Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins

If you read my last post ( https://soulfoods.food.blog/2020/09/21/monday/ ) you know that a friend brought a lot of joy to my day in the form of banana bread. So, I thought it would be vital for me to kick off the recipe section of my blog with just that, banana bread goodness, with the added bonus of chocolate, because, well chocolate!

So, with that being said lets dive right in.

First step, ingredients.

⁃ 1 1/4 c (150g) flour

⁃ 1/2 c (50g) cocao powder

⁃ 1 tsp baking soda

⁃ 1/2 tsp baking powder

⁃ 1/2 tsp salt

⁃ 1 c soft brown sugar

⁃ 1/3 c (65g) solid coconut oil (melt before use)

⁃ 2 big ripe bananas or 3 small ones

⁃ 1 tsp vanilla

⁃ 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

⁃ 3/8 c (100ml) water

⁃ 1 cup of chocolate chips (or one big bar)

After you’ve gathered all your ingredients together preheat your oven to 176’C or 350’F.

Add all your dry ingredients together: flour, cocao powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

Next the juicy stuff! Add your brown sugar, melted coconut oil, mashed bananas, vanilla, vinegar and water together. (Fun fact: when I was a kid, I couldn’t stand the smell or sound of mashed bananas even though it was my favourite dessert growing up, haha. It still makes me a bit queezy, but I perservere for the greater good of a happy tummy.)

I think the whisk is the magic wand of baking. “Now you put them together and what have you got Bibbidi-bobbidi- Banana Bread!” (I may have or may not have watch Cinderella this morning…)

It was a happy day when I was a vegan and found out that my favourite chocolate was too! Now, lets be clear, I’m a dark chocolate lover, like, the darker the better, BUT, since I plan on sharing these muffins (just like you were planning to, I’m sure…), I think its safer to go with something a little less intense for our friends with a little more sensative palet.

I generally use a chocolate bar rather than chips. I like to chopp them into chunks to accentuate the chocolaty-ness of the muffin. And it tends to be cheaper for some reason. Also, they are great to snack on. Just saying.

After you’ve mixed in the chocolate chunks with the batter scoop it into your muffin linners about 2/3 of the way full. Pop it inthe oven and set a timer for 15 min. (Alternatively, you can put it in a loaf pan and bake it for 40-45 min.) Poke a muffin with a tooth pick too see if its ready! If it comes out clean then it is ready! Keep in mind if you poke a chocolate chunk, it will come out very wet, so it might be good to poke a couple spots.

Now let cool completely in the pan before eating… who are we kidding? Definitely not going to wait that long! (Although if you’re doing the loaf version I do recommened it.)

Enjoy! And have fun blessing someones day with a lil’ treat. You never know how much they may need it.

So, lets break it down.

Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins

Serves:12-15 muffins

Ingredients:
⁃ 1 1/4 c (150g) flour
⁃ 1/2 c (50g) cocao powder
⁃ 1 tsp baking soda
⁃ 1/2 tsp baking powder
⁃ 1/2 tsp salt
⁃ 1 c soft brown sugar
⁃ 1/3 c (65g) solid coconut oil (melt before use)
⁃ 2 big ripe bananas or 3 small ones
⁃ 1 tsp vanilla
⁃ 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
⁃ 3/8 c (100ml) water
⁃ 1 cup of chocolate chips (or one big bar)

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 176’C or 350’F
2. Mix dry ingredients:flour, cocao powder baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
3. Mix wet ingredients in a sepetate bowl:sugar, melted oil, mashed bananas, vanilla, vinegar and water.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry. 
5. Stir in chocolate chip or chunks.
6. Pour batter into muffin liners (or loaf pan).
7. Bake muffins for 15-20 min (or loaf 40-45 min).
8. Let cool in the pan.
9. Eat and share. ❤️

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