Thursday, March 7, 2013

Vegan Oatmeal Jam Muffins


The kind people at Crofter’s Organic recently sent me samples of their strawberry and blueberry organic premium fruit spreads. 

 Truth be told, I buy Crofter's jam all the time. I don't like nasty extra ingredients in my jam. Crofter's spreads are mostly made up of organic fruit. They are sweetened with Rainforest Alliance-certified organic cane sugar and contain one-third less sugar than standard jam. The strawberry is my absolute favourite, with chunks of tasty organic strawberries.


 This new bounty of jam got me thinking about my favourite jam-filled muffin recipe. Before my daughter (who is completely addicted to jam) could eat all of the sample jam, I got to work making these muffins.

You know I have a sweet tooth, so the teaspoon of jam in the centre of each muffin gives me the hit of sweet that I crave. These delicious muffins contain heart-healthy oats. A gentle touch of nutmeg provides added flavour.
Vegan Oatmeal Jam Muffins


by Joann MacDonald
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Keywords: bake bread snack nut-free vegan vegetarian jam oats muffins
Ingredients (12 large muffins)
  • 1 ½ cups quick oats
  • 1 ½ cups non-dairy milk mixed with 2 tsp vinegar
  • 1 ½ cups flour (I used light spelt)
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp powdered egg replacer mixed with 2 Tbsp water
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup light olive oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • jam
Instructions

In a large bowl, stir oats and milk/vinegar mixture together and let stand for 10 minutes.

In the meantime, in a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.

To the oats mixture, add egg replacer mixture, brown sugar, oil and vanilla.

Add flour mixture to the liquids and stir just until mixed.

Spoon into greased or paper-lined muffin cups. Make a small indentation in the centre of each muffin and fill with 1 tsp of jam.

Bake at 400 for 20 minutes.

Makes 12 muffins.
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28 comments:

  1. J9sHappinessMarch 7, 2013 at 2:03 PM

    Ooooh yum! Funny, my mum made some cakes like this last weekend! Reminds me of my childhood - and little Billy loved them! We don't have that brand of jam over here - sounds fantastic though. Enjoy eating your buns with a nice cuppa! J9 x

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  2. Cooking QuidnuncMarch 7, 2013 at 2:27 PM

    The Crofter's strawberry jam is to die for, best flavour by far :) I love finding new recipes that uses jam since I rather bake with it than slather on my toast! Thanks!

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  3. JMarch 7, 2013 at 2:30 PM

    Strawberry -- how nostalgic.

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  4. latanya tMarch 7, 2013 at 3:04 PM

    raspberry

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  5. September VioletsMarch 7, 2013 at 4:00 PM

    I'm going to keep a lookout for this jam. The muffins look delicious Jo. Wendy

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  6. Heather@Tatter and FrayMarch 7, 2013 at 4:25 PM

    Yum! They're so pretty -- and delicious too, I'm sure.

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  7. RachelMarch 7, 2013 at 4:35 PM

    I know I am not eligible to win, but Jo I just wanted to say these look very delicious.

    I love Crofter's as well and prefer them for the short and readable list of ingredients.

    Have a great Thursday!

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  8. UnknownMarch 7, 2013 at 9:37 PM

    Oh wow those look yum!

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  9. debijacksonMarch 7, 2013 at 9:47 PM

    strawberry jam debbie jackson
    djackson1958 at hotmail dot com

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  10. RuthieMarch 8, 2013 at 9:14 AM

    Those looks so delicious! Strawberry jam is my favorite. Yum.

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  11. UnknownMarch 8, 2013 at 9:37 AM

    My favourite jam flavour is Raspberry.

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  12. Jennifer L.March 8, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    I love strawberry.

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  13. fresh modernMarch 8, 2013 at 2:39 PM

    Strawberry!

    Christine Sutor

    happycatsitting@gmail.com

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  14. the_jaunty_loonMarch 8, 2013 at 5:12 PM

    Strawberry is my favourite, but raspberry comes a close second.

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  15. UnknownMarch 8, 2013 at 6:44 PM

    I love apricot and orange marmalade!

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  16. GMarch 8, 2013 at 9:31 PM

    Blueberry!
    Georgiana

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  17. MsAspyMarch 9, 2013 at 2:34 AM

    Hello, WiRL. My favourite jam flavour is bluberry. Thank you for this great and healthy giveaway.

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  18. Suzie BMarch 9, 2013 at 11:06 AM

    Grape is my fav

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  19. Bee W BedardMarch 9, 2013 at 2:04 PM

    strawberry rhubarb

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  20. RayMarch 9, 2013 at 3:23 PM

    Strawberry for me!

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  21. renataMarch 9, 2013 at 9:33 PM

    Raspberry yummy!

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  22. UnknownMarch 11, 2013 at 11:37 PM

    I love blackberry jam!
    Ttrockwood@yahoo.com
    Ttrockwood

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  23. meMarch 12, 2013 at 5:39 AM

    Cool! This looks like the perfect combination of tasty and healthy! Looking forward to trying these over the weekend!

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  24. Erika EMarch 12, 2013 at 11:13 PM

    My favorite jam flavor is raspberry.

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  25. spikeMarch 14, 2013 at 5:32 PM

    I like apricot jam

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  26. UnknownMarch 16, 2013 at 8:58 AM

    raspberry

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  27. Yan DengMarch 17, 2013 at 6:39 PM

    strawberry!

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  28. Andrew Pham (apham17)March 17, 2013 at 11:10 PM

    My favorite is Strawberry

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