Easy recipe for Chunky Monkey Muffins with chocolate, peanut butter, bananas, and walnuts. They are made without eggs and dairy. These vegan and refined sugar-free muffins taste amazing! Go make them now! I bet you have all the ingredients at home already!
Ever since I've made these vegan Chunky Monkey Cookies, I've been determined to Chunky Monkey my life! I'm still obsessed (like a crazy person!) with the combo of
- bananas
- peanut butter
- chocolate chunks
- and walnuts.
It's all the good stuff in one tasty treat!
At the very end of summer 2017 a couple of vegan Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavors popped up in the stores in Austria (I know.. we are always a bit behind). Obviously, my boyfriend and I had to try all the new flavors at once: Chunky Monkey, Chocolate Fudge, and PB & Cookies.
Chunky Monkey wasn't even our favorite (PB & Cookies for the win!) but the combo of bananas, peanut butter, chocolate chunks and walnuts stuck to me. And I've been enjoying to incorporate these flavors in various desserts like these Chunky Monkey Cookies!
The recipe is super easy and you'll only need a bowl! Just add all the wet ingredients into the bowl first, then add the dry ones. Combine. Add the goodies (pb, chocolate, walnuts). Scoop into the muffin pan. Add more chocolate, peanut butter and walnut goodness on top. Bake. And enjoy. Told ya, easy!
As with all the recipes on my blog, this recipe is
- dairy-free
- egg-free
- vegan
but it's also
- refined sugar-free (sweetened with bananas, maple syrup and of course the chocolate chunks).
I've been trying to stick to basic ingredients for this recipe. So you'll probably have all the ingredients at home already. What are you waiting for? Go and make this recipe for you and your loved ones. They will thank you for that :)
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Chunky Monkey Muffins (Vegan and Refined Sugar-Free)
Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana - peeled
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ cup plant-based milk (I used unsweetened rice coconut milk)
- ¼ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil - melted
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅓ cup chocolate chunks (save a few to add on top right before baking)
- ¼ cup walnuts - chopped (save a few to add on top right before baking)
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter - chilled
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C.
- In a large bowl, mash the banana. Add the maple syrup, plant-based milk, apple cider vinegar and coconut oil. Whisk to combine.
- Into the bowl, add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir to combine. It should be a thick batter.
- Add in about ¾ of the chocolate chunks, walnuts, and peanut butter. Stir to combine.
- Scoop the batter into a muffin pan lined with muffin papers or silicone forms. The batter should be enough for 6 muffins. Divide the rest of the chocolate, walnuts and peanut butter onto the muffins.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden on top. You can use a toothpick or small wooden stick to check if the muffins are baked all the way through. Let them cool off a bit before digging in!
Genevieve M says
My 7 year old claims that these are "the best muffins" ever! Thanks for the great recipe.
Bianca says
Hah, thank you so much! I'm so glad your kid enjoys them :) We have the same taste ^.^
Lucy says
Hola Bianca ! Se puede omitir la crema de cacahuate ?
Bianca says
Hola Lucy! Si claro, puedes omitir la crema de cacahuate.
Kristin says
yum! these look so delicious, and i love the simple ingredients list.
Bianca says
Thank you so much, Kristin! Lately, I want to chunky-monkey-fy anything :D
Vanessa says
Moelleux, presque pas sucré (quoi que pour ma part j'ajouterais un peu plus de chocolat ou sirop d'érable), et santé! Vraiment bon 🙂 Thank you!
Bianca says
I'm glad you liked them! You can always add more chocolate chips or maple syrup to make them sweeter. For me, they were sweet enough (it's all about personal preference) but it also depends on the ripeness of the bananas of course. Riper bananas = sweeter muffins. :)
Stephanie says
I literally just made these, and they’re so good! My mom just tried to hide them from my kids. 😂
Rachel M says
If I leave out the PB would I need to substitute something else or would the texture still be ok?
Bianca says
it will be fine! you can leave out the pb.
Rachel says
Thank you! Made them last night. Yummy!
Ashley says
These are great! My kids loves them. Do you think you could mow them into cookies? Would you need to do anything differently? Less Liquid? More flour?
Marina says
These are fantastic. I did use gluten free oat flour instead and turned out amazing. So good!!!
Sherry Irsik says
This is a great recipe and they freeze well too! I prefer to mix all of the peanut butter into the batter instead of placing some on top.
Rukmini Priya says
Super excellent recipe, thanks and please create additional refined sugar free recipes :)