Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins and Brownie Cookie Recpes.

So on Friday I spent the afternoon baking treats to send with my Mom up to Lawrence for my little bro Logan (she was headed up for his frat's Mom's Day.) I made an old favorite and tried a new recipe and both turned out great! Wanted to share them both with you all...

I made my famous (at least in this house) chocolate chip banana muffins (I used to make it as bread, but now we like the single portion muffins)...they always are delish! I also sent him some of Bethenny's brownie cookies from The Skinnygirl Dish, they turned out great! They are little and light which is great when you just want that little bite of chocolate after dinner. Here are the recipes...

Chocolate chip banana muffins~

Ingredients:

    -1/4 cup chocolate chips

    -1 1/2 c sugar

    -2 tsp baking soda

    -1 tsp vanilla

    -4 1/2 small bananas, mashed

    -2 cups flour (I use whole wheat)

Mix everything but flour well, then add flour. Grease pan and bake about 30 min. at 350 degrees.

Brownie Cookies~

    -1/2 c non-dairy butter, softened (or oil- I use sunflower oil)

    -1 1/2 c sugar

    -1/2 banana mashed

    -2 tsp vanilla extract

    -2 c oat flour (again, I used whole wheat)

    -2/3 c cocoa powder

    -3/4 tsp baking soda

    -1/4 tsp salt

    -2 c chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, banana, and vanilla with a hand mixer until light and fluffy (can be done without a mixer, but it's tough- trust me...I may or may not have had help from Dave...) In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture until well blended. Stir in the chocolate chips. Drop teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for about 8 or 9 min. Let cool.

 The finished products, hope Logan enjoyed them, I know we did! :) ENJOY! ~Mal