Vegan Banana Walnut Muffins!

You can make this recipe in no time! I made them this morning before work and it took about 10-15 minutes to get the batter together, and the muffins have to bake for 25 minutes. Made it to work on time! I didn't take pictures of the process because I am so terrible at baking, I assumed I would fail. But I didn't! Yipee!! & Yum! (I won't make that mistake next time, I WILL conquer baking! :)

The best part about these muffins is that since the bananas are moist, you don't need egg or egg replacer. My husband has been begging me for muffins lately, and after doing research on somewhere in Dallas to buy vegan muffins, I came across this recipe and decided to give it a shot! All of these ingredients are things I always have on hand in the kitchen, so it was the perfect thing to whip up on a whim. 

What you need:

3 Ripe Bananas

1/4 cup oil or Earth Balance Vegan Butter, softened

1 cup Sugar

2 cups baking flour or gluten free flour

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Baking Soda

1 cup chopped Walnuts (you can leave this out if you don't have any walnuts)

Preheat your oven to 360 degrees.

In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork till soft. Add the oil or vegan butter and sugar and mix together.

In a separate bowl, combine together the flour, salt, and baking soda. Combine with the banana mixture, stirring gently just to combine. 

I processed my walnuts and added them to the mixture last.

Grease or line a muffin pan, and fill each muffin about 2/3 full with batter. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.

*You can use many different variations for this recipe! You can use gluten free flour or whole wheat flour, you can mix in some ground flax for some added fiber, and you can even use agave instead of sugar. Happy baking!


*****UPDATE 10/12/12*****

I made these muffins again this morning! Instead of 2 cups baking flour, I used 1 and 3/4 cups whole wheat flour and 1/4 cup ground flax. I also ran out of walnuts, so instead of mixing in nuts, I put pecans on top right before baking. They were so rich and decadent! All kinds of yum....