Vegan Snickerdoodle Banana Muffins

These vegan muffins combine a popular breakfast and dessert in one: a fluffy, moist banana muffin topped with sweet, buttery snickerdoodle crumbles. Made healthier with whole grains and no refined sugar!

When you want dessert for breakfast but still want something moderately healthy, this vegan banana muffin recipe is the perfect solution. A healthy, whole grain banana muffin topped with a butter-free snickerdoodle cookie crumble. Lightly sweetened, refined sugar-free, 100% plant-based and delicious. It’s the best of both worlds!

INGREDIENTS

These healthy muffins are made with 13 simple ingredients:

• Bananas 
• Whole Wheat Flour 
  • SUB: all purpose flour will work, but you will need to add extra flour since all purpose flour doesn’t absorb as much liquid as whole wheat flour
• Maple Syrup 
• Almond Butter
  • SUB: any other nut/seed butter of choice
• Soy Milk 
  • SUB: any other non-dairy milk, but I prefer soy milk for its high protein content
• Apple Cider Vinegar 
  • SUB: white vinegar or lemon juice
• Oat Flour
  • SUB: you can probably use whole wheat or all purpose flour instead
• Coconut Oil ⟶ use refined for a neutral flavor
• Coconut Sugar
  • SUB: brown sugar or cane sugar
• Cinnamon
• Cream of Tartar ⟶ adds the signature tangy flavor of snickerdoodles
• Baking Staples ⟶ baking soda, vanilla extract, salt

HOW TO MAKE

These vegan muffins are ready in under an hour, with about 20 minutes of prep time!

1. Cream together coconut oil and sugar. Make sure your coconut oil is solid but soft, like softened butter. Add vanilla and give it another stir.
2. Mix in oat flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Stir until it reaches it crumbly, slightly sticky dough. Cover and store in the fridge while you prepare the muffin batter.

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3. Mix together mashed bananas, maple syrup, almond butter, vinegar, milk, and vanilla extract.
4. Sift in flour, baking soda, and cinnamon.
5. Use a rubber spatula to gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix until ingredients are just combined and no flour pockets remain. Be sure to scrape down the sides and the bottom of the bowl for dry flour.

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6. Scoop the batter into greased or lined muffin cups, filling about ¾ full.
7. Crumble the snickerdoodle dough over the muffins.
8. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top.
9. Bake 28-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

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BAKING TIPS

• Use a kitchen scale ⟶ This is the most accurate way to measure your ingredients and is how I measure all dry ingredients. If you don’t have a kitchen scale, make sure you are using your measuring cups correctly!
• How to accurately measure flour without a scale ⟶ Use a spoon to scoop the flour from the flour container into the measuring cup. Do NOT scoop directly with your measuring cup, this packs in way more flour than you need. Once you’ve filled your measuring cup with flour, take the back of a knife and level the flour across the measuring cup.
• Don’t overmix! ⟶ With flours that contain gluten (i.e. all purpose, whole wheat, spelt), you need to be careful not to overmix. Overmixing will develop too much gluten, resulting in a dense, gummy bread. Use a rubber spatula to gently fold the batter together, just until a uniform batter forms and no flour streaks remain. Be sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl for dry flour. It’s OK if your batter is lumpy.
• Work quickly ⟶ Baking soda is activated as soon as it hits liquid, so get the batter in the preheated oven as soon as possible.
• How to know when the muffins are done ⟶ Insert a toothpick in the center of one of the muffins in the middle of the pan. If the toothpick comes back out clean, or with a few cooked crumbs, then your muffins are ready. Otherwise, place them back in the oven for another 2-3 minutes and check again.

HELPFUL BAKING TOOLS

• Muffin Pan
• Cooling Rack
• Kitchen Scale ⟶ highly recommended whenever you are baking! A scale is much more accurate than cup and spoon measurements, and accuracy is essential in baking.
• Rubber Spatula ⟶ better than a spoon for folding the batter, which prevents excess gluten formation, resulting in a softer, fluffy loaf

More Banana-Infused Treats!

• Healthy Banana Nut Bread
• Healthy Caramel Ice Cream Bars (GF)
• Whole Wheat Chocolate Banana Bread
• Chocolate Chip Orange Banana Bread (GF)
• Blueberry Banana Bread
• Carrot Banana Oat Muffins (GF)
• Sesame Banana Muffins (GF)
• Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

I hope I’ve inspired you to bake these vegan snickerdoodle banana muffins! If you do try them out, don’t forget to tag me in your photos on instagram @ellielikes.cooking, leave a comment/rating down below, and let me know how you liked it! I love seeing all of your tasty recreations 🙂 Happy baking ♡

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