Quick and Easy Vegetarian or Vegan Muffin Recipe: Oatmeal Date Nut Muffins (dairy) (vegan version)
18 medium muffins
Muffins are so yummy & easy to make! We like them substantial, not too sweet, and
several times a week. These vegetarian oatmeal date nut muffin are a great way to get oatmeal into oatmeal haters. They're delicious for breakfast, with butter and honey, or with soups, salads, fruit, or smoothies.
For vegan muffins, substitute rice or soy milk, soy sour cream or soy yogurt for the dairy yogurt, and the juice of a lemon for part of the total liquid. Use oil or veggie spread instead of butter. Works like a charm!
Feel free to tinker with this vegetarian muffin recipe and make it your own - it'll work as long as you keep the
basic proportions and muffin method. One suggestion is chopped fresh cranberries and orange peel instead of the dates. Fill the pans to the top - the muffins should double in size.
Judy Kingsbury, Savvy Vegetarian
Muffin Ingredients:
2 cups quick oats
1 c chopped nuts - walnuts and/or pecans
1 c. chopped dates
1 1/4 c. plain yogurt
1 1/4 c warm water
1/2 c melted butter or oil
1/2 c whole wheat or spelt flour
1 c unbl wh fl
1 Tblsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/3 c. unbleached cane sugar or brown sugar
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Muffin Method:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees & oil 2 muffin pans, eighteen cups total
Mix the oatmeal, yogurt and water, set aside
Chop the nuts and dates and add them to the oatmeal with the melted butter or oil
Mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl
Pour the dry ingredients into the wet, and mix lightly with just a few strokes
Spoon the mixture evenly into the muffin cups
Bake for 20 - 25 min, middle of the oven, until browned & firm to the touch
Cool on a rack for 5 minutes, then run a knife around the edges of the muffins & turn them out on the rack. May be eaten immediately.
*Vegetarian & Vegan Soups to eat with the muffins:
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