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Orange Chai Spice Date Muffins. Hearty whole wheat fibre goodness muffins sweetened with dates and spiked with chai spice. Add in nuts, coconuts, raising, chocolate chips or your favorite! Glaze it with orange glaze and get the recipe for this delicious tasting power muffin which you can make vegan! www.twopurplefigs.com

Orange Chai Spice Date Muffins

These moist and fluffy orange-scented chai spice date muffins made with whole with flour are gently sweet, satisfying and easy to carry around for an on-the-go breakfast or midday snack! Glaze them with my Orange Cream Cheese Icing for the ultimate fall treat! 

Course Breakfast, brunch, Snack
Cuisine American, Indian
Keyword muffins with chai spice, orange date muffins, spice muffins with orange
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 289 kcal
Author Mahy

Ingredients

Muffin Batter

  • 1/2 cup hot water or orange juice
  • 3/4 cup pitted dates minced
  • 1/4 cup figs minced (or skip the figs and make the dates a full cup)
  • 1 egg (use 2 tablespoons of flax powder in a tablespoon of water for vegan)
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 1 orange zested
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 pinch black pepper
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour MINUS 2 Tablespoons ( Use the full 1 cup if using all purpose flour)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/3 cup chopped nuts (pecans, walnuts or your choice)
  • 1/4 cup raisins (optional)
  • 1/4 cup coconut shreds (optional)

Glaze

  • cream cheese icing with 1 teaspoon of orange zest.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Grease a standard size muffin pan and set aside.
  3. Put the minced dates and figs (or dates only) in a bowl with the hot water (or juice) and set aside.
  4. In a medium-size bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and all the spice until blended. Set aside.
  5. In a bigger bowl, add the oil, sugar, egg (or vegan option) and the water-date mixture all at once and whisk to combine.
  6. Use a spatula and add the dry mixture into the wet bowl mixture then fold the batter together until just blended and no more streaks of flour appear. Add any extra add-ons and fold them into the batter.
  7. Divide the batter among 8 muffin cups and bake for about 15-18 mins until the muffin centers are clean when tested with a toothpick.
  8. Let the muffins cool down for 10 mins and then glaze and serve.

Recipe Notes

  • Add nuts and orange, chocolate chips and your favorite add-ons to customize these muffins.
  •  Play around with the proportions of figs and dates or swap one for the other.
  • Start testing your muffins after 14 to 15 minutes in the oven to make sure they don't overbake.
Nutrition Facts
Orange Chai Spice Date Muffins
Amount Per Serving (1 unglazed muffin)
Calories 289 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 20mg7%
Sodium 155mg7%
Potassium 309mg9%
Carbohydrates 42g14%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 24g27%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 65IU1%
Vitamin C 9mg11%
Calcium 64mg6%
Iron 1.3mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.