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Vegan ginger mango muffins with maple streusel topping

Ingredients:

For the muffins:

• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 mashed banana
• 1/2 cup oat milk or other non-dairy milk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil (you could also use melted coconut oil)
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 2 cups flour
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup frozen mango chunks (I used gigantic chunks, but you can make them smaller if you like)

For the streusel topping:

• 3/4 cup old fashioned oats
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
• Pinch of ginger
• Pinch of cinnamon
• 5 Tablespoons cold vegan butter (I used Earth Balance)

For the maple glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
• 1 Tablespoon oat milk or other non-dairy milk

Instructions:

For the muffins:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. and line 2 muffin tins with 16 muffin cups.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, banana, non-dairy milk, oil, maple syrup and applesauce.
3. Combine the dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
4. Add the mango chunks to the dry ingredients and toss to combine.
5. Add the mango / flour mixture to the wet ingredients and fold together just until combined. The mixture will still be a little chunky.
6. Fill the muffin cups about 3/4 of the way full.

For the streusel topping:

1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl until crumbly. I find it easiest to just use my hands for this, but a fork works as well.
2. Top the muffin batter with the streusel.
3. Bake at 425 degrees F. for 5 minutes. Without opening the oven, reduce the heat to 350 degrees F. and bake for another 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
4. BAKING NOTE: The original basic muffin recipe says to bake for 15 minutes after reducing the heat. My baking time was higher because the mango chunks cause the inside of the muffins to bake slower. It took about 25 minutes for a toothpick to come out clean, but keep an eye on them and just check from time to time.
5. Cool completely before drizzling with maple glaze, if desired.

For the maple glaze:

1. Combine all ingredients and drizzle over the cooled muffins. Add powdered sugar or oat milk to adjust the consistency as needed.