{"id":91609,"date":"2009-12-21T03:18:27","date_gmt":"2009-12-21T08:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d48a69e20120a76cc2f8970b"},"modified":"2009-12-22T05:10:08","modified_gmt":"2009-12-22T10:10:08","slug":"at-last-vegan-banana-nut-muffins-in-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/91609","title":{"rendered":"At Last: Vegan Banana Nut Muffins in Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Apparently, vegan banana nut muffins do not exist in
\nPhoenix, until now. Let me share with you why this matters\u2026at least to me. But
\nfirst, behold, I\u2019ve made some mini vegan banana nut muffin bites, perfect for a
\nhealthier holiday office party treat.<\/p>\n

  \"Vegan_banananut_bowl\"<\/a>
<\/o:p><\/p>\n

One of the foods I would get often at the Whole Foods bakery
\nwhen I lived in the SF bay Area were vegan banana nut muffins. Here\u2019s a picture
\nof said muffins<\/a>. Those vegan banana nut muffins are heavenly goodness because
\nthey don\u2019t taste \u201cvegan.\u201d You can\u2019t tell the difference, the muffins are just
\nsimply good! I\u2019m not vegan, but I can eat these muffins because they are egg
\nand dairy-free\u2026.me with the food allergies.<\/p>\n

<\/span>I mention the \u201cvegan\u201d
\ntasting thing mainly because many people have preconceptions of what vegan
\ntastes like and it usually swirls around things like grassy, bran-ish, or \u201csomething\u2019s
\nmissing.\u201d To me, the hallmark attribute of any excellent food is that it has
\nwonderful taste and a pleasurable texture. If you can nail those two things,
\nthe ingredients are less important, vegan or not. People just want to have a
\nfabulous food experience.<\/p>\n

Not even Whole Foods
\nhas the vegan banana nut muffin<\/o:p><\/strong><\/p>\n

When I loved to Phoenix a few months ago, I went to all 5
\nWhole Foods in the area and all the other natural food stores I could find, and
\nnot one had a vegan banana nut muffin, not even frozen ones. In fact, compared
\nto the Bay Area the vegan selections are very small in Phoenix. There\u2019s plenty
\nof gluten-free offerings, but little in vegan choices. <\/p>\n

  \"Vegan_banananut_pieces\"<\/a>
<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Not to be discouraged, I then went in search on Yelp, blogs,
\nand food sites as well as tweeting , hitting up local foodies, and asking every
\nhuman being I\u2019ve met in Phoenix where I could  <\/span>find any<\/em>
\nplace that sold vegan banana nut muffins. Amazingly, vegan banana nut muffins do
\nnot exist ANYWHERE here. It is the weirdest thing especially since banana nut
\nis a popular flavor. It\u2019s not like I\u2019m trying to find an Acai berry macadamia
\nvegan muffin.  <\/span><\/p>\n

Phoenix metro is the 5th<\/sup> largest city in the US
\nand not one place makes a vegan banana nut muffin. I\u2019m absolutely astonished! So,
\nfor my final post for Viva paper towels, they are sponsoring this post and my
\nquest to bring a vegan banana nut muffin to Phoenix. <\/p>\n

Here, I made some, and we
\ncan now say the vegan banana nut muffin exists in Phoenix, and is no longer a
\nunicorn. Can you smell the delicious aroma right out of the oven? Thanks Viva! For some fun,
\nfork-free recipes including videos and snappy entertaining ideas, check out the
\n<\/span>VIVA\u00ae Diva Caf\u00e9<\/span><\/a>. And even cooler, today, someone will get the opportunity to win a $50 Gift Card to buy whatever you want courtesy of Viva. That's just so cool of them! More on how to win at the end of the post.
<\/span><\/p>\n

  \"Vegan_banananut_pan\"<\/a>
<\/o:p><\/p>\n

<\/o:p>I made up this recipe from a mixture of different recipes,
\nbut mine has one secret ingredient that I didn\u2019t see anyone else use. It\u2019s
\ndifferent, and I think added to the moistness of the muffin. Moist is a key
\ntexture thing for me in muffins as I dislike dry muffins. Many dairy and
\negg-free muffins I\u2019ve had tend to be on the drier side. But not here!<\/p>\n

  \"Vegan_banananut_stuff\"<\/a>
<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Ingredients* (makes
\nabout 3 dozen mini muffins)<\/o:p><\/strong><\/p>\n