Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

This Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins recipe is moist, delicious, and so easy to make. Made with 9 ingredients and ready in less than 30 minutes, this recipe is sure to be a family favorite. Perfect for a quick healthy breakfast or dessert!

One of the most popular recipes on Shane & Simple is my vegan banana bread. I get it. I love banana bread especially my banana bread. So, I’m always getting asked, “What about a muffin version of your banana bread?” or “Will these work as muffins?”

Well, finally I stopped being lazy and decided to try and turn it into a muffin recipe. OMG! Ladies and gentlemen, VEGAN BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA MUFFINS!

I knew these things would be good. But, these are so good I amazed even myself. They’re so fluffy, moist, perfectly sweet, and absolutely delicious! It’s literally like chocolate chip banana bread in a muffin.

These muffins are also completely oil-free and use whole-wheat flour so you can enjoy going back for seconds guilt-free. And, if anyone gives the stink-eye as you indulge yourself just walk away, they don’t deserve a muffin.

So, if you some overripe bananas that are looking pretty pitiful DON’T YOU DARE THROW THEM IN THE TRASH! It’s time to heat up your oven and make these deliciously soft and moIst healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins!

Ingredients You’ll Need

These vegan banana muffins require just 9 simple wholesome ingredients. And, I’m sure are already in your pantry. Here’s what you’ll need:

• Whole Wheat Pastry Flour: Whole wheat is my favorite because it retains all its nutrients but is great for making fluffy baked goods. If you don’t have whole wheat pastry flour one of my favorites is organic unbleached flour.
• Baking Powder and Baking Soda:
• Unsweetened Almond Milk: You can use any unsweetened non-dairy milk.
• Unsweetened Applesauce: A healthy oil replacement in baking. It’s great in cakes, muffins, and soft-baked cookies. The ratio is typically 1:1. So, if the recipe calls for ½ cup of oil, use ½ cup of unsweetened applesauce. Use applesauce for recipes that are moist and dense. It’s perfect for banana bread, carrot cake, chocolate cake, and muffins.
• Vanilla: For adding an extra depth of flavor.
• Maple Syrup: An excellent replacement for white or brown sugar. Combined with the bananas, it gives these muffins a natural sweetness.
• Bananas: DO NOT use green or barely yellow bananas. They need to be very ripe, yellow with dark spots. And, they are healthier! Check this out!
• Vegan Chocolate Chips: I love Enjoy Life chocolate chips.

How To Make Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

You won’t believe how easy it is to make these banana chocolate chip muffins. And, no one will believe they’re actually healthy and vegan. Pure and simple whole food, plant-based goodness.

1. Preheat your oven to 350˚F and line a muffin pan with paper baking cups. You can also use a nonstick or silicone muffin pan.
2. Combine all of the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl, whisk, and set aside.
3. In a small mixing bowl add the milk, applesauce, vanilla, and maple syrup. Mix until everything is well combined. Then mash the bananas, add to the wet ingredients, and stir to combine.
4. Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until everything is just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
5. Line a muffin pan with paper baking cups and fill each space until they are a little more ¾ full. I used about 2 heaping tablespoons. 
6. Place on the center rack and bake for 20 minutes. The muffins are ready when you can insert a toothpick and it comes out clean. If the muffins are not ready bake for another 5-minutes or until done.
7. Remove from the oven and allow the muffins to cool for 10-15 minutes.

That’s it! These delicious banana muffins are ready in 30 minutes from start to finish. Enjoy them for breakfast, dessert, or make them part of your Sunday brunch.

💭 Top Tips

• Measure your flour. For perfect baked goods and muffins make sure you want to be precise with your flour measurements. Scoop the flour into your measuring cup then use the back of a knife to level it off. Don’t just shovel it out of the container.
• Don’t overmix the batter. Baked goods and muffins are best when the wet and dry ingredients are just combined. If you overmix the batter, you will get dense muffins.
• Use ripe bananas. Ripe bananas are much sweeter and softer than unripe or semi-ripe bananas. So, wait until your bananas are soft and covered with brown spots.
• Bake on the center rack. This will ensure your muffins bake evenly as possible.
• Toothpick test. The best way to check and see if these banana chocolate chip muffins are done is by inserting a toothpick into the center of one of the muffins. If it comes out clean or a few moist crumbs, the muffins are done.

Muffin FAQ and Recipe Variations

Why You Will Love These Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

• they’re completely oil-free and dairy-free
• fluffy, moist, and delicious
• easy to make and uses simple whole food ingredients most likely already in your pantry
• super versatile: swap out the chocolate chips for fruit, chopped nuts, or enjoy them plain.
• you can double the recipe so you always have leftovers! Store them in the fridge or freezer.
• your kids will love them

More Healthy Vegan Baking Recipes

• The Best Vegan Banana Bread
• Vegan Zucchini Bread
• Vegan Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread Muffins
• Whole Wheat Beer Bread
• Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
• No Yeast Bread

If you make these healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins let me know. Leave a comment below with a star rating. And, be sure and share a picture on Instagram with the hashtag #shaneandsimple. I want to see your work. Enjoy!

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