Name: Vegan Blueberry Muffins
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 33 min
Total time: 48 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 8 oz fresh blueberries (rinsed and dried); 2 tbsp ground flaxseed meal; 5 tbsp warm water (for flax eggs); 1.25 cup oat milk; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 null lemon zest (from 1 medium lemon); 2.75 cup all purpose flour (spooned and leveled); 2.25 tsp baking powder; 0.25 tsp baking soda; 0.5 tsp sea salt (fine); 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 0.25 tsp ground nutmeg; 0.5 cup cane sugar (organic); 0.25 cup brown sugar (organic); 3 tbsp neutral oil (e.g. avocado or sunflower); 3 tbsp plant butter (melted); 2 tsp vanilla extract; 0.25 tsp almond extract; 0.33 cup walnuts (finely chopped); 0.33 cup brown sugar (organic); 1 null lemon zest (from 1 medium lemon); 1 pinch sea salt

Instructions

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1

Preheat oven to 425F/218C and generously grease a 12-cup muffin tin with oil.
2

Whisk ground flaxseed meal (2 tbsp) with warm water (5 tbsp). Let sit for 15 minutes to gel.
3

Combine oat milk (1.25 cup) with lemon juice (1 tbsp) and let sit for 10 minutes to create buttermilk.
4

In a bowl, mix walnuts (0.33 cup), brown sugar (0.33 cup), lemon zest (1), and sea salt (1 pinch) for the crumble.
5

Whisk dry ingredients: all purpose flour (2.75 cup), baking powder (2.25 tsp), baking soda (0.25 tsp), sea salt (0.5 tsp), ground cinnamon (1 tsp), ground nutmeg (0.25 tsp), cane sugar (0.5 cup), and brown sugar (0.25 cup).
6

Whisk wet ingredients: the buttermilk, the flax eggs, lemon zest (1), neutral oil (3 tbsp), plant butter (3 tbsp), vanilla extract (2 tsp), and almond extract (0.25 tsp).
7

Stir dry ingredients into wet until just combined. Drop 1 heaping tablespoon of batter into each muffin cup.
8

Fold fresh blueberries (8 oz) into the remaining batter, then divide evenly into the cups, filling them to the top.
9

Top with walnut crumble. Bake at 425F for 6 minutes, then reduce heat to 350F/175C (don't open door) and bake for 17 minutes more.
10

Cool in the tin for 20 minutes before loosening with a knife and transferring to a rack.