Oh dear me.
Dear, dear, me.
This morning I was in the mood to make muffins. It is dark and grey outside and I wanted comfort food. Nothing spells comfort food more than banana and peanut butter. Warm, gooey, sweet, and packed with nutrients.
Vegan Peanut Butter Banana Bomb Muffins
by Ohsheglows.com
Ingredients:
Wet
- 2 T ground flax + 6 T water, whisked (replaces 2 eggs)
- 1 t vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup agave (or you could use maple syrup probably)
- 1/4 cup organic virgin coconut oil
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 small)
- 1/2 cup non-dairy milk (I used hemp)
Dry
- 1 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 T wheat germ
- 1 t cinnamon
- pinch of nutmeg
- pinch of fine grain sea salt
- 1 t baking soda
Bomb Filling
- 1/4 cup plain soy yogurt (or regular)
- 1 T agave (or maple syrup)
- 1 heaping T peanut butter
- 1 small ripe banana
Directions: Preheat oven to 325F. Whisk the dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl. In a small bowl, whisk the flax + water to create the ‘eggs’. Allow it to sit for a few minutes. In a large bowl, mix the wet ingredients together. Add flax mixture and whisk. Fold dry ingredients into the wet ingredients being careful not to over stir. Place batter in a pre-greased muffin pan. Optional: Sprinkle with walnuts or carob nibs. Bake for 18-20 minutes.
While the muffins are baking prepare the filling. Mix yogurt, peanut butter, sweetener, and banana together being sure to get the clumps out. Place into a zip lock bag and set aside. Don’t cut the hole until just before filling (it leaks out).
Once muffins are out of the oven and cooled, cut the hat of the muffin and fill. Place hat back on. 
Now enjoy your banana bombs with a big cup ‘o tea, a loved one, and some great reading material.
Recipe inspiration from Recipe Zaar.
Nutrition information: (per muffin without filling): 152 calories, 7 grams fat, 5 grams fibre, 4 grams protein, 3 grams sugar, 22 grams carbs. Add 25 calories per muffin for the filling.
Here is a good picture showing you the power of liquid in a muffin mix.
The right side muffin was created with only 1/4 cup hemp milk in the batter, while the left side was using 1/2 cup hemp milk. Look how much more it rises with more milk!!!
Want to know another cool fact?
1 egg costs around 25 cents while 1 ‘flax egg’ costs around 2 cents! It can be much cheaper to bake with vegan ingredients.
Cutting off the hat:
Hi, my name is Angela and I am addicted to swirling things.
Oh no, the bomb is exploding!
These. taste. so. amazing. I. can’t. handle. it.
I can’t imagine any better way to spend my Saturday morning.
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those look GLORIOUS! thanks for the recipe
These look soooo good! You are my go to lady for delicious baking recipes now
Angela,
You are turning me in to one “Queen Baker” I just made your Banana Bomb Muffins, (which yep were da bomb:) I have made your “Breakfast Cakes” 3 x this week – I made your Immune Stir fry” the list goes on I have made so many of your dishes you would be amazed (oatmeal with frozen veggies, sauce and humuus, your layered bean dish etc. I will be making the pb&j cups tomorrow. All I can say is “thank you”, You are truly talented when it comes to baking & writing and just being engaging. I have always liked to throw things together but you have definitely broadened my horizons. You Angela are the bomb!!!!!! From my husband to myself to my little girl, all you hear after making one of your fab dishes is “wow” that was yummy!!!!!!!!!!
OMG…I can’t wait to make these! They look so YUMMY!
omg. I want it. NOW. unfortunately, although I have all the ingredients, my muffin pan is far far away…
yummy yummy yummy! peanut butter and banana is the best combo, love the flax eggs!
I can’t wait until it’s not scorching hot here and I can use my oven again! This is definitely going to be the next batch of muffins I make (swirl included
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Marina- You could make a cake out of it…and then maybe drizzle the filling on top?
OMG Ange! You are SO creative =] Looks SO DELICIOUS, can’t wait to make some!
Do you use flax meal or seeds to make your vegan egg? Curious!
Beyond scrumptious!!!!! Share??
They look so amazing too! I printed the recipe and am going to try making these! I love the new look of your blog!
Angela –
I just pulled these out of the oven, and they are fantastic! I topped mine with Heath toffee chips. Yum. Thanks for the recipe.
One question – is there anyway to make the topping (or filling) less runny? What could be added? I’d like it to be more of a frosting consistency, so I could use the filling as a topping. Let me know of any ideas.
Thanks!!
Jen
Yum! I make a banana and peanut butter muffin too, but it does use an egg. I will need to try the flax egg next time, they are one of my absolute favorite muffins to make.
Yummy! I am GF so would sub out the flours. Flax goo for eggs is awesome, isn’t it! The filling could be tweaked in so many different ways. Wheels turning…thanks!
that looks sooo good! putting this on my “to make” list! thanks angela!
I definitely just had a foodgasm…
Oh my goodness these look like the most amazing muffins ever! You come up with the best recipes! Thank you for always sharing!
Those look absolutely amazing!
can not wait to make these!!
Loving all the foodie posts, this one looks especially amazing. I bet they would freeze well too!
Question – I’ve noticed you don’t go to the gym. Do you have a membership or just use the treadmill and at-home exercises during the dark and dreary months? I can’t decide if I want to let go of mine!
this post made my mouth water! those look incredible! and since they’re vegan, i can actually fantasize about eating one. haha!
I had no idea that flax and water can replace an egg! Wow! Those really look amazing. It’s like a science lab in your kitchen finding what makes things rise.
Those look SO good! I did not know flax & water were an egg replacement. How cool is that? Enjoy your Saturday and your PB banana bombs
I am going to have make a new favorites folder just for glo recipes! They are to die for and I really appreciate the nutritional info! Thanks!
I think you out did yourself with these! They look ahh-mazing!
We are so alike. I laughed when you wrote that it was the perfect saturday morning. I spent my day off on Wed. baking all day. It was fantastic.
OMG – those look like the most delicious things in the world right now. I’m not a baker but you just may have inspired me!
Wow, I love you for that recipe. Those look amazing! Banana and PB are my top 2 favorite foods.
Angela, those look TO DIE FOR. Oh my, I don’t know if I could make those because I think I’d eat every.single.one. YUM! Also – just catching up on reading after a week long hiatus without my computer – but wanted to let you know I love the new look of your site! Looks wonderful!
thanks ang, the cake sounds like a good idea, although portion controlling would be hard
do you think these muffins would… remain muffins if I baked them only in paper cups?
I’m not sure…my guess is yes they would turn out ok. It’s worth a shot!
pure genius. those look amazing!!!!!
muffins look amazing!!! wow.
i reviewed your glo bar on my site this AM
LOVED it!!!
Hi Angela,
This is my first time commenting, so hello!
Those muffins look amazing!! Interesting fact about the flax eggs… where do you find those? Would WF’s carry them, you think?
Those look soooooo good!!!! I can’t wait to make some of my own
Holy moly Angela your a genius!!
I literally mouthed the word “oh my god” to myself when I saw this!
I swear I read you blog and immediately want to go to the store and buy stuff to make your recipes! Too bad I already went this morning!
these look amazing! i love love love the use of the flax egg. I started doing it one day when I ran out of eggs, but now I do it all the time – even when I have eggs.
Ummmm…I need these in my life ASAP! Thanks for sharing
Yummy, yummy, yummy! These sound so good. I can’t wait to make them!!
These look so good! I can’t wait to make them myself.
Emily, “flax eggs” are not real eggs, but just ground flax seeds mixed with water (as you see in Angela’s recipe, too). The mixture works as a binder much like eggs, and is used as an egg substitute in many vegan recipes. WF or almost any grocery store should certainly have flaxseeds.
you are a baking genius!!
YUM.
Hey Angela
This recipe looks soo good. Is there anything I could substitute for the coconut oil? Another kind of oil?
Also..any other replacements for agave? Maple syrup is so expensive here to use 1/2 cup…and so is agave..honey maybe? Half honey half maple syrup? Any advice would be appreciated..I am dying to make these!
Yummy recipe! Will try sometime.
Yum! These look delicious! Do you think you could sub other types of cooking oil for the coconut oil?
I’ve made four different adaption batches of these throughout the week and have LOVED all of them!!
I’m not a big fan of soy yogurt so I didn’t do the filling, although have enjoyed some peanut butter spread with them.
One version had dark chocolate chips included.
One had a heap of sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds for a really hearty muffin.
I also have been using extra virgin olive oil as I didn’t have any coconut oil on hand.
The nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla can all be adapted to suit your taste, aswell as replacing the Agave with Maple Syrup or Honey (though people may argue that this is not vegan).
Love love love the recipe! Thankyou so much Angela. x