Vegan Chocolate Cherry Muffins

5 from 5 votes

Vegan Chocolate Cherry Muffins

These Chocolate Cherry Muffins with aquafaba are vegan, of course, but they are also made without any added oil, naturally sweetened with maple syrup, and they are wholegrain. They are moist, fluffy, and studded with ripe, sweet, juicy cherries in every bite.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Initial cooling15

Total Time50

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: aquafaba, maple syrup, Vegan chocolate cherry muffins, whole wheat

Servings: muffins

Calories: 126kcal

Author: Vaishali · Holy Cow Vegan

Ingredients

1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
½ cup blanched almond flour
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon sea salt
2 cups cherries (frozen or fresh, pitted and chopped)
½ cup aquafaba (chickpea brine)
½ cup applesauce (can also use mashed bananas, which will add more sweetness)
½ cup almond milk (or any nondairy milk)
⅓ cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
½ cup vegan semisweet chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Prep a 12-cup muffin pan with muffin/cupcake liners.
In a large bowl, mix the flours, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
To a smaller bowl, add the wet ingredients -- aquafaba, applesauce, milk, maple syrup and vinegar. Whisk together to mix well. Add the cherries and mix.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until incorporated. Don't overmix.
Divide the batter equally among the muffin cups.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove the muffins to a rack to cool.

Notes

For an even more chocolatey variation, stir in ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips.

Bake for 20–25 minutes; the cooking field uses the longer time. The total includes 15 minutes cooling in the pan; allow additional rack cooling time. The base recipe has no added oil and is sweetened with maple syrup; optional chocolate chips may contain added sugar.

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