Pumpkin, orange and chocolate - united in a moist and sweet muffin. These vegan orange-pumpkin muffins are oil-free and refined sugar-free and make a great snack for this fall season.
What vegetable comes to your mind when you think of fall? Of course, pumpkin! In case you thought of parsnips or brussels sprouts - sorry, not today. Today it's all about pumpkin.
I don't know about you but I love pumpkin. It's one of the most versatile veggies, if you ask me. Think of pumpkin fries, soup, roasted pumpkin, or even pumpkin cake. Oh man, I really need more pumpkin recipes on my blog. Anyways, since we stopped with sweet recipes, why don't we continue right there.
Today I've got a muffin recipe for you. These orange-pumpkin with chocolate chips are super simple, super moist and super tasty! That's really all there is to say.
I know, I know, there's a bunch of recipes for pumpkin muffins out there. That's why I wanted to give my recipe a little somethin' somethin'. Well, chocolate is a good start but not that spectacular. Then I spotted the big pile of oranges on the kitchen counter ... jackpot! The orange juice gives these muffins so much moisture and fruitiness - and look at that colour! The muffins almost look as beautifully orange as pumpkins or oranges.
As usual, the recipe is oil- and refined sugar free. I used maple syrup and coconut sugar to sweeten the orange-pumpkin muffins. If you want to keep it on the healthier side you can leave out the chocolate chips or use sugar-free chocolate.
This recipe would have been great on Halloween but I am a bit late, obviously. Anyway, who needs a reason to make and eat muffins? So get your oven started. Happy baking!
If you give these oil-free orange-pumpkin muffins a try, let me know in the comments below. And don’t forget to rate the recipe. You can also tag a photo (#veggiejam) to show me your creation on instagram.
Recipe
Vegan Orange-Pumpkin Muffins [oil-free]
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 12 Muffins 1x
- Category: Dessert, Snack
Description
Pumpkin, orange and chocolate - united in a moist and sweet muffin. These vegan orange-pumpkin muffins are oil-free and refined sugar-free and make a great snack for this fall season (updated: 11.26.18).
Ingredients
- 2 cups spelt flour (250 g)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 1 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed (ca. 2-3 large oranges)
- 1 cup pumpkin puree (250 g)
- ¼ cup maple syrup (80g)
- ½ cup coconut sugar (80 g)
- ¼ - ⅓ cup vegan chocolate chips (40 - 50 g)
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl. Blend the orange juice, pumpkin puree, maple syrup and coconut sugar until smooth.
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients but don't overstir. Finally, fold in the chocolate chips, if using.
- Distribute the batter equally among 12 silicone muffin cups or a greased muffin tin. I don't recommend paper cups as oil-free muffins tend to stick to the paper.
- Bake the muffins for 20-25 min until golden at the top. Let them cool completely.
This post is also available in German (Deutsch).
Donnalee says
Can I use a 15 ounce can of mandarin oranges instead of juice?
Melanie@Veggiejam says
Hi Donnalee. Good question. I would say yes, you can use a can of mandarin oranges instead of the orange juice in this recipe! Just be aware that the texture and flavor might be a bit different. To substitute, you can blend the oranges to make a juice-like consistency. If the mandarin oranges are in syrup, make sure to reduce the amount of maple syrup in the recipe to avoid it becoming too sweet.
Let me know how it goes!