Chocolate Banana Fudge Muffins (Vegan)

These were a perfect dessert tonight... Delicious chocolate with healthy banana, low fat and low sugar.  Doesn't get much better than that!

Ingredients:

• 3 large bananas, mashed
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 TB ground flax
• 3 TB water
• 1/3 cup homemade applesauce
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cacao powder (or cocoa)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup chocolate chips, plus more for topping if desired

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a muffin tin with baking cups. 
• In a bowl, combine mashed bananas, sugar, flax, water and applesauce.
• Sift the flour, cacao powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder into the wet ingredients. 
• Lightly mix to combine. Fold in chocolate chips. The batter will be chunky.
• Divide the batter between muffin cups (12-18 depending on how full you make them). 
• Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. 
• Allow muffins to cool for 3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Vegan Better For You Pumpkin Muffins

Vegan Better For You Pumpkin Muffins (Adapted from Vegan Pumpkin Muffins)

1 cup canned (organic if possible) pumpkin
2 TB coconut oil
4 TB applesauce
1/2 cup raw sugar (sub white and/or brown if desired)
1/4 cup vanilla almond milk (if using plain almond mlik, add 1 tsp vanilla extract)
1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Bake in 350 degree oven for 22-24 minutes.