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These soft Vegan Chocolate Chip Muffins are made with simple ingredients and come together in ONE big bowl. You can easily replace the chocolate with blueberries, nuts, or whatever else your heart desires!
Want more yummy vegan baked goods? I suggest trying out my Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies, these AMAZING Peanut Butter bars, my PERFECT Vegan Sugar Cookies, and my Chewy Vegan Oatmeal Cookies!
Why these are the BEST vegan chocolate chip muffins!
If you’re searching for chocolate chip vegan muffins that are soft, fluffy (similar to bakery-style muffins), and easy to make, this recipe checks every box.
Hopefully by now you now how much I LOVE these muffins. They’re simple to make and the flavor is incredible! I’ve shared various versions of them over the years including these Vegan Blueberry Muffins, my Oat Flour Vegan Muffins, and these Carrot Cake Vegan Muffins (which are going crazy on my blog right now!).
Here’s why you’ll love these muffins:
- One bowl & no eggs required! Easy cleanup and perfect texture.
- Naturally sweetened: No refined sugar—just banana and maple syrup.
- Super customizable: Add nuts, berries, or even a swirl of peanut butter.
- Freezer-friendly: Great for breakfast meal prep or snacks on the go.
- Soft, moist, and bakery-style: You’d never guess they’re vegan!
Ingredient’s Needed
The ingredients for these vegan banana chocolate chip muffins are listed fully down in the recipe card but let’s briefly go over the pantry staples needed including a few substitutions you can make as desired!
- Flour: I use all-purpose flour, but whole wheat, pastry flour, or a gluten-free 1:1 blend will all work.
- Baking soda & baking powder: These help the muffins rise and stay fluffy.
- Salt: Just a pinch to balance the sweetness.
- Cinnamon: Adds warmth and depth of flavor.
- Maple syrup: Naturally sweetens the muffins – swap with agave syrup or honey (if not strictly vegan). I’ve also made these with coconut sugar, you simply need to add a splash more milk.
- Non-dairy milk: Any dairy-free milk works – almond milk, soy milk, oat milk, or coconut milk all bake up great.
- Nut butter: I love using peanut butter, but almond, cashew, or even sunflower seed butter work if you’re nut-free.
- Vanilla extract: Adds flavor and enhances the banana’s sweetness.
- Banana: Acts as a natural binder and adds moisture—make sure it’s ripe for the best flavor.
- Vegan chocolate chips: Mini dairy-free chocolate chips are my go-to, but any variety will do – or mix in nuts, berries, or chopped dates instead.
How to make these Vegan Banana Muffins
NOTE: this recipe only calls for 6 muffins. I often use a 12 cavity muffin tin but simply only fill up half of them.
Just a reminder that you can find the FULL vegan chocolate chip muffin recipe down in the recipe card, but I want to quickly go over how to make them with visuals for you :)
- Mash the banana. In a medium bowl, mash a ripe banana until very few lumps remain.
- Mix together the dry ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the dry ingredients until combined.
- Add in wet ingredients. Mix in the wet ingredients and fold together the batter until just combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips. Add in the chocolate chips and mix until they’re just combined. Line a muffin pan with muffin liners (or spray generously with cooking spray) and add in the muffin batter evenly with an ice cream scoop. I typically use a 12-cup muffin tray but and just fill up 6 of the cavities! Bake until golden brown.
How to store leftovers
Store leftover muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for 2–3 days or in the fridge for up to 5 days. To freeze, wrap individually and store in a freezer bag for up to 3 months. Reheat in the microwave for 20–30 seconds.
Expert Tips
- Use a ripe banana. The riper the banana, the sweeter and more flavorful your muffins will be! That being said, I often make these with medium ripe bananas if it’s all I have on hand.
- Don’t overmix the batter. Stir just until everything is combined to keep the muffins tender.
- Add extra chocolate chips on top before baking for that classic bakery-style look. Everyone loves melty chocolate chips!
- Fill the muffin cups evenly so the muffins bake at the same rate.
- Wanna make them gluten free? I’ve done this several times but simply using a good 1:1 gluten-free flour blend.
Vegan Muffins- One Bowl!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup flour, I use all purpose but you can also use whole wheat, pastry flour, or a gluten free 1-1 substitute
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup almond milk
- 3 tablespoons nut butter, I used peanut butter this time but have also made these with almond butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 medium banana, mashed
- ½ cup of non dairy chocolate chips- I used mini chocolate chips*
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 6 cup muffin tin.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Stir in the milk, nut butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and mashed banana. Stir until well combined.
- Gently stir in the chocolate chips.
- Evenly spoon the mixture into the 6 muffin cups.
- Top with a few more chocolate chips if desired.
- Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let cool slightly and ENJOY!!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made a double batch of these thinking that they would last a week and each family member at FOUR this morning and they’re all gone!! Such an easy and versatile recipe that I’m so excited to add to my favorites collection <3
Very delicious !!!
Very easy and fast to make. Not a lot ingrédients.
Perfect to me.
Fluffy and moist.
And not too sweet.
Perfect !!!!
Thanks for this recipe.
These are amazing! I followed someone else’s modification and used 1/2 cup of applesauce instead of banana. I skipped the cinnamon and used more maple syrup in place of the vanilla. Came out fluffy, moist and perfect with a glass of milk.
Followed the recipe step by step and they turned out delicious! I only had a smaller 12 cup muffin tin and the recipe gave me a total of 9 smaller muffins so that was great. My oven tends to burn things when it gets the chance so I always take my temp down when baking, which put me at about 160 C (I’m from Australia so 350 F = around 176.7 C here) and they cooked for 20 mins and came out golden on the outside and fluffy in the middle. Thanks for the recipe I will be making these again :)
Thank you so much for you sharing this amazing recipe! I just made them this morning and learned that I can use nut butter to replace butter, thank you for that! Just turning 1yr vegan. I was vegan in my early 20’s and never made the things I am making now. I appreciate everything you have shared on the internet, thanks again.
I tried this recipe several times and it always came out delicious.
You may need to add a little bit more liquid (it was my case) but the taste isnt affected. I put chocolate chips and walnuts, I think this combo is the best.
Thank you for the recipe
Great vegan muffin, bakes up beautifully. Don’t skip the add ins – key for breaking up the texture. We loved these with chocolate.
I am allergic to bananas. How much applesauce should I substitute? Thanks!
I made these almost exactly how it was written, but all I had were chunky vegan chocolate chips. The fluffiness of the muffins, combined with the chocolate chips melting under the warmth in my mouth was divine.
I made these on a whim and it definitely satisfied my craving. Thank you for sharing!
These were delicious! Definitely a keeper!