Vegan Buttermilk Chocolate Chip Muffins

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Description

Simple and delicious Vegan Buttermilk Chocolate Chip Muffins. Adapted from the non-vegan version my mom used to make for me when I was a kid. For this recipe we are using Vegan Yogurt as our egg substitute!

Ingredients

  • 3/4 Cup Almond Milk 1
  • 1 tbsp White Vinegar or Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1/2 Cup Oil (Coconut or other)
  • 1/3 Cup Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Plain Vegan Yogurt 2
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Flour 3
  • 1 1/2 Cup White Flour
  • 3 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 Cup Vegan ‘Dairy Free’ chocolate chips 4

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Measure Almond Milk and Vinegar and combine. Let this mixture rest for 5 minutes. This will create a ‘Vegan Buttermilk’.
  3. Grease Muffin Pan with Coconut Oil.
  4. Add Coconut Oil and sugar to large mixing bowl. Mix until combined.
  5. Add Vegan Yogurt, and Almond Milk / Vinegar mixture to mixing bowl and mix until combined.
  6. Add Flour, Baking Powder, and Salt to mixing bowl.
  7. Mix ingredients by hand until combined. Avoid over-mixing.
  8. Add Chocolate Chips.
  9. Add muffin batter to pan.
  10. Sprinkle the muffin tops with brown sugar (optional).
  11. Bake muffins approximately 35 minutes or until golden brown.

  1. I like to use Califia Unsweetened Almond for baking as it lacks fortification. In my experience, fortified milks can impact the baking chemistry and yield unpredictable results. That being said, any plant milk should work. I have also successfully used Earth’s Own Oat Milk for this recipe in the past. ↩

  2. Vegan Yogurt makes a great egg substitute. It is my go to replacement for recipes like this. I use Riviera: Coconut Milk Vegan, Plain for baking. If you don’t have vegan yogurt on hand, a flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseed meal with 3 tbsp of water) should also work fine in this recipe. ↩

  3. I like to make this recipe with part white flour, part whole wheat. You can make it entirely with white flour if you prefer. ↩

  4. For Vegan chocolate chips I recommend reading the ingredients rather than looking for ones that are advertised as Vegan. Most semi-sweet chocolate chips other than ‘Chipits’ are dairy free. Bakers semi-sweet is a good option. Enjoy Life are a good option if you need to avoid other potential allergens like soy. Personally I find them overpriced compared to grocery store house brands or Bakers. ↩