VEGAN BLUEBERRY MUFFINS, OH MY!

Hey there everyone. I'm so sorry I haven't posted in just one day over a month, I believe. Well i've decided to come back with a little present. Happy St. Patricks day. Sorry no green muffins here....well they are wonderful for the environment. We all know that being vegan is a better lifestyle for the planet, yourselves and most importantly for the animals. These are completely vegan blueberry muffins However, their not gluten free.  I would make gluten free muffins but I didn't have gluten free baking flour on hand. oops. So instead I made them regular. :)

Here's a few shots of them. Sorry if they're not wonderful shots, I just did what I could! :)

When I bake, I really have a lot of trouble doing so. I'm never good at being precise but this time I think it was a success. :) 

I found a recipe online and I barely followed it and instead my sister and I came up with something even better than the recipe. ;)

I never like to follow bland recipes. A little sugar here, a little vegetable oil there, a little flour yadi yadi yada. I really like to change things up a lot and so does my sister<3 

NOTE; I give very A detailed explanation for one reason. NO ONE EVER FEELS THE NEED TO DESCRIBE anything when it comes to baking and it really irks me. :/ Examples; No one ever explains why you shouldn't use frozen blueberries (it bleeds into the batter and the muffins come out purple and soggy) People never explain what the consistency of the batter should look like (so you know you're mixing everything right) shit like that! Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures of everything as we baked so next time, we will! PROMISE! :) 

Here's our recipe. :D

This recipe serves 12.

Get bowls or paper plates to set aside each ingredient so everything is organized and you understand how much you've used on each ingredient. (My fellow A.D.D. friends. pay attention to that ;p)

Make sure you have a teaspoon AND a tablespoon and of course don't forget a measuring cup.

Preheat your oven to 350!

Spread vegan butter across the paper cups you'll use to put the muffins in. Use VERY LITTLE soy butter in the cups because the soy butter can burn the bottom of the muffins if you use too much! 

1/4 cup of soy margarine (I use Earth Balance)

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (I use Trader Joe's brand)

1 cup of Agave Nectar. 

1/2 cup of chai tea OR chai gel.  (Tazo vegan chai tea is what I used) (remember, some chai gels have gelatin so get one without it!) I used chai tea.

1 tablespoon of organic orange marmalade

1 pinch of cinnamon

1 cup of cane sugar (raw turbinado sugar is vegan) REMEMBER Granulated sugar and most commercial brand sugars are NOT veg friendly. Always buy organic sugar)

2 cups of all-purpose flour (I use Trader Joe's old fashioned flour)

1 tablespoon of baking powder

1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract

11/2 cup of  un- salted walnuts

1/2 cup of soymilk (you can use almond milk also I just love Silk's very vanilla with this)

2 cups of fresh blueberries. (try to get organic)

Simple instructions;

When mixing do the following. Put every ingredient in it's own bowl. OR in it's own section on a plate. Except for the wet ingredients, they should be in a bowl.

Mix all dry ingredients together when you know you're ready to add the wet ingredients. Then mix ALL of it together at once. 

 Don't let the liquid ingredients settle into the dry. Remember to add wet ingredients when you're ready to start mixing everything together.

 Mix thoroughly. ADD THE BLUEBERRIES LAST. While you're mixing, slowly add the nuts and blueberries AFTER you've mixed all other ingredients thoroughly. That's very important. You don't want them to bleed into your batter. It'll do it on it's own in the oven. :)

After spooning the batter into the cups (just eyeball it) add the crushed nuts on top of the batter in the cups for presentation and of course for taste :)

BAKE FOR 30-35 MINUTES. Every oven is different so keep a close eye on the muffins. Cook til golden brown on top. :)

Let cool for roughly 20 minutes :)

I hope you love them!!!!

M

THANK YOU HEATHER FOR THE HELP<3

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