Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins (Vegan + GF)

Holy moly these are amazing. I used chia eggs since I didn’t have any flax, and I put them on a cooling rack as soon as they came out (due to a crying baby…) and they still turned out wonderfully. Next time: more jam!

We’re newly vegan + no oil, which makes baking tricky! Is there an oil substitute you would recommend? These look so delicious that I can’t even imagine NOT making them! I follow your blog religiously and have been super pleased with every recipe I’ve tried. Thanks!

Thank you for this recipe! These are wonderful muffins! I used a 1/4 of sugar instead of the 1/3 the recipe called for, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly and they were perfect! Again, thanky you!

Just wondering if you could use egg in this instead of the flax egg? I understand it’s vegan but we have a chickens that we raise and plenty of egg to go around.

Yum, these look so delicious!! Do you think I could sub oat flour or regular whole wheat flour for gf flour blend?? I don’t have any on hand. Thank you!

My daughter made these….. Absolutely delicious, in fact it knocked the spots off any I have tried, home made or supermarket. I can’t wait to attempt these myself. I’ve had a few attempts from other authors and they have not been a patch on these. They were light, tasty and soooo moreish! I never thought vegan food could taste so good. Cruelty free never tasted better.

Just FYI (lessons learned):
I substituted almond butter for peanut butter and used homemade plum jam. I couldn’t taste the almond butter or the jam- basically these were like bran muffins. Also, I had to bake them for 40 minutes or they were still liquid inside (I live in Seattle, a moist climate, so baking extra long isn’t unusual). If I ever made these again, I’d use the smallest muffin tin I could (to keep the ratio of PB&J to bran muffin more even), and use peanut butter for a stronger flavor.

Wow these were so good! I didn’t have any almond meal handy so I threw in half a banana. They were a little bit flat (I’m not sure if that’s why!!) but they tasted amazing. Thanks for sharing this recipe. I will definitely be making these again.

OMG, these were so delicious, and easy! Memories of PB&J sandwiches, but so much better!! I used 1/3 whole wheat flour & 2/3 AP flour, but I think next time I’ll try all whole wheat or maybe even oat flour. Even added a scoop of organic protein powder for an extra punch. Yum–and hubby approved!!

Oh My Goodness. This batter was lucky to make it to the oven. Definitely my kind of heaven.

I made these for a friend who has allergies and so must avoid gluten, dairy, sugar, and eggs. I’m always looking for new recipes to try when she visits. I have to say we both LOVED these and she was shocked at how good these were (and so was I!) considering all the different recipes she’s tried over the years. She immediately wanted me to share yours! You really hit the nail on the head and I look forward to checking out more of your creations. Thanks so much for sharing!

Hi Dana,

I’m late to the party but had to leave a comment. I’ve been recently diagnosed with some substantial food allergies (dairy, egg, gluten) and have had to make big changes to the way I live and eat. Most of the changes have been easier than I’d imagined, but I’d basically given up on having tasty baked goods again. I gave these a try in a moment of “Hey, why not?” and they are WONDERFUL. They turned out a little darker than I expected, but are still beautiful and taste so great. Thank you for helping me replace my sadness and desperation with hope!

Hi wondering what I could do since I don’t have apple sauce ? Thanks !

This recipe was easy to follow and the results were delish! I’m not GF but I totally didn’t miss the gluten in these. They impressed my non-vegan friends too. Thanks! Will definitely make these again.

Brand brand brand new to your blog, but that’s A LOT more than 10 ingredients!

Oops, I forgot to rate these muffins-see above

These are a perfect muffin. They are delicious and satisfying. Yum yum yum
Thanks once again!

Hey!! These look amazing. I’m on a diet that restricts apple, how can I sub the apple sauce? Also – if I use actual eggs how many? Thank you :)

What would be a good substitute for almond meal?

These look amazing, but with the maple/agave, sugar, and jam, it sounds overly sweet.

I don’t have almond meal, but I do have almond flour, could I use that instead? Or should I just grind up some big ole almonds? Either way these muffins WILL be made lol

Saw this recipe yesterday and made it last night! These are delicious, taste JUST like a PB&J, and were the perfect treat to bridge the gap between my GF and mostly vegan lifestyle & my boyfriend’s cheeseburger-loving 13 year old who regularly has PB&Js for breakfast. He has no clue what’s in these and didn’t think to ask, because they simply taste great. Recipe was easy to follow and created the perfect muffin texture. Grated an apple to sub for applesauce per your recommendation on another comment, Dana, and it worked beautifully. I used Bob’s Red Mill GF 1:1 flour, too. Thank you for creating and sharing this recipe; it’s been a hit!

These smell amazing…and taste great! Thank you. We are not vegan but try to eat low sugar low carbs and no dairy. I messed up and put half a cup of almond milk rather than 1/4 so I added 1/4 cup of flaxseed meal and 1/8 cup of coconut flour and since I used 2 regular eggs, they survived well. To lower the sugar, I used 1/2 cup of maple syrup and omitted the coconut flour.

These are amazing, made with chia seeds, olive oil, plain wholemeal flour and blackberry jam as that’s what I had in. They look beautiful and taste awesome. Baked for 25 mins in my gas oven at Gas Mark 4. Every recipe I have made on this site has been brilliant. Addicted to the peanut butter granola, energy balls and granola bars.

I love these! These are my favorite muffins ever! I also love this blog! I haven’t made anything yet that wasmy amazing !

So for some crazy reason, I got up at five in the morning the other day, and google-searched PB&J muffins for a fun thing to try out. Your site, which I’d never seen before, popped up, and over the next few hours I made a big vegetarian breakfast for my mom and I. My muffins didn’t come out as beautifully as yours, but they tasted great and the substitutions actually worked!
When my mom came down at ten, I had no idea that it was her birthday until she thanked me for the big birthday feast! Your delicious muffins made it easy to just go with it. ;)
Also, my carnivore dad and brother loved these and had no clue they were vegan until I told them. I ate, like, eight. No regrets!

These muffins are AMAZING. by far my favorite GF muffin recipe of all time, and an added bonus of them being Vegan. Will be making these often now!

What if the batter is more runny? I added more dry ingredients but waiting to see how it will turn out :)

Just made the muffins for the first time and they are insanely good. You would never notice the difference that they’re gluten free. Absolutely taste wonderful and easy to make.

I just finished making these and they are amazing! I can’t wait to share them with my friends at tomorrow’s open studio event :) Since I am allergic to flax, I used chia + water and they came out perfect! Awesome recipe, thanks for making gluten-free vegan so delicious!

Can you freeze these muffins?

Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffin, say adios to world cause you’re about to get eaten!!!!

I made these muffins the other day and they were DELICIOUS! They’re the first recipe I tried from your blog and I’ll definitely be making more of your recipes.

I tried these yesterday- so yummy! The muffin has a wonderful flavor and the peanut butter/jam topping is equally delicious. Thanks for the great recipe!

I tried this recipe using Better Batter gluten free flour and it worked beautifully. I also used unsalted peanut butter and the muffins were not lacking in flavor. So delicious! There probably isn’t a need to add more PB on top quite honestly, as the muffins are already adequately peanut buttery. Yum!

if you are not vegan, how many eggs would this recipe require!? :)

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I made these last night and they turned out wonderfully! The batter was much thinner than described in the recipe but they turned out just fine (I baked them for 26 mins and got 16 muffins). The jelly and most of the peanut butter actually sank into the middle of the muffin which made for a sweet surprise. I’ve already shared the recipe with a friend and would make them again. I’ll be freezing them for a quick snack on the go.

Ps. These are boyfriend approved ;)

Let’s say we had all of the ingredients except enough almonds for the almond meal…could this be substituted with more flour? ;) Thanks!

These are THE BEST!!!!!

…are you a mind reader? For months my Dad has been asking for gluten-free peanut butter and jelly muffins, but I haven’t had the time to come up with anything.

Yum! I didn’t have almond meal on hand so I ground up some unsweet coconut and it was great!

I just made these this morning and they are absolutely amazing!!! I have a feeling I’m going to be making these all the time….and eating way too many of them!

Could you recomment good substitutes for almond meal? My kids would love this recipe but the are both allergic to all tres nuts and sesame, but not peanuts. I saw a commentr above did use an all-purpose gluten free flour, and I know coconut flour is to be avoided. Any other options?

I just made these. The smell alone is making me dizzy.
They were done very quickly, turned out a bit darker than expected, but still works amazingly well.
Pretty sure I’ll be making these again!

These look amazing! Their is nothing like a good PB&J combo! yum!

OMGEEEE I totally want to try these! this would be a de-lish breakfast ;-) or snack! Pinned! plus I love that they are GF too! perfect!

Wow! These look amazing! I can’t wait to try them with homemade strawberry jam later in the season. Wonder if stuffing some chocolate in there wouldn’t hurt either?!

Why do you need the cider vinegar? Can I sub something else for it?

I must say, I have tried many of your vegan recipes and they NEVER FAIL. Finally a vegan blog that I can make recipes from that are TDF!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for shining a light in this sometimes dark vegan world!

These muffins look incredible, Dana! I’m a huge fan of PB&J, and in a muffin?! Love, love, LOVE! <3

I love muffins. Pinned and I can’t wait to try them. I always have good success with your recipes! :)

You are a sorceress!! These look soooo good.

Just made these and have already eaten two! Subbed out the almond meal with Bob’s Gluten-free all purpose flour and the apple cider vinegar with lemon juice and they turned out fabulous!

I simply LOVE this blog and the recipes on here. Thank you so much Dana for making fantastic and simple vegan food!

5 stars in my book

You’ve done it again! I mean for reals, I need these in my life. They will be baked very soon!

OK, these BELONG to my grandsons!

This looks so good and my kids will love them .
Must say i have been following u for a while your recipes are always so simple and great .
I think I’ve read before in one of your posts that you r working on a book ( if its true then its really exciting news) hope u will put some of the recipes that you have on the blog as they r really good !

Any suggestions on a gluten free flour blend without rice? I have yet to find a basic gluten free flour mix and many failed attempts at creating one. :-/

This is an amazing recipe! I love PB&J!

uggggh these look so good! will not be able to make them fast enough!!

Love it! However, almond meal and almonds are so expensive, and I’m not even GF so could I replace it with something?

Oh. My. Gosh….. Words have actually failed me! These look absolutely amazing, so peanut buttery and jelly-y, I am literally drooling, pinned!

omg Dana, YUM!!!

ohmygosh, making these today!

OH so gorgeous! I’ve been looking for these since the Insta sneak peek :) That last photo is super dreamy.

these look like they melt in your mouth!! so delicious xx

Looking at the peanut butter and jelly dripping over the muffins in freeze action literally makes me drool while I’m at my desk at work! My tummy is growling!

Okay, I can’t even eat peanut butter but these look incredible. I need an almond butter in my life, stat :mrgreen:

GAH! I’m in love. PB & J anything makes my inner kid do cartwheels. These looks like ooey gooey breakfast and snack perfection!

It sounds like heaven, it looks like heaven, I need to bake that perfefection!

I need these in my life ASAP.

Is there ever a good sub for applesauce? I never have it on hand I would assume other purees but anything else? Thanks!

These look SO yummy-literally drooling.

Oh my…these are beautiful! And you incorporated such a nostalgic flavor into them! I love this, and I’m definitely going to give these a try this weekend!