Vegan Chocolate Mocha Banana Bread

This is my vegan version of banana bread but ingredients can easily be substituted if you prefer dairy & eggs in your baked goods.  

Vegan Chocolate Mocha Banana Bread

4 very ripe medium bananas, peeled & mashed

1/2 cup agave syrup

1/4 cup canola oil

1/4 cup almond milk

1 tb ground flax seed + 3 tb water (or 1 egg)

1 & 1/2 cup flour

1 ts instant espresso powder

1 & 1/2 ts baking soda

1 ts sea salt

1 cup chocolate chips

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit & lightly grease & flour a loaf pan.

- Mix all wet ingredients together until thoroughly combined.

- Add remaining ingredients except for the chocolate chips & stir until just combined.

- Fold in chocolate chips.

- Pour into the loaf pan & bake for an hour or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean or in my case - almost clean as I like mine slightly mushy.

The espresso powder adds depth to the bread & gives me that caffeine kick to start my mornings.

 

Elvis Muffins

I recently watched "Lilo & Stitch" & was inspired to make something with chocolate, peanut butter & banana so I whipped up some Elvis muffins for a healthy breakfast to go.  Trust me, these are so healthy & yet, so tasty!  

Elvis Muffins

2 cups minus 2 tb whole wheat flour

1 ts baking soda

1/4 sea salt

1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup peanut butter, chunky or creamy is fine

2 & 1/2 cups mashed overripe bananas

1 & 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Makes about 16 muffins.

- Preheat oven to 350F and line muffin pan with cupcake liners.

- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda & sea salt.

- In a separate bowl, mix apple sauce, brown sugar, & eggs.

- Add peanut butter & mashed bananas.  Mix until well combined.

- Add flour mixture & mix until well combined.

- Fold in chocolate chips.

- Fill each cupcake liner until batter is just below the top of each liner.

- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.