Vegan Banana Nut Muffins for 2

where on earth did you get the adorable mini ramekins ? I can’t find anything like them to make my single serve muffins in ! They are unique and I’d love to find them !

I just made this and it was so delicious that i ate two of them ! I could’nt resist to put chocolate chips in it …… and i don’t regret it !! Thank you for sharing your recipes :)

I make these muffins all the time except sub the butter for applesauce and use coconut sugar, and they are still a huge hit for every person that has tried them. Your recipes are all amazing and inspiring! Much appreciation and love for what you do.

What size ramekins did you use?

Thanks

I made these exactly like you said (included a dash of cinnamon) and they were SO GOOD!!! I actually got 3 muffins out of it…perhaps my ramekins are smaller than yours. I’m also excited to try replacing the flax egg with unsweetened applesauce. But seriously, these are freaking delicious!

I make these all the time. For extra zing I always add frozen raspberries or blueberries. They turn out perfect everytime. Thank you so much for the recipe! Eating these on the train ride to work with a coffee makes Monday tolerable. :p

Hi dana, cant wait to try this recipe. Just wanted to check if I could skip the sugar completely? Thanks

Any idea what the nutrition would be without any walnuts on top? Thanks!

Yum! These were delicious and so easy to make after a long day when something a little sweet was required. I used eggs, butter and plain flour and they turned out perfect! I also baked in cupcake tin and doubled the recipe, so I had 9 delicious morsels – although they didn’t last long! Thanks Dana :)

These were great!!!!! My husband looooved them!! I mixed whole wheat flour and unbleached all purpose. They were perfect. I love your recipes they have yet to fail me.

These are so delicious. Thanks for this. You’ve made vegan cooking so approachable! Eeee! :)

Thank you for sharing! Your recipes look amazing. I found your beetroot hummus recipe and ended up in the dessert section :P I can’t wait to try this one.

These are fantastic! I made them for my girlfriend this morning and added cinnamon and substituted cashews in place of walnuts. They turned out wonderful! Thank you!

This is the only muffins I acually make!

I totally bastardized these and made them with blueberries this time! Usually I stud them with walnuts but not today. Awesome Valentine’s Day breakfast for me and m darling!

In the text it says that there are almonds in these muffins… I’m guessing you meant walnuts :)

Just made them and hubby and I loved it. The inside was a little moist but I figure when I make it again I will leave in for forty mins.

These are amazing! I’m glad that I only had one banana to make just one batch (I had to use my mini muffin tin), because I was blown away at how good these were. My son and I polished them all off for breakfast this morning! I’m trying to show him how delicious vegan eating can be, and these are stunning proof of it. Will absolutely be making a huge batch to freeze for the upcoming semester! I’ve also never commented on a recipe before, but had to in this case. Thank you!!!

I made this today and it was absolutely delicious.just one problem,it deflated a little bit after bringing out of oven.what did I do wrong?!
I substitued regular whole wheat flour instead of pastry and grapeseed oil instead of butter.
anyway the taste of it was perfect.I will make these again soon.thanks for the recipe

Substituted the whole wheat pastry flour for spelt flour and it turned out so nice! No particular reason for the substitution other than the fact that spelt was all I had in my cupboard. My husband and I devoured these muffins and could eat another helping.

Wonderful recipe! Doubled it because I had 2 bananas. Had 2 for a comfort food dinner. 2 more for breakfast tomorrow! Any idea of the average volume of fruit – I’d love to try this with applesauce or berries instead of bananas. Thanks so much for a healthier muffin!

Made it! I had 4 very rife bananas and a craving for baking something! They are so good but werent sweet enough for me, so i added maple syrup.

Thank you so much!
LC

I tried this recipe using 1/3 cup of applesauce in place of the flax egg and it worked just fine. I also added another half of a banana for extra flavor, used regular whole wheat flour (blended in a Ninja blender to make finer), and used a regular 6 cup muffin pan. Made 6 muffins (on the small side) and the texture and taste came out wonderful! Great recipe.

These are wonderful! Finally I have something to do with that one overripe banana that remains after I’ve devoured the rest of the bunch! Seeing as banana bread is usually one of those “no food waste” dishes I make, like stews and stirfry, I don’t usually like purchasing the extra 2 or 3 other brown gross-looking bananas that are necessary for full loaves, so this is a real help to me :)
I also personally make these added sugar free by substituting a small handful of dates for the brown sugar and throwing them and the banana in my food processor for about 20 seconds, and they were as sweet, scrumptious and fluffy as ever! Thank you Dana for adding a new breakfast muffin to my list of healthy breakfasts! Keep baking, girlfriend :)

Our whole family loves these muffins. With the use of a nice, super ripe banana I have managed to cut the brown sugar in half without sacrificing taste or texture. Thanks for taking the time to create this recipe and posting it for us!

Every time I see a lonely ripe banana on my counter top I make these muffins. I love a muffin and coffee for breakfast and this one comes without the guilt. I use coconut oil instead of a vegan butter and coconut sugar for the brown sugar and they turn out beautifully every time. Easiest recipe ever, takes 5 minutes maybe to throw together and clean up is a breeze. Thank you so much for this recipe!!

p. s. enjoying seeing behind the scenes on your snapchat!

These are amazing; decided to halve the recipe and make a snack for one :3
I had no sugar so I substituted that for honey, and for the egg replacement I used black chia seeds instead of flaxseed (had none of that either). Left out the vanilla and added some walnuts into the mixture and they come out moist and sweet with a nutty crunch. Perfect for my afternoon cup of coffee. Will definitely be making these again.

Just made them… There are so GOOD! Thank you! x

My go to banana nut muffin recipe… The BEST! :-)

I just tried this recipe and my muffins turned out amazing! I didn’t have WW pastry flour on hand, so I made do with WW flour instead. Not that it made much of a difference- they were light, moist and everything a muffin should be :-) I chose to fold my nuts into the batter instead and sprinkled some rolled oats on top. I also added half the amount of sugar instead and an extra half of a banana. Thank you for this recipe!

Ever since I made these I can’t stop thinking about them, they’re that good! I used spelt flour and an organic egg, and left out the sugar (wasn’t feeling like something overtly sweet that day), they turned out perfect! It was also a great reason to finally use those cute ramekins I got as a gift :)

I love how simple and quick the recipe is (this is the first time I made my own muffins AND the first time I ate a banana muffin, ever!) and I will definitely be making it more often!

Just made these for a brunch with a girlfriend and they were delicious!!! I added unsweetened coconut and blueberries…such a fun, yummy treat! Love that your not tempted to overindulge with more than just one!

Subbed with AP flour, egg and coconut sugar because that was what I had. It turned out awesome! I made it in 6 little silicone cupcake molds and it took just about 15 minutes. This was my first ever successful attempt at baking muffins so I’m thrilled and will be following for more minimalist baking!

Ok so I made them with the almond flour, they got stuck, could not pop them out.
Any suggestions??

I used almond meal/flour instead of whole wheat flour.
They are in the oven now, keep you posted:)

Mine didn’t rise. They turned out doughy and dense. What happened?

Thanks for the easy recipe for delicious muffins! I made these for my (non-vegan) boyfriend’s birthday and we both enjoyed them. I tripled the recipe and used muffin tins instead of ramekins, the combination of which resulted in 10 fluffy muffins. (The smaller size meant they were done after about 18 minutes.) I subbed chia egg for the flax egg and AP flour for the WW pastry flour simply because that’s what I had on hand.

Quick question – would buckwheat flour work in this recipe?

They look amazing!!!

FYI – for those using a muffin pan (instead of ramekins), I’d suggest dividing the batter in 3 muffin spots for 18 mins at 350. I did mine for 19 mins at 375 and they came out just a little burnt. Also, are we supposed to use 3 heaping tbs of brown sugar? I think I eyeballed three conservative tbs of brown sugar and it didn’t turn out that sweet (and I don’t have a sweet tooth at all). But, in all the muffins were very moist. I honestly doubt anyone would even know it’s vegan. It’s a great recipe for a very ripe banana!

Lovely as a divorce coach I wanted a healthy treat to serve my clients when we begin our sessions. Tried this and worked well although I burnt the bottom when I used a cup cake holder – not sure why that happened. Lovely Vegan treat.

These were yummy! I too used coconut oil. Thanks so much! :)

Hi,

I tripled the batch and used strawberry jam instead of brown sugar to sweeten it. I also substituted chocolate chips for walnuts and greek yogurt in place of vegan butter. Batter was very thick, baked it at 350 for 25 min. Came out nice but a little on the denser side. Not too sweet, perfect. Maybe next time, I will check it at 22 minutes with a tooth pick. Thank you for the recipe.

Anusha

Wow. Thank you. This will literally be my go to recipe. So quick & easy to pull together. I used a cup-for-cup gluten free flour mix, only 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, omitted the nut topping & I added a tablespoon of chia seeds for fun. These were truly amazing. Honestly. Thank you. – I don’t always have success substituting the gf mix I mentioned. But these. Wow. The texture & flavourful was perfect. Total fan of your recipes. :)

Delicous! I just made these and they taste really good..the texture is okay though..i want it more crumble-y, but still very good and easy

I just made them today but have not tried it yet. they smell great. Is it ok to only use baking powder instead of the soda? I wantto do a batch of 24 big muffins… I was wondering if I could cut back the bananas a little? I doubled the recipe today and figure I need to times it by 8 again to get 24 large muffins. That would be 16 bananas… Not sure how big your muffins were…. Great recipe! Now to do a traditional New York bran muffin… vegan… a heavy bran muffin with raisins. Might you have a recipe for that? :-) Thanks!

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!

I have these baking in the oven right now!! If they taste only half as good as they smell I am in heaven! Oh, and the batter is delicious also – my muffins will be slightly smaller because I couldn’t keep my self from eating the batter by the spoonfull ;)

This is my go-to recipe when I have a couple overly-ripe bananas. My kiddos love them. Have made them into mini muffins too! Any suggestions on making this gluten free?

Just made these! SO yummy!!

I baked the batter in a pie dish and loved it.

These are amazing! We have made them several times now and they turn out perfectly every time. Thanks for the portion control recipe :) Now I can enjoy a delicious muffin anytime. Keep the recipes coming!

What an amazing idea….to just make two huge succulent muffins!!!!
I followed the recipe exactly, except added mini chocolate chips (vegan of course) Served with a slice of ripe cantaloupe and a glass of almond milk-yum.
Thank you for sharing this recipe-it’s a definite do-over :)

These are incredible! The only change I made was using 2 Tbs. unsweetened applesauce instead of the butter. Turned out amazing!!

One more thing, would these work with regular all-purpose flour?

Hi! These look great! I’m wondering if it’s possible to use coconut oil instead of the vegan butter. That’s all I have at home right now.

Thanks!

Just baked these muffins and they are great. Perfect balance of sweetness, banana flavor & density due to WW pastry flour. I’ve been baking vegan for a several months but have never used flax as the substitute for traditional eggs. The flavor and texture of the product makes me want to explore adapting more recipes using flax egg as a replacement . I’m a recent transplant from NYC to the KC metro, so was pleasantly surprised to find you are a neighbor.

I had one very sad and lonely looking, extremely ripe banana, found this recipe and oh my days they taste absolutely fabulous. Brilliant recipe, very easy ( my first time using a Flax Egg ). Thank you.

Great recipe . I have only been a vegan for 4 months . I have been doing a good job with main meals but this was my first baking experience . Success ! I used coconut oil and I substituted vanilla coconut yogurt for the egg / flax . My husband loves banana bread with chcocolate chips . I am going to see if I can find any good vegan options

can we bake it in the micro-wave ?

Made these tonight, with a real egg and butter, subbed baking powder bc I didn’t have baking soda…and used the tip that you posted about making pastry flour. They turned out great ! Thank you! I’d like to try them all the way vegan next time, but loved them :)

These are so delicious! I successfully substituted egg whites for the flax egg, macadamia nuts for the walnuts and used coconut palm sugar for the brown sugar. I also quadrupled the recipe to make more muffins. Yummy!!

so good! one of my favorites. I always at least double them;)

I just made these as an afternoon snack for me and my husband after a day of errands, cleaning, and food prep. This is absolutely my favorite vegan muffin ever. I substituted coconut oil for the butter and it was lovely. Thank you for this amazing recipe. I see these becoming a Saturday afternoon staple.

I’ve been looking for a simple, banana nut muffin recipe for while! I was happy to find this one and not only is it a small batch, but it’s vegan too! I was looking forward to one of these with a hot coffee since I found the recipe the other day. I was practically drooling as I plopped the batter into the ramekins. These smell so good! Okay, honestly I’m not vegan. I’m a weakling vegetarian who eats eggs and dairy, though I am trying to cut out the eggs and some of the dairy. Maybe I’ll be vegan someday? So I used the flax egg, but dairy butter. I’m glad to see that someone had success making these with coconut oil instead, though! I’d love to try that once I get my hands on some. I was shocked to see these babies more than double in height as they baked! And they were absolutely moist and delicious! I have 2 more very ripe bananas to polish off… Muffins 3 days in a row? Sure! XD Maybe tomorrow I’ll even share them.

I just made these and they are so yummy!

I tripled the recipe and put them in the tiny muffin tins that I have. It made 28 little ones

Well I just made these and another batch of another recipe and these were better! Hearty and not gummy! I did mix in the walnuts an sprinkled top with chia seeds and double recipe using 1 flax and 1 real egg.
Great job!!

Delicious!!!! I made this and Im very happy with this recipes! Thank you!

hi, can i use whole wheat flour in substitution of whole wheat pastry flour? do you have any substitutions in mind for the pastry flour? thank you!

cannot do doughnuts or muffins for breakfast!
I can barely cope with porridge, low fat milk and no sugar (not very sweet tooth)
these do sound lovely but perhaps as a naughty lunch or after virtuous salad for dinner!
Would they work with spelt flour or rice flour = gluten free?
Oh, please not 6 types of flour and xanthum …….cannot be bothered – really am big fan of all-in-one but not shop bought cake mixes.
any suggestions very welcome……

Love these! I’ve been experimenting with vegan baking and the last recipe was good but dry. The pastry flour was genius! Thx

Hi Dana,

I made these today! I wanted to make them for breakfast, but instead had one as an afternoon snack. I didn’t have any ramekins, so I just made three in a normal muffin/cupcake pan. Delicious! I’m going to buy ramekins so I can make your big muffins more often. Thanks for the recipe!

-Christina

I made these tonight, and tripled the recipe to make 6 jumbo breakfast muffins for myself & my husband. AMAZING. I subbed the margarine for coconut oil and threw in a handful of shredded coconut. The best vegan muffin recipe I’ve tried. Thanks a bunch!

Made these and they were WONDERFUL! Moist, hearty & vegan = love. Thank you so much!

i made these and added chia seeds and a little milk so they wouldn’t be dry. i put them in two mini loaf pans. Delish!!

Is it ok to use a regular egg and butter?

Thank you sooo much for this recipe! I just tried it and i’m so completely happy (: They are so delicious!

Oh those do look delicious. I like the built in portion control.

Dana, I love how you describe your sheer happiness over a coffee, a sweet and some wifi. Simple and inherently perfect things like that make me the happiest too. Reading that was a nice reminder.

I also bookmarked these muffins for breakfast in two days (when my bananas will be approximately ripe enough) :)))

How cute are those? I love that you baked them in ramekins

Kinda freaking out because I live in Wichita too! Nice to meet another Wichitan. :) I’m in awe of you managing to replicate the muffin you loved–that’s something I can only dream about doing some day. Not the best recipe creator-lol. They do look superb and I’m pinning for future use.

They just look wonderful, and so delicious!

I am totally making these