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    Whole Grain Vegan Orange Oat Muffins

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    By Alisa Fleming on January 8, 2012 Alisa's Favorite Dairy-Free Recipes, Bread, Breakfast, Dairy-Free Recipes

    Sundays are typically the day when I feature something sweet here on Go Dairy Free, but sweet doesn’t need to be unhealthy, does it now? With so many fitness resolutions and nutritious pursuits this time of year, I thought it was a good time to revisit one of my favorite “healthy sweets” cookbooks, Sweet Freedom. This timeless gem was written by my friend Ricki Heller, and is filled to the brim with treats that use whole grains, natural sweeteners, and “healthy fats.”

    The recipe below for oat muffins is one that I’ve enjoyed on many occasions, as I love the whole grain taste and the fact that it is what I would call a “no waste” recipe. The orange flavor in these oat muffins isn’t just juice, it’s the whole orange! As Ricki says, “Unlike many low-fat oat muffins, these taste great: they are moist and flavorful, with an intense orange presence. There’s also substantial fiber from the fruits and whole spelt.”

    Vegan Orange Oat Muffins Recipe

    These oat muffins are also quick and easy to whip up. Ricki recommends using a food processor, but I have just as much luck tossing the ingredients into my wimply little blender.

    Vegan Orange Oat Muffins Recipe

    Special Diet Notes: Orange Oat Muffins

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, optionally nut-fee, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan / plant-based, and vegetarian.

    Whole Grain Vegan Orange Oat Muffins
     
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    Prep time
    20 mins
    Cook time
    20 mins
    Total time
    40 mins
     
    This recipe is from Sweet Freedom by Ricki Heller. All of Ricki’s recipes include metric measurements, so to show her exact style, I’ve left included her metric measurements in the recipe. If you don’t have a food processor, see my quick notes following the recipe.
    Author: Ricki Heller
    Ingredients
    • 1 whole medium organic seedless orange, washed, whole and with skin [This is one time when you want to spring on that organic orange, since you will be using the peel too]
    • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) finely ground flax seeds
    • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) water
    • ½ cup (60 g) chopped dried pitted dates (they should be soft)
    • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) sunflower or other light-tasting oil [I used grapeseed]
    • ¼ cup (60 ml) maple syrup
    • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) blackstrap molasses
    • ½ cup (120 ml) unsweetened coconut milk beverage or cashew milk (I use So Delicious)
    • 1 cup (140 g) whole spelt flour [can sub whole wheat flour in a pinch]
    • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon (1 ml) sea salt
    • 1 cup (100 g) whole rolled oats (not instant)
    Instructions
    1. Preheat your oven to 375F (190C). Line a muffin tin with 12 paper liners for small muffins or 9 liners for large muffins, or spray with nonstick coating.
    2. In the bowl of a food processor, process the orange segments until almost smooth. Add the flax seeds, water, dates. oil, maple syrup, molasses, and milk alternative and process almost to a smooth puree (you can leave a few small flecks of date and/or orange, but none should be larger than sunflower seeds). Set aside for a few minutes to rest, while you prepare the dry ingredients.
    3. In a large bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt. Add the oats and stir to mix.
    4. Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture in the bowl and stir just until combined (it’s okay if a few dry spots remain, you just don’t want to overmix!). Spoon the batter into your prepared muffin cups or tins – they will be quite full.
    5. Bake for 15-20 minutes, rotating the pan about half-way through (I skipped the rotation), until a tester inserted into one of the muffins comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pans before removing to a rack to cool completely. These taste even better the next day, as flavors meld [I can vouch for that!]. These muffins freeze beautifully (I can't vouch for this, since we devoured them all while fresh).
    Notes
    No Food Processor? I don’t have one either. I simply added the orange sections through the milk alternative to my little old blender, and let ‘er rip until it was well blended, with a few tiny date and orange bits left for interest.

    Diet type: Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy free, Egg free, Nut free, Peanut free, Soy free, optionally Wheat free, Refined Sugar free, Low Fat.
    Nutrition Information
    Serving size: 12 servings
    3.2.2925
    Alisa Fleming
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    Alisa is the founder of GoDairyFree.org, Food Editor for Allergic Living magazine, and author of the best-selling dairy-free book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living, and the new cookbook, Eat Dairy Free: Your Essential Cookbook for Everyday Meals, Snacks, and Sweets. Alisa is also a professional recipe creator and product ambassador for the natural food industry.

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    5 Comments

    1. PniB on September 3, 2015 6:59 am

      Absolutely delicious! Very easy recipe too. I used whole wheat pastry flour that I had on hand, and I reduced the baking powder by half, everything else was just as the recipe called for and they came out really superbly. I also love the idea of blending up an entire orange, skin and all. Thank you very much 🙂

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on September 3, 2015 7:49 am

        Wonderful! So glad it worked out well for you.

        Reply
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    3. Joanna on March 19, 2014 4:30 pm

      I am confused about how you use the orange. Do you just cut it into pieces without peeling and pop it in the blender?

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on March 19, 2014 4:53 pm

        Yes! It provides zest, too!

        Reply

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