Vegan monkey muffins

These delicious chocolate muffins shaped like cute monkeys will be the talk of any kids’ birthday celebration.

Ingredients

• 2 medium bananas
• 1 tbsp flax seeds + 2 tbsp water
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 100 g brown sugar
• 40 g peanut butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 30 g cocoa powder
• 140 rolled oatmeal flour
• 50 g almond meal
• 60 g dark chocolate

Method

Peel 2 medium bananas, break them into chunks and add them into a mixing bowl. Add 1 tbsp flax seeds and 2 tbsp water to the bowl, then mash everything using a fork. Add all the dry and wet ingredients and mix gently using a spatula until everything is combined. Fill 12 muffin cases two thirds full and bake for 20-25 minutes at 180 °C on the center rack using top/bottom heat. Let the muffins cool down and decorate with dark chocolate ganache. Finish decorating the muffins with monkey shaped marzipan cut-outs, or create the decorations using fondant.