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.
15 min
20 min
35 min
12 muffins
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
Instructions
- 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. :)
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.
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 :D
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 :D
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. :D
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!!