Simple Vegan Banana Muffins

 

Ingredients:

• 3 very ripe bananas
• 1/4 cup oil or vegan margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour (I used whole wheat.)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup nut milk (I use almond milk)

Method:

Preheat oven to 375F. Mash bananas with a fork in a large bowl until mushy and just a little lumpy. Stir sugar and oil into bananas. Mix all other dry ingredients in a separate bowl then add to banana mixture. Add nut milk and stir just to combine. Fill 12 muffin cups with batter and bake for 20 mins. Enjoy!

Makes 12 small muffins. 

Approximate nutritional info (per muffin): 204 calories, 5g fat, 40g carbs, 2.5g protein, 21g sugars.

Cranberry Orange Nut Muffins (vegan)

Recipe from Vegan Brunch p.162 (These just might be the best muffins I've ever tasted, let alone baked myself!!!)

Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons orange zest
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract

1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries, roughly chopped or pulsed in a food processor
1 cup pecans or walnuts, roughly chopped (i used walnuts)

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375F. Line muffin tin with paper muffin cups.
In a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Make a well in the center and add orange juice, oil, zest, and extracts.
Mix until all dry ingredients are moistened. Add nuts and cranberries about half way through mixing.
Fill the muffin cups 3/4 of the way full and bake for 23 to 27 minutes, until muffins are lightly browned on top and a toothpick comes out clean.
When cool enough to handle, transfer the muffins to a baking rack to cool completely.
Enjoy warm with some vegan butter. Mmm.

MAKES 12 MUFFINS.

Blueberry Yogurt Bran Muffins!

Lower fat and delicious! I made these on Saturday morning and after having a bunch of friends over on Saturday night - they were gone!

Recipe Source: http://www.recipezaar.com/86793

Ingredients:
400 g any flavour yogurt (about 14 oz ... I used low fat plain)
2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 cup brown sugar (increase to 1 cup if you prefer sweeter muffins)
2 large eggs
1 cup oil (or 1/2 cup oil and 1/2 cup apple sauce)
2 cups natural bran (not cereal, the real wheat bran)
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour (can be white or whole wheat)
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup blueberries (I always use about 2 cups, I like lots of blueberries in my muffins)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven 350°.
2. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners or spray with Pam.
3. Measure yogurt into medium bowl and mix in baking soda, it will foam and it is supposed too; set aside.
4. In a large bowl beat together sugar, eggs and oil.
5. Add bran and vanilla.
6. In a separate bowl mix together flour and baking powder.
7. Gradually add the flour and yogurt mixtures alternately to the sugar mixture.
8. Fold in blueberries.
9. Bake 20-35 minutes.
10. Makes 12 very large muffins or 18 large muffins. (For real - It made 12 good size muffins and an entire tray of the mini muffins! yay!)