Outrageously good bakery-style gluten-free orange muffins made with fresh orange juice and orange zest. These wonderful, moist orange muffins are perfectly sweet with a little orange glaze on top. A delicious way to use up fresh citrus!
Jacqui's Prep TipWeigh ingredients with a food scale for best results!
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Ingredients
2¼cups(270grams)oat flour
¾cup(84grams)fine blanched almond flour
1½teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
¼teaspoonfine sea salt
1cup(250grams)almond milkor any non-dairy milk, room temperature
¼cup(96grams)+ 2 tablespoons of fresh orange juiceroom temperature
¼cup(80grams)pure maple syruproom temperature
¼cup(40grams)coconut sugar
3tablespoonscoconut oilmelted and cooled
3tablepoonsorange zestfrom 2 medium oranges
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Optional Glaze
3tablespoonspowdered monk fruit sweeteneror organic powdered sugar
1teaspoonfresh orange juiceplus extra for thinning if needed
1teaspoonorange zest
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with muffin liners.
In a large bowl, whisk together oat flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt.
2¼ cups oat flour, ¾ cup fine blanched almond flour, 1½ teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
In a medium bowl, whisk together almond milk, orange juice, orange zest, coconut sugar, maple syrup, coconut oil, and vanilla extract.
1 cup almond milk, ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons of fresh orange juice, ¼ cup pure maple syrup, ¼ cup coconut sugar, 3 tablespoons coconut oil, 3 tablepoons orange zest, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Gently fold the wet ingredients into dry ingredients just until combined and the flour streaks disappear. Let rest for 2 minutes to allow flours to absorb liquid.
Evenly scoop the muffin batter into 12 muffin cups and bake for 20-24 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean with a few crumbs attached.
As soon as they're cool enough to touch, transfer the muffins to a wire rack to cool. Enjoy!
Optional Glaze
In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, orange juice and orange zest. Thin with extra orange juice if needed. It should be thin enough to drizzle over the tops, but not so thin it doesn't stick to the tops. For a creamier glaze, replace the orange juice with non-dairy milk. Drizzle onto cooled muffins.
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Notes
Be sure to use room temperature ingredients to ensure even mixing and proper texture.
Allow the muffin batter to rest for a few minutes before baking to allow the flavors to meld, the flours to absorb liquid, and the batter to thicken slightly.
For the best results, use a scale to weigh the flour in grams. This is a much more accurate way to measure ingredients in gluten-free baking, and it will ensure your muffins turn out just like the recipe intended.
Store muffins in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. Freeze, unglazed, for up to 3 months.