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These Fluffy Vegan Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Muffins are sweet and delicious! This easy vegan muffin recipe is perfect for breakfast or as an after-school snack.
Vegan Muffins
Hello, dearhearts! How was your weekend? Mine was good, simple and – besides the whole breaking my foot thing (!!!) – pretty relaxing. Watched The Oscars last night and that was really fun. I don’t normally get too excited for award shows, or stay up past my bedtime to watch the WHOLE thing, but made an exception last night. Although I’m certainly paying for it today, seeing the insanely talented and ever so kooky Matthew McConaughey win big made it completely worth while. If you haven’t seen Dallas Buyers Club (Or True detective!!!), I highly suggest feasting your eyes on those asap!
Vegan Cinnamon Muffins
Alright. Now that we’re all caught up, let’s talk about feasting on something else… like these muffins! These sweet little cinnamon sugar doughnut muffins are effortlessly vegan, and boast some whole wheat flour too! Facts like these make me more than happy to grab a muffin in the morning and call it breakfast.
The flavor of these muffins is definitely heavy on the cinnamon side, but the apple sauce – which helps keep things nice and moist – does slightly shine through, giving the taste a perfect balance between the two. They’re kind of like an apple cider doughnut, but in vegan muffin form. They’re also a great friend to a cup of coffee! Which is where I’m headed right now. Coffee and muffin time, peoples! Let’s do this 🙂 xoxo
If you try this recipe, let me know! Leave a comment below and don’t forget to snap a pic and tag it #bakerbynature on Instagram! Seeing your kitchen creations makes my day. ♥
Easy Vegan Muffins
(Vegan) Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Muffins
Ingredients
For the muffins:
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 8 ounces applesauce (unsweetened)
- 4 ounces almond milk
- 4 ounces olive oil (you may use canola or coconut if you prefer)
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
For the topping:
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Glaze (optional):
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons almond milk, more if needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 (F). Grease or line muffin tray, set aside.
- In a large bowl stir together flours, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, whisk together applesauce, almond milk, oil, and maple syrup. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry, stirring until combined.
- Fill the muffin cups 2/3 of the way full, sprinkle each with a little cinnamon sugar, and bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool in the pan for at least 20 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Glaze:
- In a small bowl, combine the ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over muffins.
These muffins look like they have the perfect crisp exterior!!! Yum! Also, True Detective… soooo good!
I’m having breakfast as I type this and it’s making me sad that it is porridge instead of one of these muffins aww :–( They look ever so delish! Look at those crunchy tops yum!
Wow! These look amazing! One question, though; would substituting the whole wheat flour for more all purpose flour change anything? Would the taste/texture still be good?
You are the donut (and donut muffin) queen! Also, such a bummer about your foot!!!! I hope it heals ASAP.
Ah man, I wish I watched the Oscars last night! I have no idea what you are talking about and I am bummed.
Oh well, I think I need to make these muffins to make up for it. Amazing!
Weren’t the Oscars amazing last night?! Totally agree with you! I usually am not one to watch the whole thing, but last night was a wonderful exception. The speeches, and Ellen. Recipe looks lovely, and I like that it uses alternative ingredients to make it vegan. Olive oil makes cakes more moist, great add 🙂 Thanks for sharing!!
Your poor foot!!!
I love these muffins. So crispy and cinnamon-y, and I can’t believe they’re vegan! That’s amazingggg!
PS—-I’m moving from NYC soon so if your little foot can take it we NEED to meet up asap! Email me when ya have time 🙂
So impressed that you kept these vegan AND used w.w. flour! You go girl! pinned
These look delicious! 🙂 vegan too! wow
I realllllly want to see Dallas Buyers Club! I already wanted to see it, but all of the clips last night (and everything about Jared Leto’s speech!) just solidified that it needs to happen ASAP. I’m normally so good about seeing all the films before hand, but this year I still haven’t even seen 12 Years a Slave! Total slacker. Anyway…these muffins are so simple and they look to die for! Love the wholesome ingredients and that cinnamon sugar topping!