Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

My son is NOT a cereal eater for breakfast, but he will happily eat these muffins every morning.  They are wheat/gluten free and are also vegan.  I have experimented with the recipe over the past few months and I am really happy with how they have improved with texture and taste.

This is an updated version of my Vegan Banana Bread recipe featured on this blog.  It includes more canola oil, a flax egg and chocolate chips.  Refer to the post for a flax egg to learn how to make an egg without a chicken.

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins-Updated

3 ripe bananas, over ripe bananas make great banana bread
1 flax egg
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour or flour mixture
1 tsp guar gum or xanthum gum
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
3/4 cup Enjoy Life chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mash bananas, add flax egg, oil, vanilla, and sugar and mix well. 
3. Sift flour with salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  Add to banana mixture and mix until blended, add chocolate chips.
4. Place batter in a greased and floured loaf pan or muffin tins.
5. Loaf: Bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
6. Muffins: Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.