Vegan Chocolate Banana Muffins

This recipe for vegan chocolate banana muffins calls for oatmeal and bananas - but don't let that trick you into thinking that it's healthy! Being egg-free and dairy-free, however, it is lower in fat than most chocolate muffin recipes, and being vegan, it is cholesterol-free as well.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 2-3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cup soy milk
• 1/3 cup vegan margarine, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation:

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees and line or grease a muffin pan.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, oatmeal, brown sugar, baking powder and baking soda.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the banas, soy milk, vegan margarine and vanilla. Combine with the dry ingredients and stir just to combine.

Fill each muffin about 2/3 full with batter. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.