These cute little Vegan Orange and Pistachio cake muffins are really easy to make and full of flavour. With both orange zest and juice and loads of pistachios, these cakes muffins are a real treat.
This pistachio muffins recipe is baked into mini cakes by using a silicone muffin tin. Because aren’t a lot of thing just more adorable in miniature size?
These Pistachio muffins are:
- Easy to make
- Moist
- Loaded with pistachios
- A sweet and zesty orange flavour
If you love individual desserts check out my Easy Cherry Hand Pies filled with summer cherries Vegan Oreo Cupcakes loaded with chocolate and Oreos or a fresh and zesty dessert, Vegan Lemon Bars
Ingredients
- Almond milk, my favourite milk to bake with! But feel free to use any plant based milk of choice.
- Flaxseed meal, to make flax “eggs” Simply mix the flaxseed meal with the liquids and let is sit for 5 minutes to thicken.
- Orange, both the zest and juice for extra orange flavour
- Apple cider vinegar, this is to help the cake rise when baked and also to hold it together.
- Sugar, I use organic cane sugar but coconut sugar can also be substituted.
- All-purpose flour, can also be substituted for white whole wheat flour.
- Pistachios, roasted and peeled. I suggest buying unsalted pistachios that are already peeled and roasted. You can also peel and roast them up yourself, just a few minutes in a dry frying pan over medium high heat will do. I do not recommend using salted pistachios since this will make the pistachio muffins too salty.
- Almond flour, for moisture and nutty flavour.
- Cardamon, I use cardamon powder, the flavor goes so well with the pistachio and orange. Can also be exchanged for cinnamon.
- Baking powder and baking soda, I find a mix of the two is the best combination for the perfect texture in these mini cakes.
- Salt, just a little to balance the flavours.
See recipe card for quantities.
Glaze
- The glaze is optional but oh so good with these cakes so I highly recommend it! Simply mix together Icing sugar and fresh squeezed orange juice. Add a little orange juice at the time until you have the glaze at the perfect consistency.
Instructions
- Grease a muffin tray, preferably silicone, with a little melted coconut oil or line with muffin liners.
- In a mixing bowl, stir together the almond milk, ground flaxseed, apple cider vinegar, orange juice and zest. Mix well and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, stir together all the dry ingredients. Add them to the wet ingredients and gently fold, do not over mix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tray and bake for about 15-17 minutes or until the cake feels bouncy to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Let them cool down for 10 min and then remove from the mould to a cooling rack to cool down completely.
- For the glaze, just stir the sugar and orange juice together. If its too runny, add a little more sugar, too dry a little more orange juice until you have a consistency to your liking. Top the cakes with the glace and with some chopped pistachios.
Storage
If you have leftover mini pistachio cake muffins here’s how to keep them fresh and tasty for longer.
First they have to be completely cool. Take out an airtight container and line the bottom with a paper towel. Place the mini cakes on the paper bowl in one layer and cover with the lid. Optional to use a ziplock bag, place the cakes onto op a paper bowl with the bag in one layer. The paper towel will soak up any excess moisture that could turn the cakes and glaze soggy. Store them in room temperature for up to 4 days.
You can also freeze them in an air tight container for about 2 months. I prefer to freeze them without the glaze, it will melt when defrosted.
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These cute little Vegan Orange and Pistachio cakes are easy to make and full of orange and pistachio flavour.
- 1 cup (250ml) almond milk
- 2 tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 1 orange, zest and juice (8 tablespoon juice)
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cups pistachios, peeled and chopped
- ⅓ cups almond flour
- 1 teaspoon cardamon
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- ⅔ cup icing sugar
- 1-2 tablespoon orange juice
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Preheat the oven to 180C (350F)
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Grease a muffin tray with coconut oil or line with muffin liners.
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In a bowl, mix the almond milk, ground flaxseed, apple cider vinegar, orange juice and zest. Mix well and let it rest for 5 minutes.
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In a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients. Add them to the wet ingredients and gently fold, do not over mix.
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Pour into the prepared muffin tray and bake for about 15-17 minutes until the cake feels bouncy to the touch and a stick comes out clean. Let them cool down for 10 min and then remove from the mould to a cooling rack.
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For the glaze, just stir the sugar and orange juice together. If its too loose, add a little more sugar, too dry a little more orange juice until you have a consistency to your liking. Top the cakes with the glace and with some chopped pistachios.
Enjoy!
Sally
These cakes turned out amazing!
Rae Ann
Have you tried making this cake in a 8” round pan? Would this be enough to make that with one recipe and how long do you think I should bake it for? Thank you
Helena
Yes, you can bake it in a 8 inch round pan at 350F for about 40 minutes. The recipe will make one cake that can be topped with the graze.