Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana Muffins (Vegan)

Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana Muffins (Vegan)

These Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana Muffins are an easy and wholesome breakfast. Made with almond flour, chia seeds, banana, and cocoa, these healthy muffins are a crowd-pleaser! Vegan.

The original recipe was update in April 2024.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free, Low Lactose, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 23

Total Time 33

Servings muffins

Calories 256kcal

Author Tessa

Ingredients

2 tablespoons chia seeds
6 tablespoons water
½ cup coconut sugar
⅓ cup unsweetened almond milk
3 medium overripe bananas mashed
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups almond flour
¼ cup arrowroot powder cornstarch will work here, too
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup dairy-free chocolate chips

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper baking cups. Combine chia seeds and water (this makes our chia eggs) in a small bowl and let gel for 3-5 minutes.
Place chia eggs and coconut sugar in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer. Add almond milk, vanilla extract, and mashed bananas and beat to combine.
Add the almond flour, arrowroot starch, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder to the wet ingredients mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until evenly combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
Fill muffin cups ¾ of the way full with muffin batter. Evenly disperse any remaining batter amongst the muffin cups. Bake for 23 to 24 minutes, or until a tester comes out mostly clean.

Notes

To make this recipe refined sugar-free, leave out the chocolate chips.

To store: Keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days or in the refrigerator for up to one week.

To freeze: Allow muffins to cool completely, then transfer them to a freezer bag or freezer-safe container and freeze for up to 3 months.

Adapted from Martha Rose Schulman's Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana Muffins.

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