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Vegan Blueberry Muffins (Healthy + Easy)

Vegan Blueberry Muffins – Moist, fluffy, and loaded with blueberries, these healthy vegan muffins are easy to make, requiring only 7 ingredients, and made in 1 bowl!

head on shot of vegan blueberry muffins on a wooden serving board.

Blueberries were on sale, and I couldn’t resist picking up a few tubs, so I put them to good use and made these simple blueberry muffins. They’re dairy-free, egg-free, and did not disappoint in the least!

Loaded with juicy blueberries, these homemade vegan muffins bake up moist, soft, and tender. Plus, they are made in 1 bowl and ready in about 30 minutes!

Made with pantry staples, all of which you probably already have on hand, the only ingredient you’ll need to get is fresh or frozen blueberries. And if you have those on hand, then you’re good to go!

side by side photos of the process of making easy vegan blueberry muffin batter.

How To Make Vegan Blueberry Muffins Step-by-Step

Making blueberry muffins requires a handful of ingredients and a few simple steps (see full recipe card below for ingredients):

Make the batter: Mix together the wet ingredients with the sugar, and stir to help soften the sugar granules (you can easily use a 2-cup measuring cup for this). In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt (shown above). Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.

side by side photos of process of blending blueberries into vegan blueberry muffin batter.

Add blueberries: Toss in the blueberries and gently fold them into the batter (pictured above).

Fill muffin tin: Fill each muffin-lined hole with batter (shown below). Optionally, add a few strategic blueberries on top and sprinkle the top with a little pure cane sugar or raw sugar. The sugar will add a nice crunch to the tops!

Bake: Place in preheated oven set at 350 degrees F., and bake for 30 minutes. Let cool a few minutes and enjoy warm or at room temperature.

side by side by process of scooping muffin batter into muffin tin.

Tips for Making The Best Muffins!

  • When measuring the flour, don’t scoop it out of the container with the measuring cup. Instead, spoon it into your measuring cup, leveling it off with the back of a knife.
  • Don’t overmix the batter. Stir just until combined, and no more for the most tender muffins.
  • The batter is thick. For uniformity and ease, use a 1/4 measuring cup or an ice cream scoop to scoop up the batter and place it in the muffin cups.
  • Bake muffins on the center rack.
  • To test for doneness, insert a wooden toothpick into the center of one of the center muffins in the pan. The toothpick should come out clean or with a few moist crumbs clinging to it.

Recommended Equipment: I love using my USA Pan Muffin Tin, and these parchment paper muffin liners, and for scooping the thick batter, this large trigger ice cream scooper works great! (<affiliate links)

How To Store Blueberry Muffins

Once completely cooled, store the muffins in an airtight container lined with a paper towel on the counter for up to 3 – 4 days. The paper towel will soak up moisture and keep them from getting too moist. They also do fine loosely covered for 1 – 2 days. Or store them in the refrigerator for up to a week.

top down view of vegan blueberry muffins in a muffin tin just pulled from the oven.

Commonly Asked Questions

What types of flour can I use? All flours work well in this muffin recipe – all-purpose, spelt, white whole wheat, and pastry flour. All-purpose flour will yield blonde muffins. For this batch shown in the photos, I used 1 cup spelt flour and 1 cup of bread flour, and the results were moist and tender. Feel free to use 2 cups of whole-grain flour with good results as well. It’s a very forgiving recipe!

Can I make this recipe gluten-free? Absolutely! You can use any gluten-free flour blend or buckwheat flour, replacing 1 – 1 the amount of flour called for. I don’t recommend using coconut flour by itself, as it’s a tricky flour for vegan baking.

Can I make these muffins oil-free? Yes, replace the oil with unsweetened applesauce for oil-free muffins.

Can I add additional flavor to the batter? Yes! I used this Blood Orange Olive Oil in this recipe. Their Lemon Olive Oil is great, too, and is a more typical flavor in blueberry muffins. Alternately, replace the 1 cup of non-dairy milk with 1/2 cup lemon or orange juice plus 1/2 cup of plant milk.

Can I freeze blueberry muffins? Yes! Muffins can be stored in the freezer for up to 2 months stored individually wrapped in a freezer-safe container or bag. When ready to eat, let the muffins come to room temp and warm in a toaster oven before eating if you like.

Can I make bread out of this muffin recipe? You sure can! To turn this into a loaf, lightly grease 9 x 5 loaf pan, pour batter into pan, place on center rack of the oven, and bake for 50 minutes.

head on shot of vegan blueberry muffins on a wooden serving board.

These blueberry muffins are:

  • Quick and easy to make
  • Minimal ingredients
  • Made in 1 bowl
  • Healthy
  • Dairy and egg-free
  • & So delicious!

These delicious muffins have been a family favorite since making a few batches over the last couple of days. They get eaten up quickly and are perfect for breakfast or snacking. And they’re great for brown bag lunch snacks too!

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If you try this vegan blueberry muffins recipe, please let me know! Leave a comment and rate it below. I love to hear what you think, or any changes you make.

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VEGAN BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

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Moist, loaded with blueberries, and so easy to make from scratch, this healthy vegan muffins recipe requires only 7 ingredients and is made in 1 bowl!

  • Author: Julie | The Simple Veganista
  • Prep Time: 5 min
  • Cook Time: 30 min
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: Makes 12 muffins 1x
  • Category: Breakfast, Bread, Snack
  • Method: Oven, Bake
  • Cuisine: Vegan, American

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups flour (all-purpose, spelt, white whole wheat or combo)
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon mineral salt
  • 3/4 cup organic pure cane or turbinado sugar
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk*
  • 1/3 cup olive oil (or fruit infused olive oil: lemon or orange)**
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/22 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen***

optional garnish

  • a few extra blueberries
  • sprinkle of cane sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix wet ingredients: In a 2 cup measuring cup, add the milk, sugar, oil, and vanilla, stir to combine a few times to help soften the large grains of sugar.

Mix dry ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt.

Combine wet & dry: Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and mix until just combined. Don’t overmix, overmixing the batter tends to make the muffins less tender.

Add blueberries: Toss in the fresh or frozen blueberries and gently fold them into the batter.

Scoop: Fill each muffin-lined hole with batter. For uniformity, fill muffin tin using a 1/4 measuring cup or large ice cream scooper to scoop up the batter and pour into the muffin holes.

Topping: Optionally, add a few strategic blueberries on top and sprinkle the top with a little pure cane sugar or raw sugar. The sugar will add a nice crunch to the tops!

Bake: Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Let cool a few minutes and enjoy warm or at room temperature.

Makes 12 muffins

Storing:

  • Counter & Fridge: Once completely cooled, store the muffins with a paper towel underneath and overtop in a container on the counter for up to 3 – 4 days. The paper towels will soak up moisture and keep them from getting too moist, losing their delicious crunchy top. They are also fine loosely covered for 1 – 2 days. Or store in the refrigerator for up to a week.
  • Freezer: Once completely cooled, wrap muffins individually and store them in a freezer-safe container or baggie for up to 2 months. When ready to eat let thaw to room temperature.

Notes

*In place of 1 cup almond milk, try adding 1/2 cup orange juice or lemon juice for added flavor, plus 1/2 cup of non-dairy milk.

**For oil-free muffins, replace the oil with unsweetened applesauce (muffins may be a bit denser). If using oil, any neutral flavor oil will do. Also, melted vegan butter will work too. For flavor, try using this lemon or blood orange olive oil (or use your favorite brand).

***Smash 1/2 cup of blueberries, adding it to the batter before mixing in the whole blueberries.

Final muffin color: If using all-purpose flour, your muffins will come out very blonde. Using a darker flour, such as splet, whole wheat, or combo, will yield a slightly darker muffin. The muffins in the photo were made using a mix of spelt + all purpose.

RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: I love my USA Pan Muffin Tin, these parchment paper muffin liners , and 4 tablespoons trigger scooper (affiliate links) are great too!

Nutrition information is calculated using 1 cup all-purpose unbleached flour and 1 cup whole-grain flour.

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167 Comments

  1. Simple directions yielding delicious results. Used frozen blueberries I lightly thawed and left to drain. Great way to clean out my freezer and utilize what I had on hand. My kids loved them and I’m currently enjoying with a cup of coffee :) Thanks!






  2. These are delicious and easy to make! I used regular fine flour and soy milk. I’m in Croatia with a small European oven so I did 30 minutes at 190 and they are perfect. All my friends love them too. So glad I found this recipe. I will definitely try more!!






  3. Very yummy. I used coconut sugar and erithrytol and coconut oil instead though. Also I used two cups of blue berries but it was a bit too much. Overall delicious tho!

  4. This recipe convinced me that I can bake! I’ve never been a baker, but I’ve made these twice recently and had amazing results. My vegan wife loved them. Will definitely continue to use this recipe!






  5. so i ended up using whole cows milk as i mostly just wanted an eggless muffin recipe that didn’t include vinegar (my toddler is allergic so most recipes i follow end up being vegan), and they turned out great! they were a big hit with him. they’re not too sweet and make for a perfect breakfast muffin. i’ll definitely be coming back to this one!






  6. I made these the other day with unsweetened oat milk instead of almond milk and they turned out amazing. They were so airy and fluffy, just perfect consistency, and super tasty. I’ll definitely save this recipe for future! Thanks :)






  7. Absolutely excellent!!! I used your idea of half orange juice and half milk, which turned out incredible. I did use about half whole wheat flour and half unbleached all-purpose but that’s the only thing I switched up. Will be making again and again! A great breakfast muffin!! Thank you!






  8. Donna McGuire says:

    Lovely yummy, moist, delish with a cuppa. I have also used frozen mixed berries with fresh mulberries from my tree






  9. Used spelt flour and added the zest of one lemon. Delightful! Thanks for the recipe.






  10. Looking at a comment above, the person’s muffins may have come out chewy because the lemon juice reacted with the baking powder. With that in mind, I used a half cup of sugar and a tablespoon of lemon juice. Muffins came out great! I’ve been ordered to make a second batch. ;)






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