Bakery Style Gluten-Free Orange Muffins
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.
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 211kcal
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp orange zest
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1 cup gluten-free flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 1/4 tsp orange extract
Orange Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp orange juice
Instructions
- 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 separate large bowl whisk 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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Notes
Substitutions and Variations
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- Poppy Seeds. or Chia Seeds - Add poppy or chia seeds for a bit of a crunch and the added benefit of healthy fat.
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- Gluten Full! You can easily make these muffins with traditional all-purpose flour if you are not gluten-free
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- 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
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- 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.
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- 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
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- FREEZING - May be frozen in an airtight container for up to 3 months without glaze.
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 193mg | Potassium: 116mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 47IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg
