5 from 18 votes
Easy Vegan Apple Cinnamon Muffins
These vegan apple cinnamon muffins combine applesauce and plant-based milk with warming spices like cinnamon and nutmeg to create tender, moist muffins. Diced apples and optional nuts add texture and a fresh fruit element, while a cinnamon-sugar topping provides a lightly sweet crust. The batter is mixed gently to keep muffins fluffy rather than dense.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
12
Calories:
280 kcal
Course:
Breakfast, Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Wet ingredients:
- 1 cup applesauce
- ¾ cup plant-based milk unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup brown sugar coconut sugar, or palm sugar
- ½ cup canola oil vegetable oil, or sunflower oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry ingredients:
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
Mix-Ins:
- 2 cups apple diced
- ½ cup walnuts or pecans (optional, chopped
Toppings:
- ½ cup apple diced
- 5 teaspoons brown sugar coconut sugar, or palm sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with paper liners or lightly grease it.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the applesauce, plant-based milk, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, oil, and vanilla extract until smooth and well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt until well combined. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined.
- Fold in the diced apple and chopped nuts, if using.
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, filling each one slightly more than three-quarters full. Top each muffin with additional diced apple and sprinkle with brown sugar.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 24-26 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let the muffins cool in the muffin tray for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Notes
- Measure flour by spooning into the cup and leveling off to maintain correct texture.
- Mix dry ingredients into wet only until just combined to avoid dense muffins.
- Use room-temperature wet ingredients for smooth batter and consistent baking.
- Check muffins a few minutes before the minimum baking time to prevent overbaking.
Nutrition Information
Calories
280kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
38g
(13%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
(29%)
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Trans Fat
0.04g
(2%)
Sodium
178mg
(7%)
Potassium
127mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
53IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
81mg
(8%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 280
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 280kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Sodium | 178mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 127mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 53IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 81mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.