The Vegan Sweet Potato and Banana Muffins are a good snack or breakfast option, especially for vegans. You can prepare them for parties, occasions, or any gathering as well. These Vegan Sweet Potato and Banana Muffins will take 25 minutes of your busy time. The tools for these muffins are not much to gather. Also, the ingredients are all vegan-friendly as well, where you will use sweet potato and banana as the main flavor ingredients. There are not many ingredients to find for your muffins. Talking about the making of these muffins, you can make them with easy steps, too. Not only will your muffins will become lighter, but also, they will become a healthy vegan option to eat.
STATS:
- Serving: 10 muffins
- Preparation duration: 15 minutes
- Course: Snack
- Cooking time: 25 minutes
- Cuisine: American
- Total duration: Forty minutes
- Caloric count: 160 kcal
- Portion size: 1 muffin
- Diet: Vegan
EQUIPMENT:
- Oven
- Spoon
- Muffin liners
- Measuring spoons
- Muffin tray
- Measuring cups
- Fork
- Mixing bowls
INGREDIENTS:
- Half teaspoon of salt
- Quarter teaspoon of nutmeg
- One cup of sweet potato (cooked and mashed)
- 1½ cups flour (all-purpose)
- One cup mashed ripe banana
- Half teaspoon of baking soda
- Quarter cup of vegan milk
- Half a cup of brown sugar
- Two teaspoons of baking powder
- One teaspoon cinnamon powder
- One tsp vanilla extract
INGREDIENT NOTES:
SWEET POTATO:
- We will use this as the main product in this recipe. Sweet potato will make your muffins sweeter. The consistency of your muffins will also become soft. Mash some carrots and try using them as an alternative idea here.
BANANA:
- When you add mashed banana to your muffin mix, it will combine everything with ease. This is also useful because you will not have yo make use of egg in your vegan muffins. Another idea for yoiur use here can be applesauce.
ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR:
- Your muffins will form a nicer shape if you use all-purpose flour. You can utilize whole wheat flour for substitution as well. A mixture of flour (all-purpose) & whole wheat flour will also work for your muffins.
BROWN SUGAR:
- Using brown sugar in your muffins will bring a caramel flavor, and it will make them moist. Another thing that you can try is coconut sugar.
PLANT-BASED MILK:
- If you add milk to your muffin mix, it will become smoother. For this vegan snack, you will use plant milk. Any sort of vegan milk can work okay for your muffins.
BAKING SODA AND BAKING POWDER:
- Both of these ingredients will make your vegna muffins softer and rise in the oven as they bake.
NUTMEG AND CINNAMON:
- We will add both of them for a good taste in your muffins. Pumpkin spice can also be an idea for your use here.
VANILLA EXTRACT:
- If you make use of vanilla extract in your muffins, their taste will definitely improve over time.
SALT:
- You will use salt because it will remove any sweet taste that is too much in amount for a good flavor in your muffins.
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Heat the oven to 180°C.
- Take the liners and add them to the muffin tray.
- Use a bowl to make a mixture of mashed bananas and mashed sweet potatoes, too.
- Mix in vanilla extract, plant milk, and brown sugar as well.
- After this, make a combination of dry products inside another bowl.
- Then include the dry components to the wet items.
- Carefully mix all of the ingredients at the end.
- Take this batter and put it in the muffin cups of the tray.
- Baking time for these will be 25 minutes.
- Cool them, and now you can have your tasty vegan muffins.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
- Your muffins will taste great when you eat them with tea.
- Add more flavor by using some peanut butter over the muffins.
- These muffins will work great if you put them in your lunchbox.
TIPS:
- Mixing the batter should be decent enough and not too much.
- When you crush the sweet potatoes, be sure that you do it properly.
- You need to wait for your muffins to cool down so that they can give you the best feeling.
STORAGE INFORMATION:
FRIDGE:
- 5 days is your limit for keeping your vegan muffins inside a tight box.
FREEZER:
- You will need to use a plastic wrap on your separate muffins to keep them frozen for a two-month period.
FAQs:
How do I prepare my muffins without gluten?
- Using a gluten-free baking flour mix will be a good option to make your muffins gluten-free.
Will I be adding oil to my muffins?
- For this vegan recipe, you do not need to use any oil.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
Net carbs: 26 grams
Potassium: 320 milligrams
Fat: 1.5 grams
Calories: 160 kcal
Sodium: 180 milligrams
Vitamin A: 4,200 IU
Fiber: 3 grams
Protein: 4 grams
Iron: 1.4 grams
Calcium: 45 milligrams
Total carbs: 29 grams
