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Vegan Gingerbread Muffins

Modified: Apr 29, 2025 · Published: Sep 23, 2008 by Anna · This post may contain affiliate links · 10 Comments

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Since the tofu worked so well in the vegan pound cake, I decided to try using tofu in a batch of wholesome vegan gingerbread muffins. Using a tofu-based gingerbread as a starting point, I added some spices, used oil instead of butter, changed the bake time and baked the gingerbread paper-lined muffins tins. Results? Very good! In fact, excellent when considering that Fuzz gobbled hers up. These will be perfect lunchbox treats!

Vegan Gingerbread muffins

Note: This is an old recipe. I only made these once, as I was looking for a way to use tofu and knew my kid would love vegan gingerbread muffins. I'm looking forward to making these again next time I have extra tofu. Pureed tofu is such a great egg replacer.

Vegan Ginger Muffins

1 ½ cups flour, can use all-purpose or white whole wheat
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt plus an extra pinch
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup soft silken tofu (I used Mori-Nu Lite)
½ cup mild molasses
¼ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners or spray with cooking spray.

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves in a medium bowl. Stir very well, making sure there are no lumps of baking powder. Process or blend tofu, molasses, sugar and oil until smooth. Add tofu mixture to flour mixture and stir until mixed (don’t over-beat).

Divide mixture equally among muffin tins and bake for 18 minutes or until muffins appear done.

Makes 12

Values from Mastercook
154 Calories;
5g Fat (28.2% calories from fat);
3g Protein;
25g Carbohydrate;
2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;
183 mg Sodium.

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Recipe

Vegan Ginger Muffins

Anna
Be sure to measure your flour with a light hand or weigh it. I originally made these with white whole wheat, but all-purpose or a mix of white and whole wheat should work so long as you stick with 6 ½ oz weight or about 182 grams.
5 from 1 vote
Print Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 18 minutes mins
Cooling Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 38 minutes mins
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 154 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 ½ cups flour can use all-purpose or white whole wheat (182 grams)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt plus an extra pinch
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup soft silken tofu
  • ½ cup mild molasses
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners or spray with cooking spray.
  • Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves in a medium bowl. Stir very well, making sure there are no lumps of baking powder. Process or blend tofu, molasses, sugar and oil until smooth. Add tofu mixture to flour mixture and stir until mixed (don’t over-beat).
  • Divide mixture equally among muffin tins and bake for 18 minutes or until muffins appear done.

Notes

Values from Mastercook
154 Calories;
5g Fat (28.2% calories from fat);
3g Protein;
25g Carbohydrate;
2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;
183 mg Sodium.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 154kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 3gFat: 5g
Keyword Ginger, Gingerbread Muffins, Tofu
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  1. Amber G. says

    April 09, 2010 at 12:48 pm

    I am always on the lookout for vegan baked goods recipes and this looks fabulous. I love ginger and molasses in sweet treats so this will be on my to-bake list.

  2. Anna says

    October 13, 2008 at 9:58 am

    Hi Stephanie,

    That's great news!

  3. Stephanie says

    October 13, 2008 at 9:39 am

    5 stars
    These are definitely kid-friendly! I just made them for my two sons (ages 6 and 3), and they thought they were fantastic!

  4. Destiny says

    September 24, 2008 at 4:10 pm

    Thank you for blogging about so many vegan treats! It's really cool that you're letting folks know that vegan food can be just as tasty as (or better than) the standard sort.

  5. aTxVegn says

    September 24, 2008 at 10:38 am

    It's so nice to see two recent vegan recipes. Thanks!

  6. Joanna says

    September 24, 2008 at 7:58 am

    I will DEFINITELY be making these. Muffins are one of my favorite foods... any kind and I'm happy. And I usually only have gingerbread around Christmas, so this will be a nice early present.

  7. Amy Marie says

    September 24, 2008 at 5:04 am

    The look tasty! Plus, as a muffin, you are technically not eating a dessert! So you can have even more.

  8. clumbsycookie says

    September 23, 2008 at 4:10 pm

    You're on a vegan kick! I had one like 2 weeks ago. I've read and researched a lot about vegan baking, and discovered that we can substitute eggs with a mixture of ground flax seeds and water (1 to 3 parts, for 1 egg= 1/4 cup). So not wanting to buy strange ingredients I adapted a "normal" muffin recipe, with that mixture, soy milk instead of milk, olive oil for butter and it turned out quite tasty. They kind of look like yours actually!

  9. Katrina says

    September 23, 2008 at 3:37 pm

    I'm glad they turned out. They look and sound really good to me. Do you think I could sub cream cheese for the tofu? What about yogurt? Just wondering. I might try half a recipe.

  10. VeggieGirl says

    September 23, 2008 at 3:23 pm

    Hooray!!! 😀

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