Vegan Banana Crumb Muffins

My family’s favorite

This has become my go-to banana muffin recipe. Thank you for the delicious recipe!

Would oat flour work as a substitute for the regular flour?

Haven’t tried yet, but what do you think would happen if I left out the sugar? :)

Yum and oh-my-goodness gorgeous! I didn’t believe mine would look like the pix on this page, because I don’t have anyone to futz and take pretty pictures of the best of the batch. Well, the whole batch looked like these! And tasted fantastic. I used chocolate chips instead of nuts because of allergies, and also because banana muffins should always have chocolate chips. The only other change was to use 1 tsp bkg powder and one tsp soda, because I thought it would have a metallic taste with that much soda. They rose beautifully.

I loved the moist and flavorful muffins and am going to make them again without the streusel on top. I used Stevia in the Raw except for raw sugar and substituted the butter for coconut oil. The flavor of the sugar substitute was way too strong and the coconut oil made the topping impossible to separate. Fortunately for me, the clumpiness of the topping made it easy to remove from the muffin. I exchanged coconut oil for the butter, omitted the nuts, and used 3 medium ripe bananas instead of 4, the rest of the muffin recipe remained the same. This one is definitely a keeper.

Thank you!!

How long would you cook this if you we’re to make this in a standard loaf pan? Thankss xx

Hi, again:

The rating for the banana crumb muffins was supposed to be *****.

I also neglected to mention that, due to the fact that my previously unopened bag of whole wheat flour was inhabited by creepy crawlies, I used garbanzo flour.

Came out great.

Do you think this would work in a loaf pan? Bake time would be adjusted, but what about bake temperature? Thanks!

I just made these! You should too! They are great. I subbed blueberries for the walnuts. Because a) I can and b) yes!

Thanks again for this recipe. I make it a lot – as I do quite a few of your other ones. Actually I’ve yet to make one from your site that I haven’t liked. I’ve turned this recipe into pumpkin muffins today as I’m too lazy to look for another recipe – plus you just can’t beat the crumb topping! :-)

First off, these smelled amazing when taking them out of the oven. The taste? Holy Moly! These are bomb! Definitely making again. So good!

I’m wondering if these will work even without the flax-egg replacement? Generally when I make banana bread I don’t use eggs at all given that bananas are an egg replacement themselves. Since this recipe calls for four bananas I figure it should be alright? Would love to know your thoughts!

I made these tonight and they turned out great! I made them mini so I could get a few more out of the recipe which worked well. Just had a problem with the toppig, it didn’t turn out as crumbly as yours…looked a bit more moist so I tried to add more flour but it didn’t seem to help. It still baked fine just a bit different! It was a super easy recipe too!

I see this is an older post, but it was new to me when I searched for vegan banana muffins, and just what I needed!! They came out amazing! I used pecans, cuz that’s what I had lots of, and added vegan chocolate chips, because I just had a hankering, and they are beautiful and yummy.
I’ve subscribed and look forward to trying more of your creative easy delicious recipes – thank you!!

I have to admit – I’m skeptical of vegan baked goods. I’m a part-time vegan (it’s complicated) and have been wanting a muffin recipe. This was awesome. My wife, who is even more skeptical than I am, loved these as well. These will be a regular part of my baking from now on. Didn’t make the crumb topping this time and they were still amazing.

These Vegan Banana Muffins were great! I was even able to direct my boyfriend (not a baker ;-) ) to make these. As due to a back problem I’m unable to bake at the present time. However, we had a little problem, the muffins stuck to the muffin papers like crazy. The entire bottom of the muffins stuck. Does anyone here have any suggestions of what I can do better next time? Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks, Nickey !

These were good! Worth making and a great breakfast. However, it’s hard to top (heh. Get it?) the PB&J muffin recipe, which holds a special place in my heart.
For anyone with bananas that don’t have brown spots, I recommend adding more sugar (or sweetness) into the recipe. When mine came out not sweet enough for my liking, I just drizzled them with agave nectar and called it a day.
Oh! And I fixed my crumble issues by adding some oats to it and using coconut sugar.

Question: I’m out of vegan butter for the crumble topping! I tried to sub in coconut oil once (using the same measurement) but it didn’t work out so well. Any ideas?
Thanks!

These are the best banana nut muffins I’ve ever made! Used organic all-purpose flour, brown sugar for the crumb topping, and three large bananas (it was all I had). I also sprinkled oats on top of the crumb topping before for baking. They look and taste like heaven. Thank you, Dana!!

This recipe seem amazing just by reading it, but I tried to adapt it to a gluten free version with homemade mixed flower and they turned out weirdly bitter :( I don’t know what I did wrong, if it was the GF flour or what, but I’ll try again soon!! Thanks for sharing, love your blog, kisses from Brazil

Hi,
Could I use olive oil instead of coconut??

Thanks!

I made these muffins yesterday for 90 employees that work at my company and they turned out completely perfect! I was a little nervous about how these muffins would turn out since I just multiplied the recipe by 9, but each muffins was moist and flavorful. I will make these again!

Is there any way to make the muffin portion of this recipe oil-free? :)

hi,
there is no healthy butter alternative where I live. can i use hardened coconut oil instead of earth balance in the crumble? thanks.

These are in the oven for my two homeschoolers for breakfast…I added some orange zest and fresh blueberries for a most morning muffin feel. They look divine! Im guessing these will be the best muffins Ive ever made! I will have to make myself a gluten free rendition! ♡♡♡

I have made these twice in the past 24 hours and everyone has loved them – SO good! Thanks for the recipe!

I really loved these. I’m always looking for banana recipes that really bring out its flavor. I always have high expectations going into eating something with banana in the title and am always disappointed. Except this lived up to the hype. BIG FAN of these.

Does coconut oil generally work as a good substitute for vegan butter or does it affect the end product in some way?

These are awesome thanks! I did sub applesauce for butter/oil in batter. :)

Dana, I just made these last night for my fiance and I… oh my goodness.. TO DIE FOR. Why must you make everything sooo yummy and delicious looking? I find myself drooling at my desk seeing all the recipes I want to make from your dessert section. Keep it up! You’ve got a longtime follower :)

I just took these out of the oven and they’re so amazingly banana-y and oat-y. I’m in love!

I don’t even want to admit this but I made these last night without the crumb.. they were still so delicious but I feel like I have seriously let you down, and needed to come clean! My roommates are afraid to eat a lot of vegan concoctions but these smelled so good that they were willing to try these, and totally enjoyed them! Vegan culinary activism for the win! Thanks for the recipe :)

I made these last night. I loved how easy the recipe was, but they came out too dense for my liking.

OMG!! You we’re not kidding, you definitely know your way around desserts!! Just made ’em and I’ve eaten two so far (in a seriously short period of time)… These and the chocolate&beets are my favorites :)

I don’t think I have made anything from your website that wasn’t delicious and these muffins are no exception! They were super easy to mix up, are delicious, and very pretty too! Thank you for so many wonderful recipes!

Anyone try replacing the butter with applesauce?

Perfect timing when I came across this recipe as I just got in from the store with a giant bag of organic fair trade bananas! (first time i had seen fair trade bananas so wanted to support what I believe in!). Im quickly becoming a muffin convert..first your lemon muffins and now this! First batch only lasted a few days in our house… then hubby asked me to make some for the crew at work…and tonight one of them requested the recipe. I also threw in some (vegan) dark chocolate chips in the 2nd batch. As always…delish!

These were amazing! I have yet to try a recipe from this website that I don’t like.

These look good! Just wondering how much did your bananas weigh? We’re they large or on the smaller side?

Just finishing baking them – I have to say they are the most beautiful looking muffins – perfectly domed with a very pretty crumb topping. The texture was very moist with the topping a bit crunchy (my favorite). Unfortunately my bananas were not the most flavorful despite putting in 5 small ones, the flavor of banana was lacking. Next time I will add another banana as well as some cinnamon and nutmeg. Overall very good muffin just wanted a bit more banana flavor.

This is the recipe I always make when ripe, speckled bananas are starring back at me from the fruit bowl. For me the ingredients hit a perfect balance of sweet and
a tad salty. Right now they are ready to go into the oven for breakfast. And the funny thing is… even though my husband would never eat an over-ripe banana he happily eats these pretty babies. I can only bake 4 at a time though… otherwise we’ll flunk the self-control test and reach for more. I easily give this recipe a big 5.0 because it has to be “one” of the best banana muffin recipes in all of Web-land! :)

I just made these, and while it is very unusual for me to comment on recipes, I really felt compelled to in this case. I try so hard to not let my bananas get too ripe because there’s something about banana bread that I just don’t really like. I keep trying different recipes hoping to find the perfect one, because I cook for quite a few other people who are less picky than I. So, imagine my surprise when I loved these! I’m not sure if it was the brown sugar or the oatmeal, but the texture was fluffy, and they just taste so great! Also – one bowl? Awesome. Thank you very much for your beautiful blog.
I doubled the walnuts and added a couple of sprinkles of cinnamon, ginger and salt to the crumb topping. I hope I can wait until breakfast to eat another one! YUM!

It’s all the crumbs. :)

“HELLO PROMOTION.”

Baha xD People do love it when you bring deserts into work though… and it helps make sure you don’t scoff them all yourself. These banana muffins look so lovely <3

My guys loved them! What am I saying, they loved the ones I left them haha. Those are moist! Hey, would you consider letting me publish the recipe, with credits and link-backs, of course, on our site? We’re trying to promote healthy eating for kids along with helping parents.

I added some blueberries to my batter and oh my stomach… It’s going to explode. Your recipes are the best.

Thanks for sharing the recipe – the muffins look really delicious and I can’t wait until I make them on my own!
P.S. if you don’t have ripe bananas but want to try the recipe – put the fruit in the oven for about half an hour – they will be ripe afterwards and ready to be used in cookies :)

Made these today and doubled the crumb topping because yum. So delicious! I will be making these again for sure.

Well, I’ve never tried a vegan food item until this past Friday, and let me tell you, these were the BEST muffins I’ve ever had! The only addition to the recipe that my friend made was Ghirardelli chocolate chunks, which were not vegan, but were dairy free. These tasted so great! I’ll have to try my hand at this recipe soon. :) Very impressed!

I made these with chia seeds instead of flaxseed and they turned out great! No texture difference. And, I added 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/4 cup of raisins. Used coconut oil. My two yr old has already eaten 2 of these (with the streusel topping cut off -he doesn’t need the added sugar). Great way to use up ripe bananas!

Just made these tonight! They are absolutely delicious! I used coconut sugar instead of brown and it they were fantastic. Thank You for such a great recipe!

Made these today and got rave reviews from my picky eaters: hubby & 6 yr old son. I chose chocolate chips as add-in, added 1/3 cup Greek yogurt as I only had 2.5 bananas, used sunflower oil and the muffins were “perfect” according to my husband. Thank you for sharing your recipe.

Great recipe! I only had two bananas so I added 1/2 cup of applesauce. Also I wanted to reduce the calories just a bit so I used 2 Tbsp canola oil and 1 Tbsp soy milk instead of 1/4 cup oil. Then because I’m lazy I didn’t do the crumb topping and used vegan chocolate chips instead and opted out of the walnuts because we’re a nut-free home. Even with all these little tweaks they turned out great. Thanks for another great recipe!!!

Made these today and they taste amazing! My crumbs weren’t crunchy enough, but after everyone had tasted the muffins no-one complained…thank-you!

I made these yesterday for a gathering at my daughter’s school. They were a hit. Someone even asked me for the recipe so I sent her your link! I will definitely be making these again.

This was by far the best banana muffin recipe I have tried. I could not believe how light and fluffy they came out – despite the big amount of banana and lack of eggs.
Now I would like bake the batter in a cake tin. Do you have any experience on how to adjust temperature and time?

These are amazing! I made this recipe on sunday and by monday afternoon they were all gone :)
You’re making my journey to a vegan diet so easy and enjoyable! Thanks for sharing such amazing recipes!

My first batch just came out of the oven. The house smells amazing, but even better–these are incredible!! They came out so fluffy and the crumb topping it delish.
Thank you for another fantastic yummy!

Just made these muffins for breakfast this morning. I omitted the topping and added 1/4 cup chocolate chips instead. Thanks so much for the great recipe!

Just made these for the first time, didn’t have pastry flour so used the all purpose unbleached and they turned out perfect!!! So delicious and my 2 year old loved them too, can’t wait to try some of your other recipes. Thank you for sharing!!!

Made these today – melted my butter – discovered I forgot to put in batter when taking them out of the oven. Still tasty – actually delicious.

Is it possible to replace the ground flaxseed with ground chia seeds and make a “chia-egg”? I accidentally bought ground chia and I’m having a hard time finding recipes to use it and these muffins look delicious!

Ok, I just realized I used 1 cup of flour instead of 1.5 :(((

I burnt them!!!!! :(
I don’t know what I did wrong!

I don’t know if *people* still make birthday treats for co-workers but I do!! Anyways, thanks for this recipe! They are in the oven now for an early morning outing tomorrow. So I haven’t tasted them yet but the batter was delicious. ;) I am hoping they will make waking up early after the time change bearable for my friends! I adore your blog! :D

Hi i was wondering if you have tried this with a GF flour? if so what ratio did u use?
I’m new to GF cooking and I’ve looked online and it says that they aren’t a 1:1 ratio but i really wanted to try this reciepe

Very yummy! Everyone loved them! Thank you!

Hello i have a trouble about this point in the list, can you tell me what means 1.5 here “1.5 cups whole wheat pastry flour”. I dont know if that means 1/5 cups o 15 cups of flour, thanks.

just made these lovelies yesterday and they turned out amazingly! i substituted agave for the brown sugar and melted coconut oil for the butter in the streusel. could not have asked for a tastier little muffin. thanks for the recipe post, i will definitely be making these again.

These are delish!! The crumb top really sets them apart.

I used half spelt flour half wholemeal flour (first time cooking with spelt)

Also used coconut sugar instead of brown sugar.

Will be making these again!

Love the crumb topping on these bad boys, yum!

I will be making these thank you very much.

Hi! I have never used flax seeds as a substitute for eggs before, I’ve always used chia seeds instead. It works ok but I do think that everything just ends up tasting… “chia seed-like” :) do you think flax seeds are more neutral in taste?

Hey!

I was looking for a way to rid some almost gone banana’s and came across this! So, my 2.5 year old and I made a double batch just now.

I loved the crumb topping! Definitely added the extra kick. I think though, that next time I may add some more vanilla to the recipe or some butter extract. Just to add a little extra kick. We made one batch with less crumb (cause my little girl would bounce off the walls with any extra sugar!), and one batch heavy. I’ve tried one of each and the one with seemingly too much crumb was much better because of that extra kick of sugar.

Wonderful recipe though! Thank you so much for sharing it :)

Yep, everything truly is better with a crumb topping. I have everything necessary for this recipe, which means I’m probably going to have to make these tonight.

Ooh, yummy. This sound and look great … especially for breakfast … but I’m afraid I’d be tempted to add some chocolate too!

Hey you!
I`ve been reading your blog for quite some time now and I learned so much from your recipes. And I’m a man :P But I love cooking and baking (especially to suprise my girlfriend).

Anyway, I always skip recipes like these cause I cant find flaxseed meal. (Maybe its not that popular in Germany?) Is it possible to replace it by actual eggs? If yes, is it simply 1 Egg = 1 Flaxegg?

Oh and I have a request :) Maybe you could make a more manly recipe for a chance? Like something meat-y ? Its a lot of vegan in the past month. Which is fine, but Id like to see something really yummy with chicken or steak. That would be awesome :D

Keep up the good work and the great pictures.

All the best from a german reader :D

Couldn’t agree more – crumb topping is the best – and SO dreamy on banana muffins – these look great, Dana!

All the crumbs!! They look so delicious!I could and would snack all day on these!

girl…why you so awesome?!

I love muffins with crumb topping! A perfect muffin!

They looks very nice. I should try it sometime, seems like I will have few bananas that need to be used soon :)

“How do they taste? Amazey-face” Lol can’t stop laughing at that line. These definitely look amazey-face Dana and crumb toppings are just to die for. Pinned.

Good lawd! These sound incredible!

I have to say, I’m not at all Vegan, but these muffins look delicious! For those of us that are especially hungry in the mornings (me included) what would you recommending serving these with?

I don’t think I can even eat muffins unless they have a crumb topping – they look too sad otherwise!

New recipe?! On a Monday?! And a crumb topping?! All my dreams just came true.

i heart crumb topping..talking about your vegan recipes, I am currently stuffing my face with chocolate beet cupcakes for my breakfast because they are so addictingly good :)

Mmmm, crumb topping…..Happy to say that I have some beautifully-browny-ripe bananas ready to go.

banana nut muffins were my truly favorite snack/meal/treat/whatever time food in the world. sadly, i haven’t had one in probably……..13 years! geez. i wonder how these would go if if i made them gluten-free. i should try. any recommendations?

WOO! Crumb topping! I’ve eaten quite a few muffins thus far and you are so so right. Crumb topping = good food. (my favorite topping I made recently included vegan butter, organic sugar, almond flour and a pinch of salt – it was so good.) But I have kind of a problem – I have to make almost twice as much crumb topping for muffins and breads because I swear I eat like half the bowl before the amazing little crumbs even make it to the muffins! oops..
So yes – the muffins look amazing, too! Unfortunately bananas don’t seem to last long enough in my house in order to be transformed into baked goods. Unless I segregate however many bananas I’m going to need for a recipe and tie a little note around them that says, “Please do not eat me”. (I have seriously done this.)
Gorgeous photos here! Pinning!

My gosh these look to die for….and the crumb topping oh my goodness!

I can’t believe these are vegan! they are gorgeous!

You are speaking my language with these muffins! They look perfect.

I’m such a sucker for a crumb muffin!! These sound dreamy :)

So, so pretty! I have a vegan banana muffin recipe, well quite a few, and about 3-4 mos ago I wanted to make crumb topped muffins so loaded them up with topping and wah-wah those puppies never rose in the oven from the weight. So this recipe is the answer to all that. Now I don’t have to play around with my own recipes anymore :) pinned!

Banana muffins are my favorite! That crumb them to a whole new level. Yum!

My favorite muffins are definitely my banana streusel muffins. These look extraordinary as well. Banana tastes delicious all dressed up with a crumb topping :)