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Cream Cheese Filled Banana Muffin Cups

Healthy & tasty banana cups filled with cream cheese
Course Baking, Dessert, Snack, Sweet Treat
Keyword Dairy-Free, Egg Free, Gluten-Free, Sugar Free, Vegan
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

For the muffin cup

  • 1 Ripe banana
  • 100 g White beans drained and rinsed (save the aquafaba)
  • 2 tbsp Coconut flour
  • 2 tsp Aquafaba (water from the beans)
  • 1 tbsp Fiber syrup (or any other liquid sweetener)
  • 6 drops Vanilla stevia drops (or 1 tsp vanilla powder/extract ands 2-3 tbsp coconut sugar)
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 0,5 tbsp Coconut oil
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 6-8 Almonds roughly chopped

For the cream cheese frosting

  • 100 g Vegan cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp Stevia icing sugar (or regular icing sugar)
  • 0,5-1 tsp Lemon juiced

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius
  • Drain and wash the beans, keep the aquafaba (water) from the beans for later
  • Put the banana in a blender and mix until smooth
  • Add the rest of the wet ingredients and blend until smooth
  • In the end add coconut flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and mix again until fully combined
  • Pour into muffin forms and bake in the oven for approximately 10 minutes
  • Take out the muffins and make a round hole for the cream cheese filling using a tablespoon measuring cup. Gently press the bottom of the measuring cup to make small holes in the muffin cups. You should press almost the whole way through.
  • Put the muffins back in the oven and bake for another 10-15 minutes, until they are done
  • Meanwhile prepare the frosting by mixing all the ingedients using an electric mixer
  • Put the frosting in the fridge until ready to use
  • When muffins are done take them out and let them cool for 10-15 minutes
  • Fill the muffins with the cream cheese frosting and garnish with some chopped almonds