I must say that I feel really silly posting this today because it is only my 2nd post. I keep asking myself, “Will anyone read it? Or am I just posting things into midair?” Ah well, we’ll see where it goes!
I made these little banana bombs last night after dinner. I was so excited to blog about my yummy recipes that I decided to try a new one! I had two sad-looking bananas sitting on my counter, so I thought, “How about some banana muffins?!” And of course they aren’t just any muffins….no…they are mini muffins!
Whole Wheat Banana Muffins:
These muffins are whole grain, vegan, and of course sugar-free!
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 Tablespoons ground flax
- rounded 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk substitute (i used almond milk, but soy, rice, hemp, or cow’s would be fine, too)
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil (or coconut, vegetable, grapeseed..)
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- round 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts (optional. can substitute almonds or dried fruit, too)
Preheat oven to 350*. Mix together all of the ingredients, but add the baking soda last. Line muffin pans with liners (i used adorable mini muffins!). Then, fill each muffin with batter to the rim. For mini muffins, bake for 20 minutes (makes 20 muffins). For regular muffins, bake for 25 minutes (makes 10 muffins). To make banana bread, double the recipe and bake for 30 minutes.
MMMMmmm….I had these little babies for breakfast this morning, and for dessert during lunch. I’ll probably eat them again for a snack tonight, too! (P.S. don’t worry, I’ll tell you my “butter” recipe later)
Thought-provoking, mind-prodding question of the day:
What do you want to see from me? What kind of recipes would you like sugar-free? What kind of nutrition questions do you have?
Hey Alex, I’m going to have to try those….yummy! I’ll have to make them gluten-free…so, we’ll see if they come out as good.
Oooh, yeah. You’ll just have to try it with some of that spiffy gluten-free flour!
Hey Miss Alex…
GREAT site. I can dig it!!!
Yeah, try making those same muffins with soaked millet and see what you get mama!
MmmmmmmmmmmmMilletMuffins. Yumma dumma dooooooooooooooooooo.
Crazy Bruce
PS – ‘Nice seeing you toda BTW. Please thank your Mom for that incredibly great dinner. It SAVED me. 😀
How about a sugar-free pumpkin pie?
I made these yesterday and my mom said they were the best muffins she has ever had!!
Oh yay!!! I am so glad 🙂 Thanks for telling me 🙂
I made these a few days ago and they were amazing 😀
I substituted apple sauce for oil and added some peanut butter and everyone who tasted them said they were delicious 🙂
LOVE your site! thank you so much for all the great pics and recipes!! Can’t wait to try this banana bread recipe! 🙂
Natalie,
Thanks for stopping by my site! Enjoy the bread.
These were great! I doubled the recipe, as I had 4 really brown bananas, and added vegan chocolate chips. YUMMY! I think I added too much banana (didn’t measure it), but it made for a super banana-ey and moist muffin! Thanks!
So glad you enjoyed them, Wendy!
What does the ground flax do? Can I leave it out? I don’t have that in my pantry and I wouldn’t know what else to use it for if I buy a whole bag from the store. I want to make these mini muffins for my 16-month-old. They sound delicous and so healthy! Thanks for sharing your recipe
Jennifer,
The flax is really for nutrition, so yes, you can omit it. Hope you enjoy!
Just made these for my family – I made normal sized muffins and they barely lasted through breakfast!! Awesome awesome recipe, thank you!
I was looking for a yummy sugar-free muffin recipe to make mini-muffins and stumbled upon this. I can’t believe my luck! Just bought a mini muffin pan (my DD stuffs them in her mouth at a dangerous rate!) can’t wait to try out this recipe! Thanks so much. New to your site and will be coming back for more!
Hope you enjoy!
Thanks for the recipe! I am always looking for sugar free recipes for my toddler! I usually end up trying to make up a recipe and it doesn’t work! I will be making these right now!
I just wanted to thank you for having this post. We have been making these muffins for our daughter for months (she’s now 15 months). She loves them and we are so happy that they are sugar free and vegan but still delicious! Thanks so much – these are definitely a staple in our house!
So glad you enjoy them, Nichole!
I’m confused. I was excited to find your site that said “Spoonful of Sugar Free is a website dedicated to creating healthy, wholesome foods without the use of gluten, dairy, or sugar.” And the first recipe I see is one made with wheat flour. hmmm…. clarification please 😉
Sorry, your comment went to spam and I just fished it out. This was one of my very first posts before I went gluten-free, so I was still eating wheat flour back then.
Hi there! Can you tell me please, if the baking soda can be substituted with baking powder? I have never used baking soda and only have baking powder in the cupboard. Or use UK self raising white flour instead? Many thanks, Yvie
Hi Yvie,
Yes, I have tried it with both successfully, so it should work!
Best healthy muffins ever had. So soft n delicious without loads of sugar and butter! Thank You!
Hi there, I was so excited to try this recipe but even after almost an hour in the oven they are still gooey in the middle. Did I do something wrong with the recipe?
Jaimie,
Hmm..not sure. Did you add the baking powder? Sometimes that can leave recipes gooey. Sorry I can’t be of more help!
Thanks for answering. I think I figured it out. I put two pans of the muffins in at the same time and I suspect that’s why it wouldn’t cook. I’m trying it again today 🙂
So delicious! Thanks for sharing! It can be hard to find delicious sugar free baked goods