These vegan cranberry orange muffins are full of fresh flavor. They’re soft, fluffy, tender and perfectly sweetened. Top with an optional glaze for a deliciously sweet treat!
In a large mixing bowl, add plant-based milk and apple cider vinegar. Whisk to combine and let sit for 1-2 minutes.
¾ cup plant-based milk, 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Then, whisk in granulated sugar, vegetable oil and vanilla extract until evenly combined.
⅔ cup granulated sugar, ⅓ cup vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Add your prepared flax egg and whisk through.
Step 3: Add Dry Ingredients
Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir until the batter is almost mixed then add cranberries.
2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, pinch of salt, 1 cup cranberries
Mix until the batter is just combined (no clumps of dry flour visible and cranberries are evenly mixed through).
Step 4: Bake
Preheat your oven to 350 °F.
Prep a 12-slot muffin tin with muffin liners.
Divide the batter evenly into the 12 muffin slots.
Bake for 20-22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
When out of the oven, let the muffins sit for a few minutes before carefully transferring to a wire baking rack to cool.
Step 5: Glaze (Optional)
To make the glaze, stir together icing sugar and orange juice. You may want to add some orange zest as well.
1 cup icing sugar, 2 tablespoons orange juice, orange zest
Make sure the muffins are fully cooled before dipping into the glaze.
Notes
*The zest of 2 oranges.**Can use white vinegar.***Fresh or thawed cranberries. I like to halve or quarter large cranberries, but you can keep them whole.****Could make cranberry glaze by using cranberry juice instead of orange juice.Nutrient analysis performed on muffins only - no optional orange glaze added. Accuracy of nutrition information cannot be guaranteed (certain ingredients may not have all nutrients listed in the database); amounts may vary (and will vary depending on brands of ingredients used); all nutrition fact values rounded to the nearest whole number.