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    Hummusapien » Recipes » Breakfast » Fluffy Vegan Blueberry Banana Muffins

    ★★★★★ from 24 reviews

    Fluffy Vegan Blueberry Banana Muffins

    Published Jul 15, 2019 · Modified Feb 15, 2022 · by Alexis Joseph · 69 Comments

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    Oh so fluffy, tender, and moist Vegan Blueberry Banana Muffins full of whole grains. These delicious muffins make the ultimate healthy snack or simple on-the-go breakfast!

    hand holding two muffins


    What a day to be alive! It's like my beloved Vegan Banana Bread had a baby. Or a cousin?

    I had so many of you asking if that luscious loaf could be made into blueberry muffins so I tried it for myself and HOLD THE PHONE. Could anything be so perfect? You don't have to add blueberries but honestly when is adding blueberries not a marvelous idea?

    We're talkin' heavenly lightly sweetened banana flavor scented with cinnamon and studded with juicy blueberries for a muffin experience that is like none other. Smells better than any candle, that's for sure.

    muffin tin of blueberry muffins

    Ingredients

    Let’s get right down to the ingredients in these here gorgeous muffins.

    • Whole wheat pastry flour: because it’s so fluffy! You could also use all purpose flour or a 1:1 gluten-free all purpose flour, if you fancy.
    • Pure maple syrup: I love sweetening muffins with maple syrup. Amazing flavor!
    • Baking soda: for a nice rise.
    • Cinnamon: who doesn't love a dash of cinnamon in their banana muffs?
    • Fine sea salt: to round out and balance the flavor. I like sea salt better than iodized table salt for improved flavor, but regular salt will work, too.
    • Bananas: banana flavor coming in strong! Make sure they're super ripe for the best tasting muffins.
    • Non-dairy milk: I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but any non-dairy milk works. We're combining it with apple cider vinegar to make vegan buttermilk.
    • Oil: I used avocado oil for neutral flavor, but melted coconut will work as well.
    • Blueberries: You can use fresh or frozen. If using frozen, you can toss in a couple tablespoons of flour so they don't sink to the bottom.
    hand holding muffin stack

    Can I use a different flour?

    The question of the century! Whole wheat pastry flour is my go-to for light and fluffy baked goods that still pack that fiber and antioxidant punch from whole grains. You could certainly use all purpose flour and up the sweetener for more of a cupcake vibe.

    I haven't tried this muffin recipe with gluten-free flour and they will likely be denser, but I'd recommend. Do NOT sub coconut or almond flour here! They are not 1 to 1 subs and the recipe won't turn out. I know from experience!

    If you want a gluten-free muffin, I'd suggest trying these with 1 to 1 all purpose gluten free baking flour that has built in leavening agents and xanthan gum to combat the denseness.

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    • This sturdy USA made muffin tin is my favorite. There won’t be a crumb left behind! This one is fab if you want a lid for transporting.
    • These silicone baking cups are a LIFE SAVOR. They make clean up a breeze.
    • These cooling racks are a must!
    • Muffin scoop! For perfect portioning, every time.
    • Genius two-sided measuring spoons that stay together in the drawer and take up less space.
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    How to Store and Freeze

    Store muffins in a tightly covered container at room temperature for up to two days, or in the refrigerator for up to five days. Freeze muffins for up to 3 months.

    I recommend freezing them on a lined baking sheet or plate and then once frozen, pop them into a freezer baggie. To reheat, microwave straight from he freezer until warm and enjoy!

    Craving more muffins? Try my other foolproof fluffy muffin recipes.

    • Fluffy Orange Muffins
    • Healthy Chocolate Muffins
    • Vegan Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
    • Vegan Chocolate Banana Muffins
    • Fluffy Pumpkin Muffins

    Girl, get your muffin on!

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    Vegan Banana Blueberry Muffins Recipe

    ★★★★★ 5 from 24 reviews
    • Author: Alexis Joseph
    • Prep Time: 10 mins
    • Cook Time: 25 mins
    • Total Time: 35 mins
    • Yield: 12 1x
    • Category: Snacks
    • Method: Oven
    • Cuisine: American
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    Description

    Oh so fluffy, tender, and moist Vegan Blueberry Banana Muffins full of whole grains. These delicious muffins make the ultimate healthy snack or simple on-the-go breakfast!


    Ingredients

    Units Scale
    • ¼ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
    • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
    • 1 ½ cups very overripe bananas, mashed (3 large bananas)
    • ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
    • ¼ cup avocado oil (or melted coconut oil)
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (or white whole wheat/all purpose flour)
    • 1 tsp baking soda
    • ½ tsp fine sea salt
    • ½ tsp cinnamon
    • 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray or line with silicone baking cups.
    2. Place almond milk and apple cider vinegar in a small bowl. Stir and set aside.
    3. Place bananas in a large mixing bowl. Use a potato masher or fork to mash them well. Add maple syrup, oil, and vanilla, stirring to combine. Stir in almond milk.
    4. Add flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Stir just until just barely combined (a few flour clumps are okay). Gently fold in in blueberries, being careful not to over-mix.
    5. Fill muffins three-quarters full. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool muffins on a wire rack for 15 minutes before removing from tin to cool completely.

    Notes

    STORAGE: Store muffins in a tightly covered container at room temperature for up to 2 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Freeze muffins for up to 3 months.

    GLUTEN FREE OPTION: You can sub an all purpose gluten free flour.

    Keywords: vegan blueberry banana muffins

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    About Alexis Joseph

    Oh HEY there! I'm Alexis Joseph, food writer, blogger, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), new mama, and co-founder of local restaurant group, Alchemy. I use my passion for cooking and wellness as fuel to help others ignite a more freeing and happy relationship with food. Learn more about Alexis!

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    1. Allison says

      July 15, 2022 at 1:26 pm

      Fantastic recipe! I love that you can taste both the banana and blueberry so thoroughly. The only milk I had on hand when I was making them was heavy cream and they still came out perfect! Will be putting these in our family rotation.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        July 18, 2022 at 5:21 pm

        Ohhh I bet these were amazing with heavy cream 🙂 I appreciate you taking the time to review, Allison!

        Reply
    2. Erin says

      July 12, 2022 at 12:59 am

      I made these today and they are fantastic! I’ve made a lot of muffins in my day and I’ve never gotten such amazing domes on muffins as I did with these. The taste was just perfect, not too sweet and the cinnamon was noticeable but subtle. The texture was perfect too, not too moist but not too firm. These are definitely my new favorite muffin, thanks for the awesome recipe Alexis!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        July 14, 2022 at 1:15 am

        Heck yes! You're inspiring me to make them again! thanks so much, Erin!

        Reply
    3. Meredith says

      February 03, 2022 at 7:50 pm

      I make a few batches on a day off and then freeze them for the month! Great for breakfast, snacks, on-the-go.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        February 07, 2022 at 7:21 pm

        Beautiful, thanks for letting me know these were a keeper, Meredith!

        Reply
    4. Colleen says

      January 12, 2022 at 4:45 pm

      The notes say we're combining lemon juice with almond milk, but the recipe said apple cider vinegar, should I have used the lemon juice to make buttermilk? They came out amazing nonetheless, I used coconut oil, what was on hand. This recipe is a keeper! Thank you

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        January 12, 2022 at 4:50 pm

        Oops--typo! It should say ACV but lemon juice works great, too. So glad you loved these!

        Reply
    5. Colleen says

      January 12, 2022 at 4:41 pm

      The notes say we're combining almond milk with lemon juice to make buttermilk, but it's not in the recipe. I used the apple cider vinegar, which should I have used? They came out amazing nonetheless. Thank you

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    6. Emily says

      January 05, 2022 at 1:19 pm

      Yummy!! These are so good and easy! My family doesn’t notice that they’re gluten free😹

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    7. Ace Divino says

      October 14, 2021 at 7:14 am

      Keep going keep posting. thank you

      Reply
    8. Ace Divino says

      September 14, 2021 at 9:38 am

      Its a tasty and delicious sweet, Can you give me a recipe.

      Reply
    9. Amanda says

      August 10, 2021 at 12:18 am

      Just made these to send to daycare this week as my 16 month old's snack. Since they are for her I only added a small splash of maple syrup. My husband and I each ate one fresh from the oven and they taste amazing! We will be making these agian! Thank you for all your great recipes!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        August 10, 2021 at 10:58 am

        This is fabulous! I'm so happy to know your hubby and little one loved them. Thanks, Amanda!

        Reply
    10. Ashley says

      July 09, 2021 at 3:04 pm

      I made these this morning (for maybe the fourth time) and my kids always love them. My son hardly eats any fresh fruit (😬😬), but he will eat all the frozen blueberries in these muffins! I used to make your blueberry hemp muffins often, but now this recipe has replaced them as my go-to blueberry muffin. I have been using your recipes for years! Congrats on your marriage and baby boy!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        July 13, 2021 at 6:38 pm

        You made my day Ashley, thank you!!

        Reply
    11. Polina says

      June 17, 2021 at 10:09 pm

      I am wondering what did I do wrong, I followed the recipe but insides turn out to be completely mushy. Thank you for your help!

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        June 18, 2021 at 2:30 pm

        Hey Polina! I'm sorry to hear this. Did you change anything? Did you measure 1 1/2 cups of banana? If you insert a knife and the muffins aren't done, feel free to bake longer.

        Reply
    12. Cyn says

      June 03, 2021 at 4:41 pm

      Very very good! “A keeper” in my recipe file. I used avocado oil, fresh blueberries and added some slivered almonds. Didn’t have maple syrup so I substituted date syrup. Has anyone tried these oil-free? Just curious b/c I’m eliminating processed oils from my diet.wondered if substituting apple sauce or extra bananas would work?

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        June 03, 2021 at 5:16 pm

        Yummm! I don't think oil-free would work texturally since it's whole wheat pastry flour. They tend to be gummy without oil. You can make this banana bread without oil and sub flax eggs for vegan, though! I just made them as muffins with 2 tbsp oil 😉

        Reply
    13. Barb MacDougall says

      May 22, 2021 at 1:24 pm

      Easy to whip up
      Delish and not too sweet
      A tad heavy but that’s ok

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    14. Jennifer Malmberg Henry says

      February 10, 2021 at 9:09 pm

      These were so delicious. Fluffy, with just the right amount of sweetness. Simple and trustworthy. Seriously the best blueberry muffin to come out of my kitchen. My husband loved them too.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        February 15, 2021 at 8:30 pm

        That is the ultimate compliment! You must try my banana bread too--the muffins are based on that recipe!

        Reply
    15. Allison says

      February 10, 2021 at 4:18 pm

      2nd week in a row making these! Delicious and the perfect use of the pile of bananas on the counter.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        February 10, 2021 at 8:28 pm

        Awesome, thanks a ton Allison!

        Reply
    16. Jen says

      February 01, 2021 at 8:40 pm

      So delicious! I have a nut allergy so made them with oat milk 🙌 and (frozen) wild blueberries 🤤 😋

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        February 04, 2021 at 6:43 pm

        Perfect, thank you Jen!

        Reply
    17. Anna says

      January 05, 2021 at 4:19 am

      Like every other recipe by Alexis these were absolutely delicious (+ easy to make and not too sweet)!

      ★★★★★

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      • Alexis Joseph says

        January 05, 2021 at 4:25 pm

        Wonderful, thanks so much Anna!

        Reply
    18. Viki Bello says

      January 05, 2021 at 3:37 am

      Best muffins ever! They are indeed so moist and fluffy, just as described. They didn't last even 2 days. My family devoured them. Will need to double and triple the ingredients to make enough for a week. My tweaks: I used almond oil, dates sugar and added the zest of 1 lemon.
      Thank you, Alexis.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        January 05, 2021 at 4:25 pm

        Mmmm almond oil and lemon zest sound amazing. Thanks for the glowing review, Viki!

        Reply
    19. Molly-Ann Nesse says

      December 17, 2020 at 9:21 pm

      These are absolutely outstanding!! New favorite! Have already made them on numerous occasions!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        December 18, 2020 at 12:34 am

        Awwww yay!!! So glad you love them. Great with chocolate chips, too!

        Reply
    20. Kelsey says

      December 06, 2020 at 11:51 pm

      Subbed blueberries for chocolate and raspberries because you can never have enough chocolate.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        December 07, 2020 at 4:12 pm

        Heck yes! Sounds AMAZE. Thanks, Kelsey!

        Reply
    21. Angie says

      August 24, 2020 at 1:30 am

      I made these muffins this morning for breakfast and they're officially my favourite muffins EVER! They're absolutely perfect. Thank you so much for the wonderful recipe Alexis! I'm definitely going to be making these again and again.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        August 24, 2020 at 12:31 pm

        I love it! Thank you so much, Angie!!

        Reply
    22. Nina says

      August 02, 2020 at 1:13 pm

      Thanks for this recipe. My kids loved it and I live its simplicity and the fact that it doesnt have any baking powder or baking soda. Making it again today with extra blueberries as my kids loved the blueberries in it. I dont have maple syrup today so hoping I can sub with coconut sugar and just add a little extra almond milk.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        August 03, 2020 at 8:25 pm

        So glad you liked these! The recipe does call for 1 tsp baking soda--hopefully they still rose for you!

        Reply
    23. lauren says

      July 22, 2020 at 10:22 pm

      these are my go-to muffins when i have ripe bananas. fluffy & perfectly sweet. the freeze well too!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        July 23, 2020 at 1:14 pm

        Yayyyy, I'm so glad!

        Reply
    24. Tara says

      July 17, 2020 at 2:07 pm

      These were delicious! Moist and fluffy. Kids just wished there was a "crunch" on the top, so next time with add a crumble top. But will definitely make again. Another recipe by Hummusapien that didn't disappoint.

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        July 20, 2020 at 2:41 pm

        Thank you tons, Tara! You could sprinkle some raw sugar on top for a nice crunch. If you'd be up to leaving a star rating on the recipe next time, I'd be so grateful! It helps other people find my recipes 🙂

        Reply
        • Vicky says

          October 26, 2020 at 12:41 am

          Can I use coconut milk instead of almond milk

          Reply
          • Alexis Joseph says

            October 30, 2020 at 4:31 am

            Yep any milk should work!

    25. Liz R. says

      June 15, 2020 at 1:44 am

      Such a delicious and easy recipe! One of my go-to’s that I probably make at least once a month. I’ve also substituted the blueberries for various other fruits I have on hand and they always turns out great!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        June 16, 2020 at 5:03 pm

        Yay! They're a favorite of mine, too!

        Reply
    26. Candace says

      June 05, 2020 at 1:04 am

      Made these muffins today and they made the house smell fabulous! I accidentally forgot to add in the almond milk/vinegar mixture and they still turned out fluffy and the perfect consistency. Thanks for a great recipe!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        June 05, 2020 at 6:09 pm

        Oh wow, that's so good to know! Thanks, Candace 🙂

        Reply
    27. Danielle Sanislow says

      May 06, 2020 at 1:19 am

      Gluten free flour sub and added 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. So good!

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        May 06, 2020 at 1:47 pm

        Thank you, Danielle! If you’d be up for leaving a star rating next time, that would be superb 🙂 It helps other people find my recipes. Enjoy!

        Reply
    28. Angela P. says

      March 17, 2020 at 4:58 am

      This is an easy and delicious recipe- My whole family is a huge fan of the vegan pumpkin muffins, and these definitely did not disappoint either!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        March 18, 2020 at 5:54 pm

        Awww, I'm SO glad!

        Reply
    29. Erin says

      February 26, 2020 at 1:24 pm

      These are excellent. Moist, perfectly sweet, and easy to whip up.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    30. Ashley says

      January 16, 2020 at 3:34 pm

      I just made these and LOVE the consistency, even with GF flour! You're my go-to for excellent recipes. Thank you.

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        January 16, 2020 at 10:18 pm

        Amazing! That is such a compliment, thank you tons Ashley!! XO

        Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        January 29, 2020 at 1:46 pm

        Hey again Ashley! If you'd be so kind as to leave a star-rating, I'd really appreciate it! It's super helpful for other readers. Thanks again!

        Reply
    31. Chrissy says

      October 24, 2019 at 1:44 pm

      These were so good and so fluffy!! I don't know why it's been so hard to find healthy vegan muffins... I feel like they're a staple food! Thanks for the great recipe.

      Reply
    32. Maria says

      August 19, 2019 at 12:15 pm

      Great muffins!!!

      So fluffy despite whole-wheat flour and no egg???

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        August 25, 2019 at 12:56 am

        Wahoo! Love me a fluffy muffin. Thanks, Maria!

        Reply
    33. Lauren says

      August 17, 2019 at 4:48 pm

      So so good! I have made 4 batches of these muffins over the past month. They're yummy and my go-to for breakfast. I've even given them to friends and they love them too!

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        August 17, 2019 at 7:00 pm

        I so appreciate the feedback! Thanks, Lauren 🙂

        Reply
    34. Lauren says

      August 12, 2019 at 5:44 pm

      Love these! So yummy and easy to make.

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        August 17, 2019 at 7:13 pm

        I'm thrilled to hear that! Thanks so much, Lauren.

        Reply
    35. Anna says

      July 23, 2019 at 5:29 pm

      Just made these last night! They were so easy to make and turned out sooooo good - fluffy yet firm and satisfying to bite into. Thank you for recommending whole wheat pastry flour in your baking recipes. It's my go-to flour now.

      Reply
      • Alexis says

        July 28, 2019 at 12:05 pm

        Wahoo! It's such a wonderfully versatile flour.

        Reply
    36. South Indian Restaurants says

      July 20, 2019 at 7:40 am

      Muffins are my favorite. Can't wait to try this out.

      Reply
    37. dixya @food, pleasure, and health says

      July 16, 2019 at 11:42 am

      love how portable and east these muffins are.

      Reply
    38. Sophia Wang says

      July 16, 2019 at 1:51 am

      Heh bloobs. ur commentaries give me life

      Reply

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