Vegan Applesauce Muffins

Vegan Vegan Applesauce Muffins are made without adding any dairy.

These muffins are a perfect recipe for a healthier muffin!

Vegan Applesauce Muffins

This is a tasty recipe idea for muffins that made with applesauce.
Even better, this is a vegan muffin recipe as well!

Have you tried my recipe for Vegan Sweet Potato Muffins?

That sweet potato muffin recipe is similar to this one in that both are vegan muffins.
Also, both of these vegan muffin recipes use healthy ingredients in place of added fats.

Confused about which vegan milk is the best to use in your recipe?
Here is what you need to know about choosing the right vegan milk..

You may be wondering, what does adding applesauce to muffins do.

Adding applesauce to a baked recipe such as this one is a great idea especially for vegan baking.
Applesauce does more than just add flavor to a recipe.

Here is why we are adding applesauce to this vegan muffin recipe.

The applesauce is used in place of the fat, such as oil or butter, to add moisture.
Also, the applesauce adds all of the nutrients associated with apples, such as fiber.

People ask does applesauce change baked taste.

Certainly, applesauce does add apples and thus, the apple taste.
It also adds the sugar that comes naturally in apples.

Here is what else the applesauce does to baked goods.
Applesauce is also an egg replacement.
This means that while the applesauce can be used as a binder of other ingredients, the texture of the baked good may be a bit different as a result.

Tips for making vegan muffins.

This recipe for muffins can be made gluten free.
Simply use a gluten free all purpose flour that measures 1:1 with regular flour (and check the packaging to see if it needs an additional binder).

Here are some more great tips for you.

1. Prep your muffin pan well. This means using both muffin cups and nonstick spray for example.
2. Always use fresh ingredients for the best results. This is especially true of leavening agents such as baking powder and baking soda.
3. Resist the urge to fill the muffin cups more than ¾ full. Doing so can cause your muffins to bake over the edges of the cups and onto the pan, a pain to clean up.

How to make vegan muffins even better.

These vegan muffins made with applesauce are great just the way they are.
However, you can take them up a notch.
Try one of these ideas.

• Stir in bite sized apple chunks.
• Add walnuts or pecans to the batter.
• Top these muffins with a cinnamon sugar topping.
• Make these into jumbo or mini muffins (you may need to adjust baking times).

How to store applesauce muffins.

Leftover muffins should stored in an airtight container.
If properly stored at room temperature, they will stay soft for a few days.

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By the way, while you are here you may also be interested in these ideas.

• Vegan Sweet Potato Chocolate Cake.
• Rice Krispie Truffles (vegan).
• Vegan Sweet Potato Fudge.
• Pumpkin Pecan Muffins (vegan).
• 4 Ingredient Date Balls.
• Vegan Oatmeal and Apple Cookies.
• How to make Vegan Spreadable cheese.
• Homemade Vegan Raspberry Crumble.
• Vegan Parmesan Cheese.

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About this Vegan Applesauce Muffins

This vegan muffin recipe is based upon a standard muffin recipe.
However, we are substituting ingredients for the dairy ingredients that usually go into a muffin recipe.

We are using applesauce as both an ingredient replacement as well as for flavor.
Because we are not adding butter, the applesauce will help to keep the moisture in these muffins.
The applesauce will also help with binding the ingredients together since there are no added eggs in this recipe.

Ingredients needed to make vegan muffins

• Flour– 2 ½ cups all purpose or whole wheat.
• Ground Cinnamon– 1 teaspoon.
• Ground Cardamom – ½ teaspoon.
• Baking Powder– 2 teaspoon.
• Baking Soda– ½ teaspoon.
• Applesauce-1 cup.
• Brown Sugar– ¾ cup.
• Vanilla Extract– 1 teaspoon.
• Almond Milk-½ cup.
• Apple- 1 red, peeled and diced (average sized, Jonagold, Honeycrisp, or Pinklady if possible ).
• Optional- chopped nuts such as walnuts mixed in or brown sugar (3 tablespoons) and cinnamon (1 teaspoon) for a topping.

How to make Vegan Applesauce Muffins.

• Preheat the oven to 350 and prep a muffin pan well for nonstick.
• In a medium bowl, use a whisk or a fork to mix together the flour, cinnamon, cardamom, baking powder, and baking soda.
• Next, in a mixing bowl, beat together the applesauce with the brown sugar until blended. Then add the almond milk and the vanilla extract. Stir this until blended. Then stir in the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the mixing bowl, stirring until just blended. Lastly, fold in the apple chunks and any optional nuts.
• Top with optional cinnamon sugar and then bake the muffins for 20 to 22 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Remove the muffins from the oven and allow them to cool to room temperature for 10 minutes before removing them from the muffin pan.

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Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used.

Vegan Applesauce Muffins, a delicious low fat recipe for muffins made without adding dairy or fat ingredients.