Vegan Peach Muffins
These Vegan Peach Muffins are soft, fluffy, and bursting with fresh peach flavor. Made without eggs or dairy, this easy vegan muffin recipe creates tender, bakery-style muffins with golden tops and juicy peach pieces in every bite. Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or summer baking, these dairy-free peach muffins are simple, reliable, and freezer-friendly.
Ingredients
- Main Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups fresh peaches diced (about 2 medium peaches)
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup organic cane sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk or any plant milk
- ⅓ cup neutral oil vegetable oil or melted coconut oil
- Leavening & Flavor
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon optional
- Optional Add-Ins
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- Coarse sugar for topping
Instructions
- Preheat Oven
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- Prepare Peaches
- Dice peaches and gently pat dry with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
- Mix Dry Ingredients
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Mix Wet Ingredients
- In a separate bowl, whisk sugar, almond milk, oil, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Combine Batter
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
- Stir gently until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Fold in diced peaches carefully.
- Fill Muffin Tin
- Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling about ¾ full.
- Sprinkle coarse sugar on top if desired.
- Bake
- Bake for 18–22 minutes, or until tops are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool
- Let muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Pat peaches dry to prevent soggy muffins.
- Do not overmix the batter to keep muffins fluffy.
- Check muffins at 18 minutes to avoid overbaking.
- For taller muffin tops, fill liners slightly fuller and bake in a fully preheated oven.
- Muffins taste best slightly warm.