Hemp Seed Muffins
These hemp, oat and banana muffins are a light, naturally sweet vegan bake made with ripe bananas, rolled oats and hulled hemp seeds.
Equipment
- 1 Weighing scales
- 2 Mixing bowl
- 1 Sieve
- 1 Whisk
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Muffin tray
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 180 g White flour - plain
- 20 g Oats
- 8 g Baking powder
- 2 g Baking soda
- 2.5 g Sea salt
- 40 g Hemp seeds - shelled
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder
Wet Ingredients
- 200 g Banana (2 large banana approx.)
- 100 g Oat milk
- 15 g Apple cider vinegar
- 50 g Coconut sugar
- 60 g Rapeseed oil
- 5 g REAL Vanilla Paste
Toppings
- 20 g Hemp seeds - shelled
- 20 g Oats
Method
- Preheat the oven to 170°C fan. Line a muffin tray with 12 paper cases.
- Assemble all ingredients.
- Stir the apple cider vinegar into the oat milk and set aside for 3–5 minutes to create a light vegan buttermilk.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, rolled oats, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt, hemp seeds, and cinnamon until evenly combined.
- In a separate bowl, mash the bananas until mostly smooth. Add the sugar, Irish rapeseed oil, vanilla extract, and the acidulated oat milk, then whisk until fully combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and fold gently with a spatula until just combined. Avoid overmixing.
- Allow the batter to rest for 5–6 minutes to hydrate the oats and hemp seeds.
- Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cases, filling each about ¾ full.
- Sprinkle the tops with hemp seeds, oats, and a small pinch of cinnamon if using.
- Bake on the middle shelf for 22–24 minutes, until domed and springy to the touch.
- Cool in the tray for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool fully.
Recipe Notes
Ripe bananas matter: The riper the bananas, the better the sweetness and texture. Well-spotted bananas give the lightest crumb and best flavour.
Don’t overmix: Fold the batter gently until just combined. Overmixing will lead to denser muffins.
Storage: These muffins keep well for up to 2 days at room temperature and freeze beautifully once fully cooled.
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 75gCalories: 176kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 4gFat: 8gSodium: 140mgPotassium: 161mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 54IUVitamin B1: 0.2mgVitamin B2: 0.1mgVitamin B3: 1mgVitamin B5: 0.2mgVitamin B6: 0.1mgVitamin C: 1mgVitamin D: 3µgVitamin E: 1mgVitamin K: 4µgCalcium: 55mgCopper: 0.05mgFolate: 32µgIron: 2mgManganese: 0.3mgMagnesium: 13mgPhosphorus: 136mgSelenium: 6µgZinc: 0.3mg
