These Gluten-Free Vegan Yogurt Muffins are soft and fluffy, seriously moist, and a little tangy. My Yogurt Cake recipe has been really popular, so I decided to make a muffin version! They're easy to make, come together in one bowl, and are refined sugar free too. Perfect for breakfast, brunch or dessert.
I'd recommend using an unsweetened plain yogurt that doesn't contain any additional flavourings.
For this recipe, you can use any type of plant-based yogurt: almond, soy, cashew or coconut yogurt all work well.
How to make this recipe
Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe.
- Mix together all the ingredients in a mixing bowl.
Tip: Make sure to use a measuring jug to measure out the exact amount of plant-based yogurt!
- Divide the batter between muffin cases in a muffin/cupcake tin.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
How long do these Yogurt Muffins keep for?
Though these muffins do taste best when fresh, they keep well covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
Substitutions you can make to this recipe
- You can use any type of oil: coconut oil, olive oil or vegetable oil.
- You can use any type of liquid sweetener: maple syrup, agave syrup, brown rice syrup etc.
- You can use any type of plant-based yogurt: almond, soy, cashew or coconut yogurt all work well.
- You can use plain flour, wholemeal (whole wheat) flour or spelt flour instead of the gluten-free flour if you're not gluten-free.
- You can replace the ground almonds with ground walnuts.
- For a nut-free version: replace the ground almonds with ground sunflower seeds or use 30g (¼ cup) coconut flour instead of 150g (1 ¼ cup) ground almonds and use a nut-free plant-based yogurt.
Flavour substitutions you can make
- You can add some lemon zest or orange zest.
- You can add some fresh or frozen blueberries, raspberries or cherries.
- You can add chopped dried fruit, such as dried figs.
- You can add chocolate chips.
More gluten-free vegan muffin recipes
- Carrot Muffins
- Blueberry Banana Bread Muffins
- Chocolate Muffins
- Apple Muffins
- Blueberry Muffins
- Chocolate Banana Muffins
- Banana Muffins
- Orange Muffins
- Lemon Muffins
- Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
- Gingerbread Muffins
- Orange Poppy Seed Muffins
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Gluten-Free Vegan Yogurt Muffins
Ingredients
- 60 g (¼ cup) coconut oil (or sub olive or vegetable oil)
- 230 ml (1 cup) unsweetened plain plant-based yogurt * (I used coconut yogurt, but you can use any plant-based yogurt)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice **
- 8 tablespoons maple syrup (or sub any other sweetener)
- 150 g (1 ¼ cup) ground almonds (almond meal) ***
- 150 g (1 ¼ cup) gluten-free flour blend (or sub plain flour if not gluten-free)
- 2 heaped teaspoons baking powder (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
- ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Place the coconut oil in a large bowl and melt over a saucepan of boiling water or in the microwave (skip this step if using any other oil).
- Once melted, add the yogurt to the same bowl along with the lemon juice, maple syrup and ground almonds.
- Sift in the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda.
- Mix well, adding a tiny splash of plant-based milk if it’s looking too dry.
- Transfer the mixture between muffin cases in a muffin tin.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until risen and an inserted skewer comes out clean.
- Tastes best when fresh, but keeps covered in the fridge for up to a few days.
Notes
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Anonymous
Looking forward to making these!
Rhian Williams
Thank you!