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  • Makes 12 muffins

These vegan chocolate chip pumpkin muffins are great for a crowd and so delicious. Pumpkin puree and mashed banana add enough natural sweetness that you only need a little bit of added sweetener (maple syrup) and vegan chocolate chips to make a truly decadent-tasting muffin.

Recipe adapted from Julieanna Hever’s Blueberry Oat Breakfast Muffins in Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health, edited by Gene Stone

Ingredients

  • 1 medium banana, mashed 
  • 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree 
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup 
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
  • 2 cups whole oat flour 
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder 
  • ½ teaspoon salt 
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg 
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger 
  • 1 cup grain-sweetened dairy-free chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, combine mashed banana, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, and vanilla.
  2. In a small bowl, combine oat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Transfer mixture to large bowl and mix together gently until well combined. Avoid over-mixing to prevent toughness in the final product. Fold in chocolate chips.
  3. Spoon batter into silicon muffin cups and bake for 20 minutes or until the muffins are lightly browned. Remove muffins from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Store muffins in an airtight container.

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Lisa F2 weeks ago
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Will chickpea flour work?

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Hi Lisa,

Chickpea flour has a stronger taste than oat flour, so we’d recommend using a combination of chickpea flour and either oat flour or wheat flour. We haven’t tested this recipe out with chickpea flour ourselves, so if you do give it a try, please let us know how it goes!

Thank you,

Courtney
Editor, Forks Over Knives

Jamie1 month ago
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These are delicious! I used 1 1/2 C whole wheat flour and 1/2 C ground flaxseeds. I also used 3 T pumpkin pie spice instead of the other spices. Turned out great!

Anne Schroeder6 months ago
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I made these today just before church. These are so good. I throughly enjoyed them. I gave some to 2 friends and my neighbor who I just love. They will be come my comfort muffin of choice.

Susie7 months ago
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Love these. I make them all the time, my kids eat them once they cook from the oven and sometimes I make a double batch and freeze them to have for snacks on the go. They are a regular recipe in my house and I love that they are oil free and wfpb.

Nikki8 months ago
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We make these every couple weeks at my house, and always devour them quickly. They are soo so good and yes, moist. I find I like the texture better after they are refrigerated overnight. I think it firms them up a bit. I don’t change a thing. My daughter made up a song about these muffins when she was three she loves them so much!

Jennifer9 months ago
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I had to try this recipe, after seeing such mixed reviews. Well, they were decent. My kids enjoyed them because of the chocolate chips, as did I, but I probably wouldn’t make them again. They were dense, as others have said. Not bad though at all, if you have puree to use up.

Jena Steiner9 months ago
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These turned out well. I had to use wheat flour as the store was out of oat flour and I had wheat on hand. I was worried this might ruin the texture but I don’t think so. I added a little less than a cup of choc chips and put in a few pecan pieces. Which I think were a good addition.

Patty Toy10 months ago
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This was absolutely delicious

Linda10 months ago
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I would like to make these with whole wheat flour. Can I substitute 1:1?
Thanks!

Elaine10 months ago
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I didn’t have a fresh ripe banana but I had a frozen one so I mashed that. I increased the maple syrup to 1/3 cup, and stuck a pecan into the top of each muffin straight out of the oven. They came out perfect, moist and delicious. A keeper! Thank you.

Sharon11 months ago
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One of the best recipes ever. I double the recipe do halp with chocolate chips and the other half pecans and raisins/cranberries. These are always devoured in minutes!

Rochelle11 months ago
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Please give suggests to make it less dense and wet. The flavors are great, but it is like eating a dense brownie. More flour? Less flour? Less banana/applesauce or pumpkin puree? Bake longer? Suggestions would be greatly appreciated?

Linda11 months ago
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These were AMAZING!!!

Cloudy Rockwell11 months ago
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These were too wet and a reminder to me that I shouldn’t use bananas to sweeten my baking. This would have made at least 15-18 muffins—as it was, they are mushy and a bit chewy. I think I prefer a caliber muffin, and should stick to simpler and fewer indgredients. The chocolate chips were too much, my husband & I ate one each, critiqued them, and I threw out the rest.

Amanda11 months ago
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They taste yummy but turned out wet for me. I even used a can with 398ml (less than 15 oz) of pumpkin bc that is the norm in Canada. I will try again to tweek it. I used bought oat flour…would that make a difference?

Linda Sandifer11 months ago
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One of my favorite fall recipes. I do add 1/2 cup of walnuts.

Darlene11 months ago
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These are sooo good. I used 1 cup of oat flour, 1/2 millet flour, 1/2 sorghum flour. Added some candied ginger with the chocolate chips. Very tasty. Will make again….and again.

Erica12 months ago
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This recipe is a KEEPER. I had half a can of pumpkin I needed to use up, so I made a half batch of this recipe. I subbed applesauce for the banana and skipped the cinnamon and other spices (I just used vanilla). They turned out great, I will definitely be making these again!

Jessica2 weeks ago
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How much applesauce did you use to replace the banana? I don’t always have bananas on hand.

Kelly11 months ago
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I was thinking of subbing in applesauce because I have a kid with a serious banana aversion, thanks for posting that it worked!

Susan12 months ago
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I just made these but replaced the chocolate chips with walnuts. They were very good and plenty sweet without the chocolate. Next time I’m going to add shredded carrot and coconut as well for a no-oil, low-sugar “Morning Glory” muffin!

Colleen12 months ago
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I’d love to comment on the texture and flavor of these muffins, but this is my second batch that my kids have gobbled right up. Perfect breakfast or after school snack. I love how simple and how few ingredients there are. I made as the recipe called for with no subs.

Phala Bowles12 months ago
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If we really want people to go Vegan we’ve got to do better than this ..

Linda Sandifer11 months ago
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These are amazing!! I’m sorry they didn’t turn out for you.

Phala Bowles12 months ago
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Didn’t rise, wasn’t sweet, bitter and dense.

Sarah11 months ago
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Maybe it’s the baker and not the recipe? These muffins are wonderful!

Martha12 months ago
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These are wonderful! I used 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 180 grams of oat flour. Mixed only until combined and they came out light and fluffy.

Denise12 months ago
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I thought these were very good. quite moist and dense to give an extra sense of fullness. I used Sorghum flour ( 1 cup) and 1 cup of rolled oats. I used date syrup instead of maple syrup. I think I would like them better without the chocolate chips…..maybe raisins or nuts ( although I can’t have nuts).

Amy6 months ago
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I make these often! Instead of the chocolate chips, I’ll use raisins, or better yet ORANGE raisins and a few almond slivers.

Kriss12 months ago
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Nice muffins. Added some walnuts for some crunch.
Would be nice to have the nutritional breakdown of the baking recipes.
Thank you

U10 months ago
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Just made these for second time. Baked a pumpkin instead of canned, added chips, pepitas and cashews this time. Also only had frozen banana. Delicious muffins. And i feel good after eating them. Thanks!

Rhonda12 months ago
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My husband and I just love this recipe. The muffins are delicious! I have to buy silicone cupcake trays. I only had regular cupcake trays and paper cupcake holders so it stuck to the paper more than I would have preferred.

Aida12 months ago
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Great recipe. Muffins were a little dense, haven’t risen enough. But so delicious. Also – I got 23 muffins! All together super delicious!

Linda12 months ago
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These were the absolute best muffins!! Very easy recipe and so delish!!! Packed with a tons of flavor …

c p sowell12 months ago
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You neglect to give the yield of this recipe. Please do so, and for all your recipes. We need to know in case we need to modify the amounts.

Kimberly12 months ago
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Says it makes 12 muffins under the picture and title.

Michelle12 months ago
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These are excellent! I replaced just over a half cup walnuts instead of chocolate chips! Will make these again! Thanks for the recipe!

Rebekah Welch12 months ago
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Delicious! We liked these a lot. I’ll definitely make these again. I grounded up whole oats in my Vitamix for the whole oat flour.

FR1 year ago
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Has anyone made this into a loaf instead of muffins? If so, what changes did you make if any? Thanks

Tanya1 year ago
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Could these be made as cookies instead?

Rena Hadas1 year ago
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Added 1/4 c. Walnuts. LOVE this recipe!

Laura Selby1 year ago
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Very easy to make. May make mini ones next time. Delicious batter too

Tami Furlong1 year ago
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I just saw this today on Facebook and had to make them. Wow! These are so good! I will be making these very often!

Janet1 year ago
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What is calorie count on this recipe, please?

john hannam1 year ago
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How would this work with almond, spwlt, coconut, ir xhickpea flour…

Love this feed..buy your magazine often..thanks!

Sherry1 year ago
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Is there a calorie, carb and sugar content anywhere?

Kat1 year ago
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I found the batter too dense, maybe using weight to measure the flour would have helped.

KH12 months ago
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Good question. King Arthur says 1 c oat flour weighs 92g, Bob’s Red Mill says 120 per cup. Big difference. I wonder the same about the volume/weight of the banana…

Angela1 year ago
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Thant would be really nice to have that info since vegan gluten-free baking can be a bit tricky and measuring by weight can help.

Terisa Clawson1 year ago
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What can I use instead of banana?

Erica12 months ago
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I used applesauce, too! I just eyeballed it. About “one banana’s worth” haha.

Roberta aDowney12 months ago
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I’m betting a mashed avocado would work.

Jean12 months ago
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@Gayle, how much applesauce did you use?

Gayle1 year ago
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I used unsweetened applesauce.

Julian1 year ago
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Could you make these with sweet potato instead?

Donna1 year ago
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These are soo good!!!

Jen2 years ago
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I literally NEVER leave reviews but have to leave one for THIS one. This is the best muffin recipe you will try. I am addicted and have made this several times! Try this- you won’t be sorry!

Bill2 years ago
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These are so delicious and clean! Great there’s no oil or vegan butter, which seems to be mentioned in so many vegan recipes. Even my family loves them and they are not big pumpkin fans!! Thanks for the recipe!

Kathy Gudenau2 years ago
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My friend said these were great

Melinda L Sanz2 years ago
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Can protein oats (the Kodiak brand) be used to make these muffins? It’s basically rolled oats with added pea and whey protein.

Martha Waltien1 year ago
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No dairy in any F O K recipes.

JC2 years ago
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You’re missing the point of Forks Over Knives. A whole foods plant-based diet does NOT include dairy. Whey is dairy protein and very bad for you.

Mikaela2 years ago
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Super yummy muffins. The whole family enjoys them. Thanks

TERESA COLMENERO2 years ago
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These muffins are amazingly delicious!! Just made a double batch of them. This is my second time baking these and I’ll continue to bake them during the cold season:)

Nay2 years ago
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Oh my gosh these are so so good!

Nay2 years ago
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Oh my gosh, these are so so good.

Karen2 years ago
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These are delicious! I’ve been making them for a few years now. One of my seasonal favorites I always make.

Sam2 years ago
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Could I substitute with almond flour? If so, would it be a 1:1 substitution? I’ve never used oat flour before. Thanks!

Lynette Bodell2 years ago
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I prefer these muffins with 1/2 oat flour and 1/2 almond flour.
You can make oat flour by simply blending your oats in a blender

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