vegan morning glory muffins

vegan morning glory muffins with (non-vegan) cream cheese

I made this particular recipe for a particular bakery owner who shall not be named. He wanted to market them as “Vegan Schmegan” muffins, but ran the business into the ground and fled town before he could unleash that level of cheese on our fair city. Phew.

close-up of vegan morning glory muffins

These muffins are moist and soft and chock full of goodies and loveliness. They’re definitely not bran-and-molasses bombs. I’m looking at you, Lovely Bakery That I Work At.

*awkward silence*

 

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Morning Glory Muffins (adapted from the King Arthur Flour Baker’s Companion)

(also tasty with 1/2 the oil replaced with applesauce)

1/2 a cup (3 ounces) dried cranberries, rehydrated in hot water and drained

2 cups (8 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour

1 cup (7 ounces) sugar

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 a teaspoon salt

2 cups (7 ounces) peeled and grated carrots

1 large tart apple (6-7 ounces), grated

1/2 a cup (1 1/2 ounces) sweetened shredded coconut

1/2 a cup (2 ounces) sliced almonds

1/3 a cup (1 1/2 ounces) wheat germ

4 1/2 teaspoons ener-g egg replacer whisked with 6 tablespoons water (or 3 eggs)

2/3 a cup vegetable oil

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

 

Preheat oven to 375 and lightly grease 12 large (large meaning you’re using a 6-7 ounce scoop of batter) muffin cups.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, spices, and salt. Add carrots, apple, coconut, nuts, and wheat germ. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs or egg replacer/water, oil, and vanilla together. Add to flour mixture and stir until evenly combined. Stir cranberries into batter.

Divide batter among cups and bake 20-25 minutes, until deep golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to finish cooling.

 

 

 

 

 




9 responses to “vegan morning glory muffins”

  1. These look delicious; I love having a hearty muffin for breakfast.

  2. Lovely recipe – the ginger must be an instrumental spice in these muffins. They look perfectly moist and crumbly in your photo!

  3. My grandma used to make Morning Glory Muffins, and this recipe reminds me of her. Love a healthy muffin recipe – these look delicious!

  4. Perfect breakfast muffin! I want one to have with my coffee!

  5. These muffins look chock-full of delicious flavours. They definitely sound like they’d make any morning just a little more glorious! I will have to make these with some of my homegrown carrots… we’ve got more than we know what to do with.

  6. Christy says:

    You are the cutest thing ever and definitely a contender for my new favorite blog. These look delicious!

  7. WOW. I love muffins like these because they keep your full all day long!!

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