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    Home » Recipes » Vegan Christmas Recipes

    Orange-Cranberry Muffins or Mini-Loaves

    Published: Jun 29, 2013 · Updated: Aug 18, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    These delicious and healthy vegan muffins or mini-loaves prove that pairing orange and cranberry makes for a lively flavor combination in baked goods. If I'm in the mood to make muffins for a weekend brunch, this is one of my top choices! And for winter holiday baking or giving, this batter is nice made into mini-loaves.This makes 1 dozen muffins, or 3 to 4 mini-loaves. Photos by Evan Atlas. Adapted from The Vegetarian Family Cookbook.

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    Orange-Cranberry Muffins or Mini-Loaves

    The pairing of orange and cranberry makes for a lively flavor combination in vegan muffins. And for winter holiday baking or giving, this batter is nice made into mini-loaves.
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    Course: Vegan baked goods
    Cuisine: Vegan / Healthy
    Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
    Keyword: Orange-Cranberry Muffin, vegan muffins
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 152kcal
    Author: Veg Kitchen

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
    • ⅓ cup natural granulated sugar
    • ½ cup lemon or vanilla nondairy yogurt or applesauce
    • ½ cup fresh orange juice or as needed
    • 2 teaspoons grated zest orange peel — if orange is organic; see note
    • 2 tablespoon safflower oil
    • 8 ounces fresh cranberries see note below recipe box
    • 2 tablespoons natural granulated sugar
    • ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts or sliced almonds, optional
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    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
    • Combine the first 5 (dry) ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir together. Make a well in the center and pour in the yogurt or applesauce, orange juice, optional zest, and oil. Add a small amount of orange juice if need be to loosen the batter a bit, but let it remain stiff. Stir just until well combined.
    • Place the cranberries in a food processor and pulse on and off until coarsely chopped. Stir in the sugar and let the mixture stand for a couple of minutes.
    • Stir the cranberries into the batter.
    • Divide the batter evenly among 12 foil paper-lined muffin tins or 3 to 4 mini loaf pans (depending on their size). If using nuts, scatter over the tops of the muffins evenly.
    • Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the tops are golden and a knife inserted into the center of one tests clean. When the muffins are cool enough to handle, transfer them to a plate or rack to cool.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 152kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 122mg | Potassium: 136mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 73IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Notes:

    • When fresh cranberries are out of season, use about 1 cup dried cranberries and eliminate the extra sugar.
    • Finely grated orange peel (zest) really heightens the orange flavor of these muffins.

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    Comments

    1. Jenniffer says

      October 28, 2013 at 9:18 am

      This recipe looks lovely, and I would live to use my fresh organic cranberries! Do you think that it would be possible to use maple syrup or honey ilo the granulated sugar? Thank you:)

    2. Nava says

      October 31, 2013 at 3:15 pm

      Jennifer, sorry for the delayed response — this went under my radar. If you use a liquid sweetener, you'd have to reduce one of the other wet ingredients by that amount. I can't guarantee how it would work, but it's worth trying!

    3. Jenni says

      January 04, 2014 at 4:31 pm

      Nava, can I substitute gluten free flour? Am gluten intolerant....
      Thanks

    4. Nava says

      January 04, 2014 at 5:02 pm

      Jenni, absolutely. Just add an equivalent of a gluten-free flour mix like Bob's Red Mill. They recommend adding a bit of anthem gum in addition, and the amount is listed on the bag, depending on what you're making.

    5. Debbie says

      January 06, 2014 at 9:40 pm

      These were very good!

    6. rita says

      December 02, 2016 at 5:49 pm

      Hi is the applesauce or yogurt a substitute for eggs?

    7. Nava says

      December 03, 2016 at 8:46 am

      Rita — yes, the applesauce or yogurt take the place of eggs. They make the crumb nice and moist, too.

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