Just the best vegan cornbread, perfect for serving with chili. It’s wonderfully moist, perfectly sweet and only requires one bowl!

Cut up squares of vegan cornbread

Every time we have chili, I have to make some cornbread to go along with it. The whole family loves it, and it makes a pot of chili go a lot further! My kids have recently decided that they love chili, and demand it often. I’ve tried several vegan cornbread recipes out there, and haven’t been perfectly happy until this one!

Now, I know people like to get all picky about their cornbread. So let me tell you what this one is all about.

It’s quite sweet, but not overly so. If you don’t like sweet cornbread, you may want to look elsewhere, or just lower the amount of sugar called for. It’s not a savory cornbread though, that’s not what I’m used to, and it’s not my preference!

It’s very moist, with the perfect amount of cornbread texture. I’ve made some cornbreads that have too much “grit” in them. I don’t like that. This one is just perfect in texture, in my opinion. Not totally cake like, but not super gritty either.

It’s made with just one bowl! This is a super easy recipe: dump, mix & bake! Perfect every time.

vegan cornbread in a glass pan on a wood cutting board

Serve cornbread with this Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili , Instant Pot Baked Beans, or Ultimate Vegan Chili for optimal results! 🙂

Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili- A delicious and easy vegan chili full of nutrients and flavor.

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Cut up squares of vegan cornbread
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The Best Vegan Cornbread

This is it. The BEST Vegan Cornbread. Just like mom used to make, but vegan! Soft, tender and sweet with just the right amount of cornbread texture.
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
Servings: 12 servings

Ingredients 
 

  • 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup yellow corn meal
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/3 cup canola oil

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and lightly grease a 8 x 8 pan, or a 9 inch round cake pan.
  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and baking powder and stir.
  • Now pour in the almond milk and canola oil. Stir until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

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Notes

  1. Whole grain or gluten free - You may use white whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour in place of all purpose flour if you wish. A quality gluten free flour mix works as well.
  2. For oil-free - replace the canola oil with applesauce.
  3. Make cornbread muffins - Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a muffin pan with oil (or use liners) and fill 3/4 of the way full. Bake for 18-20 minutes.
  4. Less sweet - This a sweet cornbread, but feel free to make it less sweet if you want. You can cut the sugar in half, or even use just a few tablespoons of sugar for a barely sweet cornbread.
  5. Adapted from allrecipes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 229mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 1mg
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Author: Nora Taylor
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Comments

    1. Hi Dee. Applesauce is the best oil-free substitute. For oil substitutes, other oils such as vegetable oil and olive oil work as well. Enjoy!

  1. All your recipes are excellent and this cornbread is perfection!
    (I did not alter their recipe in any way)

  2. Instead of applesauce, I like to use some pumpkin puree for about half of the oil. Turns out a really nice color. I also use half the sugar. It’s definitely a repeat for me. Thanks!

    1. Thanks for your wonderful feedback and review! I am so glad you are loving the cornbread! Your blueberry addition sounds delicious! Wishing you lots of happy cooking!

    1. If you double it that will probably be enough, especially if the pieces are cut quite small. Otherwise, you could triple it.

  3. I am giving this 5 stars, even though I haven’t made it yet…I am very hopeful it will be great!
    I have a question: how many muffins would the recipe make? I see it says an 8×8 or 9″ round pan or you can make muffins. How many muffins can I expect the recipe to make as it is? I need to know if I should double it or ?
    Thank you!

  4. This is a great cornbread recipe. I used Stevia instead of sugar and it turned out swell! (Although I’m sure it would have been even better with real sugar!)

    1. I’m glad you loved the cornbread recipe, and that it turned out well with the Stevia! Thanks for your wonderful review! Happy cooking!

  5. My 6 year old granddaughter visited me recently so I made a pan of this cornbread to accompany my black bean soup. Goodness, gracious; I thought she’d eat the entire pan! Needless to say, this will be my go to for all of her future visits. I enjoyed it too. However, I limited the sugar to 1/3 c and I used a zero sodium baking powder to keep my blood pressure in a good range. Thanks a whole lot, will be looking up your other offerings. Be well!

    1. You are welcome, Pam! I’m thrilled your granddaughter loved the cornbread! Thanks for sharing your great review and feedback! Wishing you happy cooking as you journey through my recipes!

  6. I used almond flour, grapeseed oil, and a mixed nut blend milk from Trader Joe’s. I will do as the other commenter said and use applesauce next time (1/3 cup = 1/3 cup oil). The recipe came out very moist. I used a 9″ square baking pan which I butted with vegan butter. No sticking, but it was also a nonstick pan. I think the other change I will make is increase the amount of cornmeal and decrease the amount of almond flour. I thank you for this recipe and will be using it again and again.

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