The BEST Buttery Vegan Blueberry Muffins
These vegan blueberry muffins are loaded with blueberries and are perfectly buttery and sweet. They're soft, fluffy, and moist with a lovely crunch on the top. They're easy and quick to make, too!
Equipment
- Muffin baking pan + muffin liners
Ingredients
- Neutral flavored cooking oil spray
- 2 tbsp flax meal
- 6 tbsp water
- 1/2 cup vegan butter, cold, plus more for brushing on top of the muffins later if desired (I use Earth Balance's Original)
- 1 cup organic cane sugar, plus more for sprinkling on top of the muffins later
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup plain, unsweetened almond milk
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 100% pure
- 2 1/2 cups frozen blueberries, thawed to room temperature, plus more blueberries for pressing on top of the muffins.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line a 12 muffin baking pan with muffin liners. *These muffins are very moist, so I recommend using thick, high-quality muffin liners; otherwise, the liners may be too soft, making it messy to eat the muffins.
- Add the flax meal and water into a small bowl and stir well. Let this mixture rest for 10 minutes, stirring it occasionally to keep it from separating. This mixture is your egg replacement.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. This is your dry mix. Set it aside.
- In another bowl, mix the almond milk and vanilla extract. This is your wet mix. Set it aside.
- To a standing mixer, with the paddle attachment, add in the cold butter and sugar. Beat at medium speed until light in color, smooth, and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Alternatively, you could use a handheld mixer or beat this by hand with a whisk.
- Then, slowly add in the flax egg mixture while the mixer is still beating at medium speed. Scrape down the sides of the mixer's bowl as needed. Once all of the flax mixture is added, continue beating the mix for 30 more seconds to ensure everything is well combined.
- Now, turn the mixer's speed down to its lowest setting. Then, gradually add the dry mix and the wet mix into the mixer, alternating between the two. First, add a small amount (about 1/2 cup) of the dry mix into the mixer. Once it is thoroughly combined, add a small amount (about 2 tbsp) of the wet mix. Then add in more of the dry mix, then more of the wet mix, etc. I go back and forth about four times, but starting with and ending with the dry mix.
- Strain off any excess juice from the thawed blueberries. Mash 1/2 cup of the blueberries slightly with a fork or your hands, and add it into the muffin batter. Add in the other 2 cups of whole blueberries and stir with a rubber spatula until JUST combined. Do not overmix.
- Spray the muffin liners with your cooking oil spray. Then, divide the muffin batter amongst the muffin pan. Each muffin gets about 1/4 cup of batter.
- Sprinkle roughly 1/2 teaspoon of sugar on top of each muffin. Then gently press a few blueberries on top of each muffin.
- Place the muffin pan on the middle oven rack and bake it for 30-33 minutes. *Stick a toothpick into a part of the muffin that doesn't have blueberries to test if the center is baked. The toothpick should come out clean.
- Allow the muffins to cool completely before eating. Letting them rest will allow the muffins to finish baking. If you eat them immediately, they may feel a little underdone in the center.
- Then brush them with melted butter and sprinkle on top more sugar, if desired. If you brush butter on top, keep in mind this will soften the tops of the muffins slightly. Alternatively, you can skip the butter or simply spread a piece on top of one before you eat it!
Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!