Best Chunky Vegan Apple Muffins
This is the perfect breakfast muffin that is filled with apple chunks, raisins and walnuts and rich in omega 3 fatty acids.
Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 3 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 Tbsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup raw sugar
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon
- 2 lemon zest
Wet ingredients
- 1 cup apple sauce
- 1/4 cup oil (coconut, avocado or olive oil)
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup raisin or dried cranberries
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Chia egg
- 1 Tbsp whole or ground chia seeds
- 2 Tbsp water
Instructions
Make the chia gel
- Mix 1 Tbsp whole or ground chia seeds with 2 Tbsp water. Stir and set aside for 1 minute.
Make the muffins
- Preheat oven to 375 F
- Oil muffin tins.
- Combine the wet ingredients and chia gel in a large bowl.
- Zest 2 lemons and add to the wet ingredients.
- Mix the dry ingredients in a smaller bowl.
- Fold dry ingredients into the wet ones and mix until the flour is fully blended. Taste and add more sweetener if you want.
- Fill muffin tins and smooth the top.
- Bake at 375F for 45-50 minutes. Use a toothpick to check the inside is cooked.
- Wait at least 10 minutes before removing the muffins from the form.
Notes
If you want to make cup cakes instead of muffins add a little more sweetener and just pipe some great frosting on top. Just whip 1 cup of coconut cream with 1/2 cup of powder sugar and 2 Tbsp of cornstarch and you are done!
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