Vegan Banana and Raspberry Muffins
These vegan banana and raspberry muffins are soft, moist, easy to make. Using just 1-bowl, they come out of the oven with a beautiful golden outside and a caramelised banana on top for added sweetness.
They’re the perfect make-ahead banana muffins for when guests come over, to serve at breakfast, or as an afternoon snack. I have a weakness for these and struggle to stop at just one.
This is why I’ll generally freeze some as soon as they’re completely cooled to stop myself from inhaling them all!
These are like a loaf of vegan banana bread but in a muffin!
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I’m also surprised that it’s taken me this long to share a muffin recipe with you. I love classic banana muffins, but this one has some twists with the coconut and raspberries. It adds a nice texture and pop of colour to the muffins.
I’ve been making these regularly the last couple of months and testing out a few different variations until I settled on the one that I’m sharing with you today.
Can I turn this into vegan banana bread?
Yes! I’ve made it as a loaf many times.
Just add it to a lined loaf tin and bake for around 1 hour or until a skewer comes out clean.
These vegan banana and raspberry muffins are:
- Egg-free
- Dairy-free
- Easy to make
- Moist on the inside
- Contain no palm oil
- Great breakfast and snack option
These are not overly sweet muffins so they can be enjoyed at any time. They can be paired perfectly with tea or coffee.
Here are a few tips for making these banana and raspberry muffins
- Place the muffin tray on the middle rack of the oven to give good even heat distribution.
- You can swap the raspberries out for any berry of choice, or they can be left out entirely for simpler, coconut banana bread muffins.
- I used unbleached organic white flour. However, you can use whatever all-purpose flour you have at home.
- Make sure to sift in the dry ingredients as you don’t want big dry lumps in your baked bread. Coconut sugar and baking powder, in particular, tend to clump easier, so sifting is quite essential.
- Want to turn these into banana chocolate muffins? Easy, swap out the raspberries for some chocolate chips!
Can I use gluten-free flour in these banana muffins?
I’ve tried these muffins with multiple different flours. One of them is an all-purpose gluten-free flour blend. They’ll turn out great.
If you don’t need them to be gluten-free and have spelt flour on hand, you can use that as well. I’ve made it with spelt before, and they turned out well.
These vegan banana and raspberry muffins will melt in your mouth with every bite and are the perfect snack for a lunch box as there are no nuts.
Want to see more muffin recipes at Heartful Table? Leave a comment with your suggestions for flavours.
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- Apple Pie Overnight Oats (Vegan)
- Easy Vegan Crepes
- Easy Vegan Bread Pudding
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Vegan Banana and Raspberry Muffins
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: Makes 6 large muffins
Description
Perfectly soft vegan banana and raspberry muffins that make a great snack, nut-free addition to a lunch box, or as a breakfast treat!
Ingredients
- 3 medium-sized / 320g / 11.28 ounces very ripe bananas (plus more for topping the muffins)
Wet:
- ½ cup / 105ml neutral oil (I use rice bran oil)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup / 130ml plant milk (I use almond or soy milk)
Dry:
- 1½ cups / 200g plain flour
- ⅓ cup / 50g coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon bicarb soda
- Pinch of salt
- ½ cup / 50g desiccated coconut
- 1 cup / 110g fresh or frozen raspberries (plus more for topping the muffins)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celcius (355 degrees Fahrenheit) and lightly oil the inside of a large muffin baking tray. Mine holds 6 muffins.
- In a large bowl, mash the bananas and add all the wet ingredients. Mix well.
- Sift in all the dry ingredients (excluding the desiccated coconut and raspberries).
- Mix the dry ingredients well to combine into the wet ingredients.
- Fold in the coconut and the raspberries.
- Spoon the batter evenly and top with sliced banana pieces and a fresh raspberry in each muffin. Make sure to press it in so that it stays in the batter.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the skewer comes out clean.
- Let them cool in the muffin tray for 10 minutes and then transfer them to a rack to cool.
- Dust with confectioners (icing) sugar for added sweetness. (Optional)
- Diet: Vegan
Thank you for the kindness and sharing. I made above using 12 cup muffin size pan. I used 2 very ripe & 1.5 medium ripe bananas. I exchanged 1/2 cup flour with 1/2 cup whole wheat flour. I omitted vanilla extract. I used 1/4 cup brown sugar. They are a hit, from kids to adults who have a sweet tooth but have never had plant based desserts. Kids have at least 2 of them and look forward to bringing some home. 🙂
It is really yummy !!! Thanks for the good recipe !!
Joseph & Céleste ♥️🤩
Awwww, thank you Joseph and Céleste! 😘 SO glad you enjoyed them 💚 This comment has made my day! 🥰
Delicious!!
These look delicious and are suitable for school lunches as they can be nut free (I generally use oat milk). Thank you I’d love to see more muffin recipes. Best of luck in your new home.
Yes, they’re great for lunchboxes! I’ll keep that in mind for future recipes 🙂 Thanks!