Name: Vegan Blueberry Bran Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 Muffins
Ingredients: 230g | 1.5 cups spelt flour; 60g | 1 cup wheat bran; 50g | ½ cup rolled oats; 80g | ½ cup coconut sugar; 2 tablespoons ground flax seed; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 312mls |1¼ cups non-dairy milk; 140g | ½ cup unsweetened apple sauce; 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or lemon juice; 148g | 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Simple & delicious Vegan Blueberry Bran Muffins that are packed full of healthy ingredients. Only 177 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 140 calories each with an impressive 6 grams of fibre and 4 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.

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Mel x