such as flax eggs. I've added extra bananas to help bind the ingredients and extra raising agents to give the muffins more lift.

First, add all your bananas to a large bowl and mash them well. You can use a fork, potato masher or even an electric whisk!

Add all your wet ingredients (including the sugar) to your mashed bananas and stir. We're adding sugar with the wet ingredients to help it dissolve more quickly.

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If you want one less bowl to wash, divide the muffin batter into your muffin tin and use the same bowl to make the crumb topping!

The topping is super easy - just mix everything in a bowl until crumbly. I like to leave some big and small crumbs for texture.

If you'd like to add other ingredients to your crumble, such as oats, check out the crumble topping I used for my carrot cake muffins.

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I recommend dividing the muffin batter using an ice cream scoop! It's easier, less messy and allows you to divide your muffin batter evenly.

I filled each muffin cup close to the top with a USA muffin pan. This encourages the muffins to develop really large tops! All muffin pans are different so your muffins may look slightly different.

The EASIEST and best way to get high muffin tops is to fill only every second muffin cup (not pictured below). This allows more of the hot oven air to circulate each muffin and encourages them to rise quicker.

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I tested a few other 'tricks' for getting high muffin tops for example resting the batter overnight and adding less liquid. However, spacing the muffins apart is the quickest and tastiest method.

Before it's combined so there are still some pockets of flour. Throw in your add-ins and fold until just combined. If you'd like a visual guide of when/how to do this, check out the pictures in my vegan blueberry banana bread recipe.

I haven't tested these using gluten-free flour. However, you may be able to use a high-quality 1:1 gluten-free flour such as Bob Red Mills.

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I recommend using coconut sugar as it works similarly to brown sugar and doesn't weigh down baked goods. I do not recommend maple syrup as it'll be too heavy for this recipe.

These muffins freeze very well, just like my pumpkin muffins! Store them in a freezer bag or an air-tight container for up to 1 month. You can reheat them in the microwave or in the oven for a crispy top.

Fluffy vegan banana muffins with a crumb topping and gorgeous cafe-style high tops. They come together in one bowl and are easy to make!

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2. For the highest muffin tops, I recommend baking 6 muffins at a time in a 12-cup muffin tray. Spacing apart the muffins allows the hot oven air to bake them faster, resulting in higher tops. This means you'll need to bake the muffins in 2 lots.

Serving: 1 muffin without topping | Calories: 330 kcal | Carbohydrates: 48 g | Protein: 4 g | Fat: 14 g | Sodium: 171 mg | Potassium: 187 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 19 g | Vitamin A: 22 IU | Vitamin C: 3 mg | Calcium: 101 mg | Iron: 2 mg

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This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you.These soft and fluffy vegan banana muffins are so moist and delicious! You can make them in one bowl in just 30 minutes for the best cozy breakfast or snack.

What is better than the smell of banana muffins cooking in the oven? There is just something about these soft, fluffy muffins that defines comfort. I already have a vegan banana zucchini muffin recipe on the blog, so it's high time for a dairy-free and egg-free classic banana muffin.

Vegan butter: I like using melted vegan butter for a rich muffin, but an equal amount of canola or olive oil works.

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Flax egg: This is 1 tablespoon ground flax seed with 3 tablespoons water. You can also use chia seeds in place of flaxseed.

Before beginning, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a muffin tin with cooking spray or line with muffin liners.

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Make a flax egg by combining 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed with three tablespoons warm water. Let this mixture rest for 5 minutes before using.

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Step one: Use a potato masher or fork to mash the ripe banana in a separate bowl. It doesn't need to be completely smooth but most large pieces should be gone. Measure the mashed banana into a cup.

Step two: Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl: all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg. Stir to combine.

Step three: Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients: mashed banana, flax egg, soy milk, melted butter, vanilla extract. . Stir until mostly cohesive. Don't overmix. It is okay if some small lumps remain.

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The batter should be wet but scoopable. If it is too runny, add ¼ cup flour. If it is took dry, add 2 tablespoons soy milk.

Step four: Add ⅓ cup batter to each lightly oiled muffin tin. Cook on the middle rack at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

I don't recommend replacing white sugar with maple syrup or any other liquid sweetener. You can add ¼ cup brown sugar in place of ¼ cup white sugar for a richer taste.

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Yes! Let muffins cool to room temperature then wrap in foil or place in a freezer safe container. Freeze for up to 3 months. Let thaw completely at room temperature or reheat in the microwave or oven.

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Serving: 1 muffin Calories: 200 kcal Carbohydrates: 31 g Protein: 3 g Fat: 7 g Saturated Fat: 1 g Sodium: 196 mg Potassium: 119 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 11 g Vitamin A: 64 IU Vitamin C: 3 mg Calcium: 24 mg Iron: 1 mg

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Note: This recipe was updated on March 23rd, 2021. It originally used just baking soda but now uses baking powder. The liquid amount was also increase from ⅔ cup to ¾ cup. Otherwise the recipe remains the same.Even though vegan banana bread muffins are the last thing I would like to make right now, as we are currently in the middle of a mini heatwave, in Crete, I’m really happy with this ’emergency’ recipe and I stand by it. Our current go-tos are fruit and veg salads, espresso freddos and an occasional summer vegetable pasta, as this relentless heat decimates your appetite completely. Luckily, there is plenty of sea to cool yourself in…

When I came up with these muffins, my reality could not be any more different. I was sitting in a cold house in Bristol where the summer has been dragging its feet so much that we’ve had to put our heating on for a couple of evenings (at the end of May) and these seemed perfect!

They are quick to make – they only use 6 ingredients and no equipment other than a bowl and a fork – as they were unashamedly borne out of one of my ‘I really want something sweet’ urges that I try to fight daily. Hence I’m referring to them as ’emergency’ muffins.

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They started their life as giant cookies (and later morphed into muffins), which I decided to come up with when I succeeded at not buying any chocolate, but not at giving a home engineered sugar hit a miss, sadly.

I excuse myself by saying it’s the time of the month, but if that’s not an addiction I don’t know what is…The only line of defence I have is that these quick and dirty muffins are fairly healthy as they use no oil or refined sugar, so even if you are watching what you eat, you can easily get away with having one, for sure.

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*These are the three flours I have tried and they all yielded a very nice end-result. If you are gluten-free and want