Summery & Delicious Crumble Muffins
If you love your muffins to be fruity and crumbly, you'll adore these vegan cranberry orange muffins which are topped with a simple streusel which makes such a big difference to the taste and texture. You've got to try these!
If you love orange-flavoured treats, be sure to see my 4-ingredient chocolate orange macadamia nut clusters and vegan orange poppy seed cake which just went up on the blog.
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Ingredients For This Recipe
- All-purpose flour
- Brown sugar
- Vegan butter - softened for the crumble mixture.
- Ripe banana - the egg replacer for this recipe.
- Granulated sugar
- Soy milk
- Apple cider vinegar - really helps create a fluffy texture.
- Vegetable oil
- Vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 medium orange
- Freshly squeezed orange juice - gives the muffins some juiciness.
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Fresh or frozen cranberries - I used fresh ones.
How To Make Cranberry Orange Muffins
Step-By-Step Instructions
For the full method and ingredient amounts, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
1: Grease twelve cupcake liners tins with oil.
2: Make the cinnamon streusel. Set aside.
3: Combine the wet muffin batter ingredients inside a large bowl.
4: Fold in the dry ingredients.
5: Add the cranberries and fold one more time.
6: Pour the orange muffin batter into the cupcake liners.
7: Top with streusel and bake.
8: Let the muffins cool and serve.
Tips For Making Cranberry Orange Muffins
Don't Over Mix The Muffin Batter
Doing this will cause the muffins to be dense and to bake unevenly. Fold the batter gently until all the dry ingredients have been combined.
Check The Doneness
You can see whether the muffins are ready by poking a toothpick or skewer into the centre. If it comes out clean, they're ready.
Cool On A Wire Rack
This will prevent condensation from building up inside the muffin tin. This will make the muffins soggy and we don't want that.
Customisations & Substitutions
- Use a different fruit. Not everybody likes cranberries. You can substitute them for similar fruits such as, raspberries or even cherries. Choose a fruit that you love!
Why You Will Love These Muffins
- They're light and fluffy.
- The flavours are summery and fruity.
- Each muffin has a crumble topping.
- They make a great snack at any time of the day.
- These treats are fully vegan and dairy free.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. This will make your muffins soggy. Add the cranberries to the muffin batter whole and let them burst naturally in the oven.
Substituting in dried cranberries isn't a good idea. They aren't juicy like the fresh and frozen varieties and they will taste quite strange inside muffins due to their texture. They are best used in things such as, salads.
How To Store These Cranberry Muffins
Store the muffins for up to 3-4 days inside an airtight container.
More Muffin Recipes
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Vegan Cranberry Orange Muffins with Streusel
Ingredients
For the streusel topping:
- 30 g all-purpose flour
- 25 g brown sugar
- 1.5 Tablespoons vegan butter softened
For the muffin batter:
- 1 large ripe banana (mashed)
- 180 g granulated sugar
- 240 ml soy milk
- 2.5 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 75 ml vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 medium orange
- 50 ml freshly squeezed orange juice
- 275 g all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 120 g fresh or frozen cranberries
Instructions
Preparation:
- Preheat your oven to 200 Celsius (392F).
- Line a 12-hole or two 6-hole muffin trays with cupcake liners and grease each of them with oil. Set aside.
Make the streusel:
- In a small bowl, combine the flour and sugar.
- Use your hands to press the vegan butter into the flour and sugar until a crumbly streusel forms. Set aside in the fridge while you make the muffin batter.
Make the muffin batter:
- To a large bowl, whisk together the mashed banana, sugar, soy milk, apple cider vinegar, oil, vanilla, orange zest and orange juice.
- Fold in the flour, baking powder and salt. Don’t over-mix. When most of the flour has been mixed in, fold in the cranberries.
- Pour the muffin batter equally into the cupcake liners, then top each with some of the streusel.
Bake the muffins:
- Bake the cranberry orange muffins in the centre of your oven for 25 minutes. They should be golden brown, and a skewer should come out clean.
- Let them cool in the trays for 10 minutes, then on a cooling rack until fully cool.
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DJ says
Thank you!
Sue says
Love muffins with streusel
Anonymous says
Looks great 👍