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Vegan Blood Orange & Cardamom Breakfast Muffins topped with a slice of blood orange
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Vegan Blood Orange & Cardamom Breakfast Muffins

My Vegan Blood Orange & Cardamom Breakfast Muffins are easy to make so they're perfect for meal prep or busy mornings.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: applesauce, blood orange, ground cardamom, vegan yogurt, wholemeal self raising flour
Servings: 6 muffins
Calories: 78.04kcal

Equipment

  • Citrus juicer
  • Citrus zester
  • Mixing bowl
  • spoon
  • Muffin tin
  • Muffin cases
  • wire cooling rack

Ingredients

  • 20 g wholemeal self-raising flour
  • 120 g unsweetened applesauce
  • 120 g vegan yogurt
  • 1 blood orange juice and zest
  • 0.25 teaspoon ground cardamom

To decorate (optional)

  • 8 tablespoon icing sugar
  • 1 blood orange juice only
  • 1 blood orange cut into slices with the rind removed

Instructions

  • Preheat to 180°C /350 F / gas mark 4. Line or lightly grease a muffin tin.
  • Add the wholemeal self-raising flour, cardamom and blood orange zest to a mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
  • Stir in the applesauce, vegan yogurt, and blood orange juice until just combined.
  • Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups. Bake for 18–22 minutes, until risen and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  • Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

Optional decoration

  • Mix together the icing sugar with the juice of 1 blood orange and drizzle over the top of the muffins to glaze.
  • Finish by topping with slices of blood orange that have had the peel removed.

Nutrition

Calories: 78.04kcal | Carbohydrates: 18.18g | Protein: 0.99g | Fat: 0.44g | Saturated Fat: 0.05g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 3.29mg | Potassium: 40.18mg | Fiber: 0.87g | Sugar: 14.02g | Vitamin A: 20.43IU | Vitamin C: 6.32mg | Calcium: 31.02mg | Iron: 0.16mg