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    Orange vegan muffins | Vegan orange cupcakes recipe

    1st August 2023 by bhavana bhatia 2 Comments

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    vegan orange cupcakes is one of those muffin recipes which help you enjoy citrus flavor at the finest. It reminds me of orange, pineapple vegetarian eggless cakes in bakeries back home. Small Iyengar bakeries in the by-lanes of southern India, cater to the small hunger pangs of hundreds on the way home. Be it kids coming back from school, sport practice or professionals all love a small bite of cake. They serve fresh baked sweets and savory daily and generally over by the end of the day. This orange vegan cake is our take on all those cake slices back home. These golden brown fluffy muffins fill your kitchen with a divine smell.

    Good thing is oranges come in plenty when in season. Eat them fresh for a fresh citrus boost or have a fresh orange juice. Make an orange popsicle, have it as an ice cream scoop or have it as an orange sponge cake. You can also enjoy making a jam, preserve, cookies using them.  Dry the peels to make your own face scrub. Apply it with rose water, rub and wash. Easy and vegan way to make your face fresh. Citrus mandarins and oranges are just the pick me up you need after a dull long tiring day at work. Bonus: Good for vitamin C.

    orange vegan cake
    healthy orange muffins | vegan orange muffins

    Other similar eggless recipes for cakes and muffins include Eggless banana walnut cake, Eggless blueberry cake ,Vegan airfryer muffins, Eggless chocolate walnut cake, ,Tutti fruitti cake ,vegan banana oat muffins , Vegan chocolate muffin & Vegan Christmas cake .

    What is vegan cooking?

    It is a strict vegetarian diet which also excludes the use of meat, eggs, honey and dairy products. Vegans also like to use no-animal product in things they use in daily life.

    Jump to:
    • What is vegan cooking?
    • Equipment
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Substitutions
    • Variations
    • Storage
    • Top tip
    • Related links
    • Orange vegan muffins recipe | chia seed muffins
    • FAQs

    Equipment

    • fan-forced oven
    • muffin liners or greased muffin trays
    • wire rack
    • whisk /stand mixer /hand mixer
    • toothpick
    • saucepan

    Ingredients

    • all purpose flour/ plain flour / maida
    • oat flour
    • powdered sugar
    • baking powder
    • baking soda
    • oil
    • chia seeds powdered +½ cup water
    • reduced navel / valencia orange juice + fresh orange zest (refer step below)
    • oat milk
    vegan orange cake ingredients
    vegan orange cake ingredients

    Garnish

    • 1 tbsp. chia seeds for garnish

    Instructions

    • Boil 1 cup of orange juice along with rind of 1 orange,let it come to gentle boil and once its reduced to ½ cup, Let it cool.
    vegan orange cake step 1
    • Move this mix to a bowl ,Add powdered sugar to it.
    vegan orange cake step 2
    • Add the powdered chia seeds(with water),oil and oat milk. mix the ingredients well with a beater.
    vegan orange cake step 3
    • Sift oat flour, plain flour along with baking soda and baking powder and start adding this to the mixture slowly.
    vegan orange cake step 4
    • Start mixing the batter with a hand whisk. (using the stand mixer to mix them might over mix the batter.)
    vegan orange cake step 5
    • Preheat oven for 10 mins. Meanwhile, pour the batter in cupcake tins lined with paper liners.
    • Top tip: You can use piping bag to pour the wet batter. Another option is using or a cookie scoop or an ice cream scooper.
    vegan orange cake step 6
    • Garnish this sweet treat with chia seeds optionally.
    vegan orange cake step 7
    • Bake in a preheated oven for 25 mins at 170 deg C or until toothpick comes clean.
    orange vegan cake
    vegan chia seed muffins

    Substitutions

    • You can use any type of plant-based milk instead of oat milk if you like. Almond milk, soy milk or hemp seed milk. I love making hemp seed milk in my Vitamix. It is quite neutral in taste and goes great even in masala chai.
    • You can use any vegetable oil to make this cake batter. I use either olive oil or sunflower oil in this vegan recipe. Vegetarians can use ghee instead of oil.
    • You can use lemon juice and zest to make a lemon cake alternatively. Other citrus fruit that can be used are blood oranges, mandarins, tangelo and yuzu.
    • whole wheat flour can be used instead of plain flour. However, you may need to adjust the liquid content in the cake for a flowing batter.
    • For garnish you may use poppy seeds instead of chia seeds. You can also put a simple orange glaze and an orange peel on tops of the muffins.

    Variations

    You can also do chocolate tofu vegan cream on it or bake whole orange cake. You can also bake vegan chocolate orange cupcakes by adding some orange zest to chocolate cupcakes. Another great way is decorating orange muffins with a delicious chocolate frosting on top of each cupcake. Orange frosting also makes a great garnish on this delicious dessert. Orange buttercream or simple icing sugar also makes it look special.

    Bake them in a jumbo muffin tin for a simple breakfast or bake mini muffins in a mini muffin pan for bento boxes.

    Storage

    Let your delicious cupcake cool on a cooling rack until it comes to room temperature. Store these vegan cupcakes in a airtight container. They last 4-5 days in refrigerator.

    Top tip

    Grind oats to make oat flour in advance. This way you can get oat milk anytime you need. Just mix with water and strain. It also helps you avoid market based plant milks which might have other elements added.

    Related links

    • Vegan chocolate cake
    • Orange marmalade
    • Orange cake
    • Vegan Xmas cake
    • Orange chocolate cream cookies
    orange vegan cake
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    5 from 2 votes

    Orange vegan muffins recipe | chia seed muffins

    Orange vegan cake is a moist dessert ,perfect for teatime. Learn to make this perfectly moist muffins and celebrate the citrus season here.
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time35 minutes mins
    Total Time45 minutes mins
    Course: Desserts
    Cuisine: European
    Keyword: chia seed muffins vegan, citrus cake, orange cake vegan, orange muffins vegan, vegan orange cake, vegan orange cake recipe
    Servings: 8
    Author: bhavana bhatia

    Equipment

    • fan-forced oven
    • muffin liners
    • muffin trays
    • whisk /stand mixer /hand mixer
    • toothpick
    • saucepan

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup plain flour unbleached plain flour
    • ¾ cup oat flour can be replaced with ¾ cup wholemeal flour
    • ½ cup raw sugar powdered
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ cup oil
    • 2 tbsp. chia seeds powdered +½ cup water
    • ½ cup reduced naval orange juice +zest
    • ¼ cup oat milk

    Garnish

    • 1 tbsp. chia seeds for garnish

    Instructions

    • Boil 1 cup of orange juice along with rind of 1 orange,let it come to gentle boil and once its reduced to ½ cup, Let it cool.
    • Move this mix to a bowl ,Add powdered sugar to it.
    • Add the powdered chia seeds(with water),oil and oat milk. mix the ingredients well with a beater.
    • Sift oat flour, plain flour along with baking soda and baking powder and start adding this to the mixture slowly.
    • Start mixing the batter with a handwhisk,using the stand mixer to mix them might over mix the batter
    • Preheat oven for 10 mins. Meanwhile, pour the batter in cupcake liners. Garnish with chia seeds optionally.
    • Bake these wonderful muffins for 25 mins at 170 deg C or until toothpick comes clean.

    FAQs

    Why is my vegan cake not fluffy?

    overmixing batter & no using right egg replacer can cause it.

    Does vegan cake have milk?

    It has plant based milk not dairy milk.

    What is not in a vegan cake?

    eggs, milk & milk products, honey. Only raw sugar is used not white sugar.

    Conclusion: homemade muffins like moist orange poppy seed muffins or classic lemon poppy seed muffins are a great alternative to chocolate muffins. They go perfectly with a cup of coffee and  go perfectly with a cup of coffee.

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    Comments

    1. Ramesh says

      June 10, 2020 at 5:11 am

      Testy one.

      Reply
    2. Break A Recipe says

      June 24, 2022 at 9:52 am

      These look great! Hope you enjoy them. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    5 from 2 votes (2 ratings without comment)

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    Hi,I am Bhavana & this is my wonderland of recipes.I have been in IT for 15+ years have always loved writing.My husband Gaurav & I,love to cook, click & host people

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