Gluten-Free Vegan Red Velvet Muffins
These Red Velvet Muffins are the perfect fluffy and moist muffins. They're sweet, but not too sweet, and they have that perfect red velvet flavor. This recipe is made with all whole foods plant based ingredients, and is gluten-free, vegan, oil-free, and refined sugar-free!
Equipment
- 1 muffin pan
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup gluten-free flour
- 2 cups oats blended into flour
- ¾ cup maple crystals "VEGAN10" for $10 off!
- ⅓ cup cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoon ground flaxseed
Wet Ingredients
- 2 teaspoon plant based red food coloring
- 1 ¼ cup unsweetened soy milk
- 2 tablespoon vinegar
- ⅔ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 tablespoon vegan yogurt
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 tablespoon water
For The Cream Cheese Glaze:
- 1 8 oz package vegan cream cheese
- 3 tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Begin by preheating the oven to 350.
- Sift all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Make the flax egg by combining the ground flaxseed with the water and setting aside for 10 minutes.
- Make the vegan buttermilk by combining the vinegar and the soy milk.
- Add the wet ingredients to the bowl and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a lined muffin pan and place in the oven to bake for 25 minutes, or until it passes the toothpick test. Once done, take out of the oven and allow to cool for 10-15 minutes.
- While the muffins are cooling, add the cream cheese glaze ingredients together and mix until smooth. Add to a piping bag with a small hole, and glaze over the muffins.
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