Vegan chocolate orange muffins

Name: Vegan chocolate orange muffins
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 220g plain flour; 30g cocoa powder; 2 tsp baking powder; 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 120g soft light brown sugar; 1 orange, zest and juice; 80ml sunflower oil; 150ml oat milk; 80g dairy free dark chocolate, chopped

Soft chocolate muffins with orange zest and melting chocolate chunks, without egg or dairy.

Time40 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.20 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

10 muffins

Ingredients

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220 gplain flour
30 gcocoa powder
2 tspbaking powder
½ tspbicarbonate of soda
120 gsoft light brown sugar
1orangezest and juice
80 mlsunflower oil
150 mloat milk
80 gdairy free dark chocolatechopped

Method

1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Line a muffin tin with 10 cases.
2
Mix the flour, cocoa, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and sugar in a bowl.
3
Mix the orange zest and juice with the oil and oat milk.
4
Stir the wet mix into the dry mix until just combined, then fold in the chocolate.
5
Spoon into the cases and bake for 22 minutes until risen and springy.
22 min
6
Cool on a rack. The chocolate stays soft for a few hours.

Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.