Soft & Fluffy Vegan Banana Muffins with Chunky Chocolate
These Soft and Fluffy Vegan Banana Muffins with Chunky Chocolate are easy to make and incredibly moist and fluffy. Topped with extra-thick chocolate chunks, they’re the perfect treat for chocolate lovers, and best of all, they’re completely plant-based.
Muffins are perfect for on-the-go snacks and make a great sweet treat for children’s lunch boxes. You can bake them in advance and keep them fresh in the fridge or freezer. Serve them with a generous dollop of my favourite cherry and strawberry ice cream, they’re so sweet and tasty eaten together.
One of the best things about muffins is how easy they are to customise, definitely worth the hype and effort for sure. You can top them with sweets, chocolate, creams, nuts, or seeds to make them more fun and eye-catching, kind of like Rocky Road chocolate clusters, white chocolate strawberry quinoa. You can decorate them the way you like best.
Recipe at a Glance
- 🌍Cuisine – International and anyone with an oven
- 🕒 Ready In – 40 minutes
- 👩Serves – Makes 12 muffins
- 🔪Equipment Needed – Mixing bowl and muffin tin or silicone moulds
- 🥘Cook Method – Oven
- 🛒 Main Ingredients – Oat flour, pumpkin puree
- 📖 Dietary Notes – Vegan, soy-free, nut-free
- 📊Skill Level – Easy, beginner level
- 👌Perfect for – Sweet-tooth moments, vegan desserts, cooking with kids, special occasions
- ❤️ Why You`ll Love this RECIPE – They are moist and chocolatey, super fluffy and spongy on the inside, a great dairy-free option, perfect for a sweet breakfast or afternoon snack with tea, easy to make, and dairy-free.
Featured Comment
I don’t normally make vegan muffins, but these look so good and my nanas were starting to brown, so I was inspired to make them! Thanks for the great snack today!
Ingredient Notes
Please see the RECIPE CARD at the bottom of this post for the complete list of ingredients and measurements, along with a printable recipe.
Bananas – Make sure your bananas are nice and ripe, better if they have brown spots. They’ll be easier to mash and give a sweeter flavour.
Virgin Olive oil – Adds moisture and a light flavour, helping keep the muffins soft and fluffy.
Cacao powder – Use pure, unsweetened cacao powder for a deeper chocolate taste.
Flaxseeds (linseeds) – These need to be ground to work as flax eggs. Whole seeds won’t absorb water properly, so they won’t bind the mixture.
Spelt flour – White spelt flour and whole spelt flour. You can sieve them if you like, but it’s not essential. Just make sure they’re well combined for an even texture.
Coconut sugar – Adds a subtle caramel-like sweetness that goes really well with banana.
Plant-based milk – Use any dairy-free milk you like (oat, almond), just make sure it’s unsweetened so the muffins aren’t too sweet.
Dark chocolate – Chop a bar of vegan chocolate into chunky pieces instead of using chips for that big, melty chocolate on top.
Bicarbonate of soda and baking powder – These help the muffins rise and stay light, so don’t skip them.
Apple cider vinegar – This helps react with the bicarbonate of soda to help the muffins rise and gives a better, fluffier texture. It really makes a difference in baking, and you definitely won’t taste it.
Vanilla essence and a pinch of salt – For flavor
Let’s Make Fluffy Vegan Banana Muffins
- Start by preparing the flax eggs.
- Since this recipe uses two eggs, double the quantities as listed in the ingredients. Mix well and leave to set for 15 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Peel the bananas, place them in a mixing bowl, and mash them with a fork until smooth.
- Add the olive oil, vinegar, and plant-based milk to the mashed bananas and stir well.
- Stir in the coconut sugar and vanilla essence until fully combined.
- Add the cacao powder, baking soda, and flax eggs, mixing thoroughly. Gradually fold in the flour and stir.
- Lightly grease 12 silicone muffin cases with olive oil and fill each one about three-quarters full with the cake mixture.
- Break up the dark chocolate into chunky pieces and place them on top of each muffin.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes at 185 degrees.
- Remove from the oven, allow to cool on a rack, and enjoy the best vegan banana muffins!
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Recipe Card and Notes
Easy Vegan Chocolate Banana Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 mature bananas
- 1 cup Spelt flour 75 grams
- 1 cup Whole Spelt flour 75 grams
- ¾ cup Coconut sugar 65 grams
- ½ teaspoon of vanilla essence
- 2 Flax eggs Made with ground flaxseed and water
- ½ teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
- ½ teaspoon of baking powder
- 1 table spoon of apple cider vinegar
- 40 g Pure cocoa powder
- ½ cup 75 ml of Virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup 40ml of vegetable milk
- Pinch of salt
- 75 g Dark Chocolate
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Instructions
- Start by preparing the flax eggs. Use 1 tablespoon of ground flax seeds with 2½ tablespoons of warm water per egg. Since this recipe uses two eggs, double the quantities as listed in the ingredients. Mix well and leave to set for 15 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Peel the bananas, place them in a mixing bowl, and mash them with a fork until smooth.
- Add the olive oil, vinegar, and plant-based milk to the mashed bananas and stir well.
- Stir in the coconut sugar and vanilla essence until fully combined.
- Add the cacao powder and prepared flax eggs, mixing thoroughly.
- Fold in the two types of flour (you can sieve them if you prefer, but it s not essential).
- Add the bicarbonate of soda and baking powder, then give everything a final good stir.
- Lightly grease 12 silicone muffin cases with olive oil and fill each one about three-quarters full with the cakemixture. Break up the dark chocolate into chunky pieces and place them on top of each muffin.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes at 180 degrees centigrade.
- Remove from the oven, allow to cool on a rack, and enjoy!
Notes & Suggestions
Nutrition Profile
Nutritional information is an estimate, calculated automatically per serving. Values may vary depending on ingredients used and serving size. Adjust calculations accordingly if changes are made.
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I have made these and they were fantastic, they were really moist and the family loved them!
So glad I inspired you with these delicious muffins and that your family loved them.
Very nice recipe. You’re amazing, Julie! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! Glad you like it
Thank you Tamaki!
Deliciously moist vegan chocolate banana muffins, a guilt-free treat!
Thank you Beth, same here I dont feel guilty when I eat these, just a little naughty with all the chocolate.
This was such a hit! Thank you for loving all the ingredients, can’t wait to try this!
Thank you Shadi, glad you have printed off the recipe for when you decide to make them.
Such a wonderful start to the day! I love that you made these muffins vegan. They look fantastic with all that chocolate.
Thank you Tara! Chocolate is a must in my house.
I really like how this recipe uses healthier olive oil instead of vegetable oil. These muffins are definitely a delicious chocolatey treat.
Thank you Elisabeth, the olive oil made them moist too.
Enjoyed this for dessert last night and it was a sweet success! Decadent, easy and delicious; definitely a new favorite treat!
Thank you Sara! Pleased you made them and they were a success!
Love this recipe! So much deliciousness in each bite.
Thank you Julie, they certainly are delicious, glad you like the recipe.
These banana muffins look so delicious; bookmarked to make with my children! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Kechi, kids loooooove them.
This muffins look so tasty! They are perfect to make for my vegan friends when they come over for brunch!
Thank you Ali, yes go a head, they are so easy to make. Let me know once you have made them.
Wow! What a flavor explosion! Thank you for sharing!
Your Dina and Bruce, glad you like them
What a delicious vegan treat. Such a great way to use up bananas too.
yes Dannii, I often have ripe bananas, they go off so quick, and like you said, great way to use them up.
Love this vegan muffin recipe. Interesting flavor combination.
Thank you Kushigalo, yep they are wonderful
I don’t normally make vegan muffins, but these look so good and my nanas were starting to brown, so I was inspired to make them! Thanks for the great snack today!
Thank you Kate! Pleased I inspired you to make them
So good! Love the flavors in these muffins. And I love that they are vegan too!