Chocolate, banana, and pecans…this taste mixture is supposed to be. And in a muffin? Actually magical! These FLUFFY banana nut muffins are vegan, gluten-free, and generously studded with pecans and chocolate chips. Hubba hubba!
Bonus? They’re straightforward to make with simply 1 BOWL and a handful of easy, healthful substances. It’s muffin time, associates!
These vegan + gluten-free chocolate chip muffins start with the egg-free binders: mashed banana and flax eggs. The flax not solely retains these vegan but additionally provides omega- & fiber-rich goodness and ensures completely moist, tender muffins.
Maple syrup retains these muffins principally naturally sweetened (moreover the chocolate chips), and a mixture of almond flour and our go-to gluten-free flour mix makes them tremendous fluffy with a young crumb texture!
In addition to the muffin fundamentals like oil (or vegan butter), baking soda, vanilla, and salt, there are simply two last substances: chocolate chips and pecans!
A beneficiant quantity, after all! We wouldn’t set you up for something lower than melty chocolate and crunchy pecans in each chunk.
We are able to’t wait so that you can attempt these muffins! They’re:
Fluffy
Moist
Tender
Nutty
Chocolate-studded
Straightforward to make
& SO scrumptious!
Being decadent but healthful, they’re good for a lazy weekend breakfast or as a grab-and-go snack to get pleasure from all through the week. In addition they reheat fantastically from frozen if you wish to preserve them round always (belief us…you’ll!).
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Servings 10 (muffins)
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- 2 Tbsp flaxseed meal (to make flax egg*)
- 1/4 cup water (to make flax egg*)
- 2 medium ripe bananas (2 bananas yield ~3/4 cup or 210 g mashed)
- 1/2 cup maple syrup (or agave nectar)
- 1/4 cup avocado oil, melted coconut oil, or vegan butter
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 cup MB 1:1 GF Mix (or different GF mix or all-purpose flour — see notes*)
- 1 cup almond flour (or almond meal)
- 2/3 cup uncooked pecans, roughly chopped (or sub walnuts)
- 2/3 cup darkish chocolate chips (plus extra for topping // guarantee vegan/dairy-free as wanted // we like Take pleasure in Life)
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Preheat the oven to 350 levels F (176 C) and frivolously grease a standard-size muffin tin or add paper liners. Put aside.
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To a big mixing bowl, add flaxseed meal and water. Let sit for five minutes to thicken — these are your flax eggs.
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Add the bananas and mash along with a fork or potato masher till principally easy.
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Add the maple syrup, oil, baking soda, vanilla, and sea salt. Whisk for about 30 seconds till properly mixed.
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Add the gluten-free flour mix and almond flour (or almond meal). Stir with a wood spoon or spatula till simply mixed. Fold within the pecans and chocolate chips.
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Divide the batter evenly amongst muffin tins, filling nearly to the tops. Optionally, high with just a few sprinkles of chocolate chips.
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Bake for 25-28 minutes or till the tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clear.
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Let cool for five minutes within the muffin tin, then gently take away and let cool fully on a cooling rack.
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As soon as cooled, retailer in a coated container at room temperature for 3-4 days, within the fridge for 1 week, or within the freezer for as much as 1 month.
*Our authentic DIY GF Mix would additionally work on this recipe as would related store-bought blends. If not gluten-free, you possibly can substitute entire wheat pastry flour or unbleached all-purpose flour for the gluten-free mix.
*Modified from the Banana Chocolate Pecan Muffins in our cookbook.
*Vitamin info is a tough estimate calculated with out elective substances.
Serving: 1 muffin Energy: 345 Carbohydrates: 39 g Protein: 5.1 g Fats: 21.9 g Saturated Fats: 4.3 g Polyunsaturated Fats: 4 g Monounsaturated Fats: 10.5 g Trans Fats: 0 g Ldl cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 314 mg Potassium: 358 mg Fiber: 5.1 g Sugar: 17.4 g Vitamin A: 3 IU Vitamin C: 2 mg Calcium: 64 mg Iron: 2.6 mg