Vegan and Gluten-Free Banana nut Muffins

Banana nut muffins hold up really well as vegan and gluten free because the bananas already help replace the eggs. Here's my version.

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas (as usual, the riper the better)
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 3/4 cup sugar (sometimes I use brown sugar, and you can always use a bit less)
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 tablespoon espresso (optional)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 200g (or about 1 1/2 cups) of gluten free flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees (F). Mash the bananas and applesauce together first. Then mix in sugar, espresso (if you are using it), and vanilla. Sprinkle baking soda and salt over mixture and incorporate.

Add flour, mix. Fold in walnuts. 

I find that if you sprinkle a small amount of sugar and cinnamon on the tops of the muffins before baking, the muffin tops are delicious and crunchy and amazing.

Pour mixture into prepared muffin tins. As you can see, I prefer Halloween themed tin liners. 

Bake for 25-30 minutes. 

Enjoy!