Are you a savory or sweet breakfast person? Savory is my jam, unless you put this, this, or this, in front of me.
Sunday mornings are left to the Breakfast King—my husband—and his recent creation left me swooning. Vegan corn and pepper muffins rock harder than Mick Jagger.
It was one of those mornings. Questions, questions, questions.
Breakfast King: Do you want pancakes? Me: No.
Breakfast King: Waffles? Me: No.
Breakfast King: Oatmeal? Me: No.
Breakfast King: How about corn and pepper muffins? Me: Where in the world did that come from? And YES please!
He’s brilliant like that. It must come from the fact that we’re kindred spirits and have been together for thirty-five years. That man can read my mind.
Savory vegan corn and pepper muffins, need I say more?
Can you even stand how freaking gorgeous these are? These babies are little cornmeal cakes filled with sautéed red onion, corn, sweet bell pepper, and fire roasted poblano pepper. Seasoned with cumin, chili powder, and fresh cilantro. Delicious times infinity.
The minute the words corn and pepper muffins came out of his mouth I knew that I had to share them with you. So while he chopped and stirred, I got my pen and notebook and wrote down the recipe. He only used a portion of the red onion, red bell pepper, and poblano chili, which made me request Southwest chili for dinner (recipe coming soon). Two spicy treats in one day. Yippee!
These are so easy to make, you just have to sauté the veggies until they’re soft, stir them into the cornmeal batter, spoon into muffin tins (or make cornbread in a skillet), and bake. And if you don’t like the idea of spicy food for breakfast, make them for lunch and pair them with a big salad or soup. Or, make chili and eat them for dinner. They also make a great snack!
I love these and I hope you’ll love them too. Make them and then come back and tell me what you thought about them. It’s always fun to hear from you.
Tell me:
Are you a savory or sweet breakfast person?
Have you ever had a muffin like this?
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Joelle says
Just made these this morning. Fabulous! Will pair great with the soup that I am making tonight. Thank you!
Linda Meyer says
Hi Joelle! Thanks so much for letting me know. I'm so happy you like them. 🙂
suzannelyons says
made these today to go with a moroccan salad with orange cilantro (recipe by pinch of yum).
Your muffins were fabulous. Just what I needed...a savory lunchtime muffin. Thank you.
Linda Meyer says
Hi Suzanne! Thank you so much. I'm so happy you enjoyed them, and that you took the time to let me know. That salad from Pinch of Yum sounds amazing. I'm going to check it out!
L says
Can you sub whole wheat flour for the all purpose flour?
Linda Meyer says
Hi! You can, but the texture will be denser than the all purpose flour, and the flavor will change slightly.
Libran Williamson says
Wow - these were great. Had to make a minor changes due to unavailability of ingredients (made them on the spur of the moment) - used pulverized tortilla chips instead of the corn meal, and ‘vegan cream’ in place of the maple syrup. My daughter and I (both vegan) loved them! Thanks 🙂
Linda Meyer says
Hi Libran! Wow, how very creative of you to use ground tortilla chips. Love it! Thank you so much for letting us know how much you enjoyed them. We really appreciate it.
Sandra says
Are there really 1820 calories 8n each muffin?
Linda Meyer says
Hi Sandra, No, that's the calorie count for the entire recipe. Our recipe card doesn't always allow us to input one muffin per serving. We're trying to remedy that.