Simple & delicious Vegan Blueberry Bran Muffins that are packed full of healthy ingredients. Only 152 calories each, whole grain, oil & refined-sugar free. Perfect for breakfast, snacks & lunch boxes!
An email from a reader last month, asking if I could come up with a recipe for some Vegan Blueberry Bran Muffins was the prompt I needed to create this recipe. And then later, my Healthy Carrot Muffins too.
MUFFINS FOR BREAKFAST?
Muffins aren't something I have grown up associating with breakfast. You probably already know that I am English and moved to Canada a couple of years ago. In England, the only muffins associated with breakfast are English Muffins and they are bread-like rather than cake-like. No-one eats 'cakey' muffins for breakfast. They are more of a dessert or afternoon tea type treat.
I personally wouldn't feel comfortable eating a sugary muffin made with refined flour for breakfast, but one full of whole grain spelt flour, high fibre wheat bran, oats and juicy berries is a whole different ball game and I have fully embraced the 'muffins for breakfast thing' since creating this recipe.
Thanks Diane! :O)
PACKED FULL OF GOOD STUFF
These Vegan Blueberry Bran Muffins are packed full of good stuff and are only lightly sweetened with a little coconut sugar. They are completely oil-free and come in at only 152 calories each with an impressive 6 grams of fibre and 5 grams of protein per serving. They can be eaten as they are, but are also delicious split and spread with my Vegan Butter or some peanut butter. One (or two!) make a fantastic breakfast, either at home or packed up to enjoy on the commute to work or school. They are also great as lunch box stuffers and after school snacks and freeze absolutely perfectly for a month or two.
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THESE VEGAN BLUEBERRY BRAN MUFFINS
If you try these gorgeous blueberry studded muffins, please let me know what you think. You can leave your feedback below and share your pictures with me on Instagram. I am @avirtualvegan. Use the tag #avirtualvegan to be sure I won't miss them.
For best results please use the ingredients and cooking method described below. Substitutions often affect how a recipe turns out. Please only rate the recipe if you have actually tried it. That way the star rating is an accurate representation and helpful to other readers. Thank you and I hope you love this recipe!
Mel x
Vegan Blueberry Bran Muffins
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Ingredients
- 230g / 2 cups spelt flour
- 58g / 1 cup wheat bran
- 50g / ½ cup rolled oats
- 90 g / ½ cup coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seed
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 312 mls / 1¼ cups non-dairy milk
- 125 g / ½ cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
- 148 g / 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add all of the dry ingredients to a large bowl (except blueberries)
- Add all of the wet ingredients to another bowl or jug and stir them together well.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not over mix as this can affect the muffins finished texture.
- Add the blueberries and stir until evenly distributed.
- Spoon carefully into the muffin liners and bake for around 20 minutes or until a tooth pick / skewer can be inserted into the middle and come out almost clean.
- Remove from the oven and cook on cooling trays .
NUTRITION
Nutritional information is provided for convenience & as a courtesy. The data is a computer generated estimate so should be used as a guide only.
Lisa says
I tried these for the first time last week and just made my second batch yesterday. We used to use a box mix long ago by Jiffy that were are very similar but they use lard. Blech. ?These are fantastic! I substituted raisins for the blueberries since I didn’t have any blueberries on hand and they came out just fine. Thanks for this recipe! Love it! ❤️
A Virtual Vegan says
Glad you're enjoying them Lisa. Thanks for stopping by to leave a review/rating!
Kyle says
This is the first time that I have baked muffins. This recipe was easy to follow and the muffins turned out amazing! Thank you very much for the highly recommended deliciousness ???
A Virtual Vegan says
I'm really pleased you enjoyed them Kyle. Thank you for coming back to leave a review/rating!
Dee says
Absolutely love these healthy muffins for breakfast or anytime! Followed recipe exactly and they turned out perfectly. Made again today using mashed banana instead of apple sauce. Still amazing!
A Virtual Vegan says
I'm glad you're enjoying the recipe Dee! Good to know it works great with banana too!
Linda says
Thank you so very much for this recipe, I have been looking for a vegetarian muffin recipe. My family are slowly transitioning to a vegetarian lifestyle so this is all new for us, and I am grateful for all the efforts and hard work from all that are sharing their knowledge and recipes. Thank you ☺️ Greatly appreciated!
A Virtual Vegan says
You're welcome Linda. I hope you and your family enjoy them!
Nina says
My family and I absolutely LOVE these healthy vegan muffins! They’re so simple to make, with ingredients I generally have in hand. I found that you can add slightly more flax if you add less wheat bran. Thank you for this recipe!
Aryane @ Valises & Gourmandises says
I'm happy to report that even when you're too distracted to follow the exact recipe and forget to add the rolled oats... the muffins turn out absolutely delicious and moist!
I'm trying to incorporate more wheat and spelt bran into my diet to add some iron during my pregnancy and these are a healthy way to do it! :)
A Virtual Vegan says
I'm really pleased that you enjoyed them and that they worked well even without the oats. I hope you have a healthy, happy rest of your pregnancy!
Sarah says
Absolutely delicious! I’ll be making the carrot bran muffins next!
Jen says
Delicious, hearty, and healthy! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
Lynn says
Do you think almond flour could be used for this recipe? As this is what I have on hand.
A Virtual Vegan says
They have only been tested with spelt flour. All purpose flour would work instead, but almond flour can't be subbed like for like with regular flour. It has totally different qualities with more . moisture and fat. The recipe would need adapting a lot to work with it.
Sita says
These are absolutely delicious. I add walnuts and use xylitol for the sugar, but otherwise make them as written. They are a wonderful treat. Kudos for this wonderful recipe.
A Virtual Vegan says
Thank you Sita. I'm glad you're enjoying the recipe!
Nicola says
These are my favorite vegan muffins!! Healthy and delicious and so quick to make with a scale. I've made them twice in the last week. We love them!
Beth says
Thank you for the recipe, these are delicious. I made a double batch this morning in the hopes they freeze well. Have you tried freezing?
Melanie McDonald says
Yes, they freeze perfectly Beth. I'm really pleased you are enjoying them!
Kallie says
I made these today and was so thrilled. They are delicious.
Choosing a vegan lifestyle that is whole foods has been a big shift for our family. I really felt a sense of loss over much of my baking - especially for the kids lunch boxes.... I always prided myself on giving them a different home made muffin each day..... But the oil free whole food ones I've tried all use nut butters and are heavy and dense - I miss light fluffy airy ones...
And lo and behold, I stumbled upon this recipe. Made it straight away.
They are perfect. Not too sweet, light and tasty.
I love that you include weight measurements, this made it so easy for me to follow.
Thank you for sharing!
Melanie McDonald says
I'm really pleased you enjoyed them. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
JULIA S WHITEKER says
I've made these and the carrot version. I can't stand how good they are!!! I recently made the blueberry ones with fresh berries and used 1.5 cups (also sub ww flour and olive oil for apple sauce) for house guests who bugged me until I sent them the link. Thank you so much!!
Melanie McDonald says
I'm really pleased you are enjoying them Julia!
Sarah says
What a fabulous recipe! I was looking for vegan bran muffins and came across this and made them. I love the sinpke ingredients and that they are oil-free yet still moist and not dense. And not sweet at all. I made mine with a mix of cranberries and blueberries. . I love these muffins and cannot stop eating them. They are fantastic with almond butter too! I can’t wait to make them again. Thank you!
A Virtual Vegan says
Thank you Sarah. I'm so pleased you are enjoying them! You might like my carrot muffin recipe too. It's an adaptation of the blueberry bran one https://avirtualvegan.com/healthy-carrot-muffins/
Sarah says
I made the carrot muffins and they are fantastic! thanks for the link! I look forward to exploring more recipes on your site. Cheers!
A Virtual Vegan says
Oh that's great. I'm so pleased you enjoyed them too!