Vegan Cinnamon Roll Banana Bread Muffins made with all gluten-free and nut-free ingredients! A delicious banana bread muffin with a cinnamon swirl twist!
If you love my Vegan Cinnamon Roll Banana Bread then you are in for a real delight over here.
These are the muffin version of one of my favorite banana breads and recipes EVER on the blog. Cinnamon roll meets banana bread in one perfectly sweet and deliciously fluffy and moist muffin. These muffins are the ultimate brunch or breakfast muffin to make. And they just so happen to be vegan, gluten-free and nut-free. They are easy to make and so satisfying.
I love making these to snack on all week long. I usually warm mine up in the microwave and add a little ghee on top too. You can’t go wrong.
These muffins also keep really well in the freezer so feel free to bake a batch and then defrost as you crave them. The ultimate way to have them on hand at all times!
If you guys make these, let me know!! I hope you love them as much as we do.
What ingredients you need to bake these gluten-free and. nut-free cinnamon banana bread muffins:
- Flax eggs – or sub regular eggs if you prefer
- Mashed banana – the more ripe the bananas, the sweeter and more moist the muffins will be
- Coconut oil – or use avocado oil for a more neutral oil
- Maple syrup – I haven’t tested a sub but honey could work too or liquid date sugar
- Non-dairy milk – any you’d like! or use regular milk
- Vanilla extract – a splash for flavor
- Gluten-free oat flour – gluten-free all purpose flour also works well or spelt flour if not gluten-free
- Cinnamon – lots of cinnamon for this
- Unsweetened applesauce – this is to make the cinnamon swirl for the center/topping
- Coconut sugar – I recommend this over honey/maple syrup so you have a grainy base
How to bake vegan cinnamon roll banana bread muffins:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin tray with liners or grease well
- In a large bowl, mix together flax eggs, banana, oil, maple syrup, milk and vanilla until fully combined
- Mix in flour, cinnamon and baking powder until fully combined
- In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon swirl ingredients
- Fill 7 muffin holes about 2/3 way with batter then a drizzle of cinnamon swirl layer followed by more batter and the rest of the cinnamon swirl layer (swirl with a toothpick or knife if desired)
- Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes and allow the muffins to cool for a few then enjoy!
A few of my other favorite healthy banana bread recipes:
Healthy Gluten-free Olive Oil Banana Bread
Gluten-free Birthday Cake Banana Bread
Healthy Blackout Banana Bread Skillet (vegan + paleo)
Paleo Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
PrintVegan Cinnamon Roll Banana Bread Muffins
Vegan Cinnamon Roll Banana Bread Muffins made with all gluten-free and nut-free ingredients! A delicious banana bread muffin with a cinnamon swirl twist!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 20-25 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
Yield: 7 large muffins 1x
Ingredients
Muffins:
- 2 flax eggs (2 tablespoons flaxseed + 5 tablespoons water OR sub 2 pasture-raised eggs)
- 1 cup mashed banana (about 2 medium bananas)
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted and cooled
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup non-dairy milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups gluten-free oat flour or gluten-free all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
Cinnamon Roll Swirl:
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar (I recommend this over honey/maple syrup so you have a grainy base)
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin tray with liners or grease well
- In a large bowl, mix together flax eggs, banana, oil, maple syrup, milk and vanilla until fully combined
- Mix in flour, cinnamon and baking powder until fully combined
- In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon swirl ingredients
- Fill 7 muffin holes about 2/3 way with batter then a drizzle of cinnamon swirl layer followed by more batter and the rest of the cinnamon swirl layer (swirl with a toothpick or knife if desired)
- Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes and allow the muffins to cool for a few then enjoy!
Notes
*Store leftovers in airtight container for 3 days, fridge for 5 days or freezer for 2 months
**I haven’t tested subs that aren’t listed here
Dani
These muffins are delicious! Super moist and fluffy, and as the tops cool, the cinnamon swirl mixture gets perfectly crispy!
Rachel
awww yay!
Alexa Kuzman
Will almond flour work with this? I ran out of my gluten free baking flour!
Emily
I loved this recipe in bread form so I was really excited to try it out for muffins! I had run out of oat flour, but I’m happy to report that the new 1:1 GF flour from Trader Joes works great as a substitute. I baked for 24 mins and they came out perfectly!
Rachel
amazing! thank you for sharing emily!!
Kylie
I didn’t have the ingredients for the cinnamon swirl, so I made the muffins & added chocolate chips. SO GOOD!! The muffins are perfect warmed up in the morning topped with yogurt & fruit 😍
Rachel
yaaayyy!!!
Ann Cavanagh Kramer
Just made these with my kids and they were DELICIOUS! I spread the dough out to 12(recipe says it makes 7 big muffins), so they were a bit smaller for the kids. I could have even gone a bit smaller. I still filled them up pretty high. Also, I realized I was out of coconut oil mid-recipe. I took a chance and dubbed in grape seed oil and I don’t think it made a difference bc they were amazing!
Rachel
love!!!
Michèle K.
I made them for the first time today and it won’t be the last! So good! Rachel I know you find the word “moist” gross lol but they are perfectly moist and fluffy and taste heavenly with this cinnamon swirl! I made them a bit smaller because I didn’t have bigger muffin papers, I got 10 muffins out of it. Most important: my toddler loved them too!
Michèle Kückens
I made them for the first time today and it won’t be the last! So good! Rachel I know you find the word “moist” gross lol but they are perfectly moist and fluffy and taste heavenly with this cinnamon swirl! I made them a bit smaller because I didn’t have bigger muffin papers, I got 10 muffins out of it. Most important: my toddler loved them too!
Rachel
i so don’t find it gross!! happy to hear! xx
Erin
These muffins are so freaking SOFT & DELICIOUS!
Rachel
YAYYYY!!!
Kendra
So yummy! I had to sub a cup almond flour because I ran out of oat flour and it was still amazing! Will definitely be making these again.
Rachel
awww yay!!! thanks for sharing!!
venvin
This recipe is sooo good pls I LOVE IT THANK U!! Oh btw since I didn’t have unsweetened applesauce, I tried to sub it with banana which, thankfully, works! Will definitely make this recipe again hehe :>
Rachel
AW yay thank you1
Guadalupe
really yummy! i swapped the oat flour for the 1:1 GF flour from TJs cuz i was out, and used chia seed eggs instead. i got 10 muffins total, regular size. they’re light and just sweet enough.
Rachel
thank you!!!
Carol
Sounds delicious…can you send calorie and nutrition info? Thanks!
Rachel
yay!!! feel free to input in an online calorie counter!! x