Gluten-Free Vegan Orange Muffins - Rhian's Recipes (2024)

TheseGluten-Free Vegan Orange Muffins are moist, fluffy,sweet and fragrant. They come together in one bowl and are refined sugar free too. Perfect for breakfast,a snackordessert!

Tips for baking with oranges

• The orange flavour in these muffins comes from orange zest and orange juice.
• The orange zest can be replaced with orange extract.
• If using orange zest, make sure to use unwaxed oranges.
• You can either use freshly squeezed orange juice, or orange juice from a carton.
• If you prefer a stronger orange flavour, you can add some orange extract to the muffin batter - instructions in recipe notes.

How to make this recipe

• Mix together all the ingredients in a mixing bowl.

• Divide the batter between muffin cases in a muffin/cupcake tin.

• Bake in the oven for15-20 minutes.

For even more orange flavour, you can make an orange syrup to pour over the muffins.

Tips for the orange syrup

• Mix it together while you're waiting for the muffins to bake in the oven.
• I recommend pouring the syrup over the muffins straight out the oven while they're still hot, so that it gets properly absorbed.
• It's optional so you can leave it out if you want.

Substitutions you can make

• You can use any type of oil: coconut oil, olive oil or vegetable oil.
• The orange juice can be freshly squeezed or from a carton.
• The orange zest can be replaced with orange extract.
• You can use any type of plant-based milk: almond milk, rice milk, soy milk, cashew milk, oat milk etc.
• You can use any type of liquid sweetener: maple syrup, agave syrup, brown rice syrup etc.
• You can replace the ground almonds (almond meal) with ground walnuts.
• For a nut-free version: replace the ground almonds (almond meal) with ground sunflower seeds or use 30g (¼ cup) coconut flour instead of 150g (1 ¼ cup) ground almonds.
• You can use plain flour,wholemeal (whole wheat) flouror spelt flourinstead of the gluten-free flour if you're not gluten-free.

Flavour substitution ideas

You can easily make this recipe your own by adding ingredients that suit your taste preferences. Here are some ideas:

• Poppy seeds.
• Blueberries, raspberries, blackberries - use my Blueberry Muffins recipe as a guide for how much fruit to add.
• Desiccated coconut.
• Dried cranberries.
• Chocolate chips - use my Chocolate Chip Muffins recipe as a guide for how much to add.

How long do these Orange Muffins keep for?

These muffins do taste best when fresh, but keep covered in the fridge for up to a few days. You can reheat them in the oven or an oven toaster if you like.

More gluten-free vegan muffin recipes

• Carrot Muffins
• Blueberry Banana Bread Muffins
• Chocolate Muffins
• Apple Muffins
• Blueberry Muffins
• Chocolate Banana Muffins
• Banana Muffins
• Lemon Muffins
• Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
• Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins
• Raspberry Muffins
• Gingerbread Muffins

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