These gluten-free orange muffins taste like they came straight out of the oven of your favorite bakery. Full of orange flavor, intensified with a sweet orange glaze these moist muffins taste like a burst of morning sunshine.
Preheat oven temperature to 350 and line a muffin tin with paper liners
Add coconut sugar to a medium mixing bowl. Add orange zest and using your fingertips rub the orange zest into sugar. Add remaining dry ingredients. Whisk to combine.
In a separatelarge bowlwhisk together almond milk, orange juice, olive oil, egg, orange extract, and applesauce.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir to just combine.
Fill muffin liners ¾ of the way full with batter and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Allow muffins to cool.
While cooling prepare glaze by combining orange juice and powdered sugar adding more or less liquid to achieve the desired consistency. It should drip easily from a spoon but not be too runny.
Pour glaze over muffins and add additional orange zest on top. Enjoy.
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Substitutions and Variations
Poppy Seeds. or Chia Seeds - Add poppy or chia seeds for a bit of a crunch and the added benefit of healthy fat.
Gluten Full! You can easily make these muffins with traditional all-purpose flour if you are not gluten-free
Simple Orange Glaze - Add a simple sweet glaze by combining made with just powdered sugar and orange juice combined to the perfect consistency.
Storage and Freezing Instructions
STORAGE - I wouldn't be surprised if you eat these muffins within a day! They will keep well on the countertop for a few days. In fact, these muffins are so moist they can become soggy when stored in an airtight container.
For longer storage, 2-4 days, line the bottom of an airtight tupperware container or bakery dome with paper towels. Place the muffins in a single layer in the container then cover the muffins with any additional layer of paper towels. The paper towels help to absorb them moisture the muffins release
FREEZING - May be frozen in an airtight container for up to 3 months without glaze.