Chocolate Banana Muffins - Vegan

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup chia seeds (optional)
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds (optional)
• 3 mashed bananas (ripe)
• 1/2 cup oil (earth balance is great) or 1/2 cup butter (earth balance is great)
• 1/2 cup agave nectar or 1/2 cup honey or 1/2 cup turbinado sugar
• 1/2 cup soymilk
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. grease muffin tin or line with paper cups.
• 2 combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt, chia seeds and flax seed in a large bowl. make sure it is well mixed.
• 3 in a small cup, combine the soy milk with the apple cider vinegar and set aside.
• 4 mash or process the bananas, then add oil, honey (or your preferred sweetener) and vanilla to the banana puree.
• 5 make a well in the flour mixture. then pour in the banana mixture and the soy milk/vinegar. stir until just combined.
• 6 use an ice cream scoop to fill the muffin cups about 3/4 full with batter.
• 7 for garnish, toss a few chocolate chips on top of each muffin.
• 8 bake for around 20 minutes - or until done.