These muffins are so delicious. Instead of sugar, they're packed with bananas and dates with a pinch of raisins so that they're flavor- and texture-packed in addition to being nutritious. They're even gluten-free, so those who need that are covered. Besides being super tasty, they are so simple to make that it is within the realm of reasonable possibility to make them on a work/school morning! Now that's my kind of recipe.

The geniuses behind the book The Veginner's Cookbook, featuring this recipe and over 75 others, are Bianca and Sascha of Elephantastic Vegan. Bianca is the food blogger there, where she enjoys tracking what she's cooking & eating in addition to sharing her recipes with her readers (the blog gets its name from the incredible memory elephants have and her love for them). Some things I really love about this book:

the recipes are very doable, many ready within a half hour

there are tips throughout the book called "Bianca's Kitchen Hacks" to help readers take a big step forward in their cooking abilities

there's a helpful "How-to" section in the front of the book as well as "Sascha's Landmine Situations" throughout, helping readers navigate eating vegan in their current social environment

the section "Substitutes that Will Make You (Almost) Forget about Non-Vegan Food" has a list of substitutes for non-vegan favorites to help those new to the vegan path

Give these muffins a try and see what you think. You will probably want to then buy the book, so below is a link to get it, as well as links to some tools to make these muffins. Note: The links take you directly to Amazon, where you can decide whether you want to purchase. Amazon will pay Beautiful Ingredient a small "finder's fee" for purchases made through these links, at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support!