if you’re looking for a delicious Christmas morning bite with your coffee, these muffins are it! They come together in less than 40 minutes (clean up included!) and are the perfect balance of sweet + spice.

NOTE – this recipe contains eggs.

makes 10 muffins

what you need

• 3/4 cup cane sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegan butter
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• zest of 2 large oranges
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp ground cardamom
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp raw cane sugar for topping

glaze

• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1-2 tbsp orange juice or almond milk
• splash vanilla extract

• + chopped pecans for garnish

what you do

• Preheat oven to 350F + line muffin tin with liners.
• Using a stand mixer, or whisk + large bowl, beat eggs + sugar. then add in remaining wet ingredients.
• Slowly add in the dry ingredients and fold everything together until there are no dry bits of flour left.
• Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tins, and top with a sprinkling of the cane sugar topping.
• Prepare glaze by whisking all ingredients together until you have a smooth mixture.
• Bake muffins for 20-22 minutes or until golden brown around the edges.
• While warm, drizzle glaze + top with chopped pecans.
• enjoy!