Banana Muffins

1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup maple syrup
3 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
2 bananas, mashed
1 tablespoon water
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups all purpose flour
Dash of cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12 cup muffin pan w/ vegetable cooking spray. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix until blended. Spoon batter evenly into muffin pan. Bake 20-25 minutes. Remove from pan immediately. Cool on a wire rack.

***Just made these this morning & they were SUPER good! This was the 1st time I'd ever made muffins from scratch. They're vegan, so Roman was able to eat the batter. :)