Easy Vegan Strawberry Muffins

These Vegan Strawberry Muffins are moist and fluffy and ready in less than 30 minutes. Simply perfect for a light breakfast or mid-day snack. This vegan muffins recipe is low calorie, low fat and delicious.

Thank goodness for strawberry season where you can make all sorts of yummy treats with summer’s perfect berry. Like my Vegan Blueberry Muffins, these delicious vegan strawberry muffins are moist, light and fluffy with just enough sweetness to satisfy a mean sweet-tooth. This vegan muffin recipe is great for breakfast, as a snack or dessert with a dollop of vegan butter or my Vegan Mascarpone Cheese. Ready in less than 30 minutes, these are muffins your whole family will enjoy. And, no mixer needed!  

📋Ingredients (With Substitutions)

• Fresh Strawberries – be sure to pick the ripest strawberries if using fresh. You can easily substitute with equal amounts of frozen. If using frozen, take strawberries from the freezer and place them in the refrigerator the night before to defrost overnight. You can also substitute with equal amounts of other fresh fruit, such as blueberries, raspberries or apples. If you love strawberries, try my Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake made in the air fryer.
• Flour – I use all purpose flour for this recipe; however, you can use whatever flour you have on hand, including white whole wheat flour or wheat flour (keep in mind this will affect the texture). To make gluten-free, use gluten-free flour.
• Vegetable Oil – I use vegetable oil, but any neutral-flavored oil will work such as canola oil, melted coconut oil or olive oil. In addition, to make oil-free, simply omit the oil double the applesauce in the recipe.
• Applesauce – unsweetened works best, but any applesauce will work. Or, omit the applesauce and double the oil in the recipe.
• Baking Soda – helps create the perfect rise. If you don’t have baking soda, substitute with more baking powder.
• Baking Powder – another leavening agent that helps the muffins rise to perfection.
• Plant Milk – I prefer oatmilk
• Sugar – please note, not all sugar is vegan. Usually, organic sugar is, so that is what I recommend. You can substitute with coconut sugar, organic brown sugar, maple syrup or whatever you have on hand.
• Lemon Juice – you can use fresh lemons or bottled lemon juice. Or, you can omit completely.
• Vanilla Extract – adds an earthy, nutty flavor to the muffins. You can use any extract flavor you have on hand, if not vanilla.

🍓How To Make Vegan Strawberry Muffins

Before you being, preheat oven to 400F/204C. Line a muffin pan with liners.

👨🏽‍🍳Baking Tips for Perfect Muffins

• Do Not Overmix – to avoid dense or deflated muffins, mix muffin batter only until all ingredients are well-blended, then stop mixing.
• For Highest Dome – for best results and the highest dome tops, only fill liners 3/4 of the way full for the best dome shaped muffins. Alternatively, only fill every other muffin tin for an even higher rise.
• Make Oil-Free – to make vegan strawberry muffins oil free, you can certainly omit the oil and add another 1/2 cup of applesauce.
• Make Gluten-Free – to make gluten free, simply use an equal amount of gluten-free flour.

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