Coconut Muffins With An Orange Glaze
Soft, fluffy vegan coconut muffins with the addictive combination of coconut flakes and orange.
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 213kcal
Ingredients
For the coconut muffins
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp egg replacer powder (or tapioca starch)
- ¾ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup agave nectar (use maple syrup or regular sugar if you don’t have this)
- Zest of 1 orange (set aside 2 tsp or so for the orange glaze)
- ¼ cup vegetable oil (the original recipe recommends safflower)
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
For the glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar (powdered sugar)
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 2 tsp orange zest
Instructions
Make the coconut muffins
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, dissolve the egg replacer with the orange juice. Add the agave nectar, orange zest, oil and water
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix together until they are just combined. Do not overmix. Add the coconut and mix in.
- Greas a 12-cup muffin tin and divide the batter equally between the cups.
- Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Place on a rack to cool. Unmold after 10 minutes and continue to cool the muffins.
Make the glaze
- Heat the orange juice in a small saucepan until it begins to boil.
- Add the powdered sugar and zest and turn off the heat. Whisk together well.
- Pour over the cooled or barely-warm muffins.
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 213kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 117mg | Potassium: 182mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 44IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 1mg