Brown bananas and extra ripe bananas usually turn up in the bin. However they can be transformed to quick breads like pancake and muffin recipes.Air fryer banana muffins is a great way to use overripe bananas as they have natural sweetness. This special treat is great for quick breakfasts with some coffee and a great addition to bento boxes. This basic banana muffin recipe can be customised to make coffee banana walnut cake or chocolate banana muffins. easy air fryer banana muffins are here to stay! Healthy banana chia seed muffins are delicious treats for bento boxes. Learn to make air fryer banana muffins in easy steps.
There are many delicious treats that you can make for kids without using butter ganache. Whether it is vegan Xmas cake or orange vegan muffins.You can also make eggless Tutti Frutti cake vegan by substituting milk with oat milk or hemp seed milk. Other similar eggless recipes for cakes and muffins include Eggless banana walnut cake, Eggless blueberry cake ,Tutti fruitti cake, Eggless chocolate walnut cake, vegan banana oat muffins & Vegan chocolate muffin
This delicious recipe was inspired by my banana walnut cake recipe which was eggless. However, it still contained dairy. As I try to incorporate veganism in my daily diet as much as possible. It was time to tweak air fryer muffins for the better. Unlike what most cooks feel, delicious muffins can be made vegan too.
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Ingredients
- fresh bananas
- raw sugar
- chia meal / (powdered chia seeds) soaked in water (or egg if not vegan)
- hemp seed milk / oat milk / vegan milk (or dairy milk)
- Apple cider vinegar
- Vanilla extract
- sunflower oil / olive oil
- self raising flour
- chopped walnuts optional
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
Preheat air fryer for 5 minutes at 150 deg C.
Mash the bananas in a bowl
In a large bowl, add chia seed mix, mashed bananas and sugar.
Add oil to the mix
Now, add milk to the mix along with vanilla extract.
Add self raising flour to the wet ingredients.
Add apple cider vinegar,Mix the ingredients slowly with a whisk
- Pour the muffin batter in muffin cups. Pour the muffin batter in muffin cups. Garnish with chopped walnuts
- Place in an air fryer basket. Air fry at 150 deg C / 300 degrees F for 15-17 mins. Check with toothpick once done or cook for few more mins until it comes clean.
Hint: Always preheat your air fryer like an oven. You must always remove any left over tidbits before usage for best results. If you find your cakes lopsided or uneven in an air fryer. You should rotate the muffin cups mid way as that is due to air flow.
Substitutions
- You can add flax seeds as an egg replacer for vegan option. Others can add egg if required. Generally mashed banana is a good egg replacer. Hence, you do not need egg in this recipe.
- You can substitute self raising all purpose flour with whole wheat flour.
- You can use paper muffin cases or muffin tin instead of ramekins however there are high chances that the batter will tip over in the plain paper cases. The other option is to use silicone muffin cases but I do not like that personally, hence I stick to paper cups or ramekins .
- You can also use brown sugar in place of raw sugar for air fryer banana bread muffins , however if you are vegan then avoid brown sugar or white sugar.
Variations
- You can garnish cake with walnuts, pecans, almonds or raisins. If you want to make nut-free muffins, you can add some tutti frutti or candied fruit or chocolate chips for garnish. Serve this easy recipe with ice cream for a delicious treat.
Equipment
- air fryer
- hand mixer / stand mixer
- potato masher ( or fork to mash bananas)
- large mixing bowl
- muffin liners / silicon liners / paper muffin cups
- muffin pan
Storage
Store the banana muffin is an airtight container or a plastic wrap for 3-5 days. Always warm before you serve. You can also freeze them in a freezer bag.
Top tip
You can add few drops of vanilla extract or a teaspoon cinnamon powder or cocoa powder if you find banana flavor overpowering.
FAQ
You can replace ⅓ cup water and 1 tablespoon chia seed with 1 egg , if you are not vegan.
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air fryer banana chia seed muffins recipe
Equipment
- Air fryer
- hand mixer / stand mixer
- Mixing bowl
- muffin liners / silicon liners / paper muffin cups
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. powdered chia seeds 1 tablespoon soaked in ⅓ cup water for 15 minutes.
- ⅓ cup water refer notes
- 2 medium bananas weighs 100gm after peeling
- ¼ cup sunflower oil
- ¼ cup raw sugar
- 3 tablespoon vegan milk / hemp milk /oat milk
- 1 cup self raising flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
- 2 tablespoon walnuts crushed
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer for 5 minutes at 150 deg C.Mix the chia seed with water.
- Mash the bananas in a bowl,In a large bowl, add chia seed mix,banana and sugar.Add oil to the mix and Add milk to the mix with vanilla extract
- Add self raising flour to the wet mixture.Add apple cider vinegar,Mix the ingredients slowly with a whisk
- Pour the muffin batter in muffin cups. Garnish with chopped walnuts
- Place in an air fryer basket. Air fry at 150 deg C / 300F for 15-17 mins. Check with toothpick once done or cook for few more mins until it comes clean.
In oven:
- Bake at160 deg C| 320 deg F for 20-22 mins. Check with toothpick once done or cook for few more mins until it comes clean.
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