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The Best Vegan Blueberry Buckle

Vegan Blueberry Buckle featuring a tender and fluffy blueberry cake topped with a buttery cinnamon streusel.

Course Dessert
Keyword summer dessert recipe, vegan blueberry buckle, vegan dessert recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Author Taavi Moore

Ingredients

Streusel

  • ½ cup (68g) all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup (52g) dark brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp (26g) granulated sugar
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 4 tbsp cold vegan butter, cubed

Cake

  • 2 cups (282g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 6 tbsp room temp vegan butter
  • ¾ cup (158g) granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • ½ cup non-dairy milk
  • ½ cup (126g) dairy-free greek yogurt (such as Kite Hill) *Any thick dairy-free yogurt works well
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 ⅓ cup fresh blueberries, divided
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line an 8x8" pan with parchment paper.

  2. Start by making the streusel. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugars, and salt. Add the cold butter. Use your fingertips to pinch the butter into the dough until well distributed and mixture is sand-like. Store in fridge while preparing the cake.

  3. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter, sugar, and lemon zest. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Slowly beat in the milk, yogurt, lemon juice, and vanilla.

  4. Toss 2 cups blueberries in 1 tbsp flour. With the mixer on low speed, add a third of the flour mixture to the butter mixture at a time. Mix until a smooth batter forms. Fold in flour-tossed blueberries.

  5. Spread the batter into the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with chilled streusel topping and the remaining ⅓ cup blueberries.

  6. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until top is golden brown and toothpick inserted comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Let cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy!