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The Best Vegan Cornbread Recipe

Recipe by Shane Martin

  • Total Time35 minutes
  • Yield12 slices 1x
  • DietVegan

The best vegan cornbread recipe delivers sweet, moist, and fluffy goodness! It is the perfect side dish sensation for chili. Oil-free and egg-free!

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5 from 75 reviews

three square pieces of cornbread stacked on each other

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 1/4 cups of whole wheat flour or organic unbleached flour
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup or agave
  • 1 1/4 cups unsweetened soy milk (or sub unsweetened almond milk)
  • 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1/3 cup aquafaba

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 400˚F and line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper
  2. In a large bowl, add the dry ingredients and whisk until everything is well combined. Mix the wet ingredients together in a separate small bowl.
  3. Now, add the milk mixture to the dry ingredients. Stir until everything is combined and the batter is pretty smooth. Don’t overmix!
  4. Pour the cornbread batter into the baking pan and bake for 25-30 minutes. The cornbread is done when you insert a toothpick into the center, and it comes out clean.

Notes

Aqufaba is the juice from a can of chickpeas (affiliate link) and a very important ingredient. It takes the place of oil in this recipe and doesn’t affect the flavor. If you don’t have aquafaba you can use unsweetened apple sauce.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 107
  • Sugar: 4.1 g
  • Sodium: 73.5 mg
  • Fat: 0.8 g
  • Carbohydrates: 22.9 g
  • Fiber: 1.1 g
  • Protein: 2.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

  • Prep Time: 10 mins.
  • Cook Time: 25 mins.
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: Vegan