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SunButter, Honey & Banana Muffins (Gluten Free, Top 8 Free, Refined Sugar Free, Vegan Option)

June 23, 2016 by Megan Lavin 5 Comments

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Soft muffins, with that classic SunButter taste sweetened with bananas and honey. A great breakfast or after-school snack, these portable muffins are gluten, dairy, egg, soy, peanut and tree nut free as well as vegan and top eight free!

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For the record, so that I’m always transparent, SunButter did send me free product and I am one of their official bloggers. That said, we’d been buying it for quite a while before that as it’s the closest peanut butter substitute we’ve found.

I once heard that all good recipes originate from your childhood somewhere. One breakfast, as well as snack, I remember is toast with peanut butter, bananas and honey on it. It was a stacked toast with all of that goodness on top of it, and it was filling.

When I saw these muffins, I knew I had to recreate them to be allergy-friendly for my son, so he too could have a similar childhood memory–as they  have all of those flavors, without the mess–because let’s face it, the peanut butter always ended up on my hands. These are much less sticky, unless you drip additional honey on them, but I just couldn’t help myself!

Sunbutter, Honey & Banana Muffins (GF, DF, Egg, Soy, Peanut, Tree nut Free, Top 8 Free, Refined Sugar Free, Vegan) Recipe by Allergy Awesomeness

As you can tell, my boys were quite excited to try these SunButter muffins out! I already shared this pic on my Instagram, because it was just TOO good to not share right away. My youngest is always lingering when I’m baking or shooting, just waiting for a chance to inhale it.

I also used these as neighbor gifts, to give to our new neighbors and another neighbor whose flowers had gotten stepped on. WHOOPS. SunButter muffins cover a multitude of sins, right?? Life with little boys… (In his honor, it wasn’t my son, it was his friend he had over.)

I love making breakfast items in the summer because we’re on a more relaxed schedule, and it’s OK if breakfast doesn’t happen until 10am since there’s no school! While these muffins would be great anytime, I do love a good muffin for breakfast, especially if it’s a late breakfast after sleeping in, because I am NOT a morning person. #thestruggleisreal

Let these Sunbutter muffins make memories for you too! Enjoy!

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Do you have other allergy friendly SunButter recipes?

Why yes I do! If you want to use up that jar of SunButter, let me share some other favorite ways to incorporate it into recipes:

  • Blender Buckwheat, Banana & SunButter Waffles
  • Chocolate Banana SunButter Breakfast Shake
  • SunButter Buckeye Bundt Cake
  • Triple Layer SunButter Brownies
  • Allergy Friendly PB&J (with lots of gluten free bread recommendations*)
  • No Bake Chocolate Pretzel Bites
  • Chewy No Bake Chocolate Granola Bars

Do you have any other allergy friendly muffins?

Muffins are my love language, so I have a LOT of muffin recipes. I don’t even know if I could choose a favorite. Maybe you can help me decide:

  • 20+ Allergy-friendly Muffins Recipes
  • Healthier Allergy-friendly Double Chocolate Muffins
  • Allergy-friendly Cinna-Swirl Muffins (tastes like cinnamon rolls!)
  • Blender Oatmeal Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
  • Allergy-friendly Banana Muffins
  • Allergy-friendly Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
  • Allergy-friendly Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins
  • Allergy-friendly Spiced Pumpkin Muffins with Cinnamon Glaze
  • Allergy-friendly Chocolate Chip Muffins
  • Allergy-friendly Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins
  • Allergy-friendly Peach Muffins
  • Allergy-friendly Blender Oatmeal Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
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SunButter, Honey & Banana Muffins (Gluten Free, Top 8 Free, Refined Sugar Free, Vegan Option)

Yield: 16 muffins
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Soft muffins, with that classic SunButter taste sweetened with bananas and honey. A great breakfast or after-school snack, these portable muffins are gluten, dairy, egg, soy, peanut and tree nut free as well as top 8 free with a vegan option!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups gluten free flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 medium bananas
  • 1/3 cup honey (can use maple syrup for a vegan version)
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
  • 1 Ener-G egg (1 and 1/2 tsp Ener-G mixed with 2 Tablespoons of rice milk)
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup Creamy SunButter
  • 1/3 cup rice milk (flax milk works too)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a muffin tin generously. I found it made 16 muffins, so either plan on using it twice, or do two muffin tin pans.
  2. Mix together, in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, all of the liquids: honey, coconut oil, Ener-G egg, vanilla, SunButter and rice milk. Next, add in the bananas and mix until you reach the desired texture. (I prefer my bananas to be completely mashed, but some like little pieces.)
  3. With the stand mixer on low, slowly add in the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and finally flour. Only mix until it's just incorporated. It's OK if the batter is lumpy.
  4. Scoop into the muffin tins, about 3/4 the way full.
  5. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the muffins have a cracked top and bounce back when touched.
  6. Enjoy plain, with your favorite dairy-free butter, or honey. You can't lose!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 181Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 132mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 2gSugar: 10gProtein: 3g
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Gluten-free & Vegan SunButter Honey & Banana Muffins Recipe by AllergyAwesomeness.com

Filed Under: Breakfast, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Top 8 Free, Vegan Tagged With: Dairy Free, Egg Free, EOE Recipe, Fish Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Peanut Free, Soy Free, Top 8 Free, Vegan, Wheat Free

About Megan Lavin

Hi! I'm Megan, a mom to four kids, two with multiple food allergies & one with EOE. I'm a published cookbook author that constantly tweaks recipes to make them allergy friendly--it's an addiction. I share every recipe & tip with you, to help you eat like you did before food allergies & dietary restrictions. You can still be awesome, even with food allergies!

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  1. Sarah Green

    June 30, 2020 at 7:43 PM

    I tried it with flax seed because it was what I had on hand and it worked great! I’ll have to look into the EnerG though. Any recommendations on keeping it from turning green? My daughter made me pick off all the “bad spots” despite me trying to spin it as a fun green muffin! ??‍♀️

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    • Megan Lavin

      July 1, 2020 at 10:29 AM

      Hi! I’m glad flax seed worked. This is what SunButter says about it turning green: “The chlorogenic acid (chlorophyll) in sunflower seeds reacts with the baking soda/powder when baked, causing the green color when the cookies cool. This is completely harmless! Depending on the recipe, a splash of lemon juice may help.”

      Reply
    • Monique

      September 24, 2020 at 9:40 PM

      Try seltzer water in place of the baking soda/powder. I’ve seen it used as a rising agent in waffle and matzah ball recipes to great effect.

      Reply
  2. SB

    June 18, 2020 at 7:00 PM

    Would a flax seed egg Replacement work well too? I’m not familiar with Ener-G.
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Megan Lavin

      June 20, 2020 at 6:59 PM

      I really like Ener-G and think that it is one of the best egg replacements, and would really recommend that you invest in it. But, in a pinch that would probably work. You’ll have to let me know if you try it.

      Reply

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