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Orange Honey Chocolate Chip Muffins

Shirley Braden

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I’m delighted to share these gluten-free Orange Honey Chocolate Chip Muffins with you today. Admittedly, I am not always crazy about orange-flavored foods unless there’s another complementary flavor. Like rosemary in the Orange Rosemary Pecans from Hail Merry. (Update:  It seems that Hail Merry no longer makes this product.) Or like cranberry. As in Orange Cranberry Muffins or Orange Cranberry Granola. Or like chocolate.

These gluten-free Orange Honey Chocolate Chip Muffins are light and lovely with their orange flavor nicely punctuated by the addition of chocolate chips. [from GlutenFreeEasily.com] (photo)

Orange and chocolate definitely go together very well. I have enjoyed orange and chocolate together in candies for years and especially love truffles made with Grand Marnier. But my favorite orange chocolate combo is Double Chocolate Clementine Cake, another flourless creation here on gfe. Until now. The Double Chocolate Clementine Cake is a star without a doubt, but it’s not the kind of treat you’d want to make often. It’s a bit intense. It’s a good kind of intensity, but still ideal only for an occasional indulgence.

Today’s entry for March Muffin Madness, these gluten-free Orange Honey Chocolate Chip Muffins, are another matter though. These muffins are light in texture and even in their orange flavor, which is nicely punctuated by the addition of chocolate chips. These would make for a lovely treat just about any time.

These gluten-free Orange Honey Chocolate Chip Muffins are light and lovely with their orange flavor nicely punctuated by the addition of chocolate chips. [from GlutenFreeEasily.com] (photo)

You can scroll down for more photos and the recipe, but let’s talk about the giveaway that goes with Part 1 of the March Muffin Madness final. UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Shelly! Shelly’s comment was: “I am sneaking in just under the wire! These muffins look amazing!”

I’ll be back with Part 2 of the March Muffin Madness final later, but here’s your recipe.

Gluten-Free Orange Honey Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe

These gluten-free Orange Honey Chocolate Chip Muffins are light and lovely with their orange flavor nicely punctuated by the addition of chocolate chips. [from GlutenFreeEasily.com] (photo)

Yield: 12 muffins

Orange Honey Chocolate Chip Muffins

Gluten-Free Orange Honey Chocolate Chip Muffins

These delightful orange chocolate chip muffins are gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, and easily made vegan, if you wish. They're lovely and light with their orange flavor punctuated by chocolate chips.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Inactive Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

Muffin Ingredients

  • 2 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour mix (I use my Two-Ingredient Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour Mix)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup orange juice (see notes)
  • 1 tsp orange zest (optional, more or less to taste)
  • 1/3 cup honey (or agave nectar for vegan version)
  • 1/3 cup extra light olive oil
  • ½ cup unsweetened applesauce (or 1/2 cup mashed banana)
  • 1 egg or flax egg (1 tbsp flax meal plus 3 tbsp hot water)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup chocolate chips (optional; I used Enjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips)

Muffin Topping Ingredients

  • ½ cup coconut oil, liquefied (I use Tropical Traditions)
  • ½ cup coconut sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease muffin cups or line with cupcake liners.
  2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir in remaining ingredients, whisking if needed to break up any clumps of flour.
  3. Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full. (Recipe makes 12 muffins.)
  4. Bake at 375F until golden orange, about 15 to 20 minutes. Check doneness with a toothpick.
  5. Let muffins cool about 5 minutes, just long enough to be able to handle them safely. Dip tops of hot muffins in coconut oil, then into coconut sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

For a more intense orange flavor, be sure to add the orange zest. You may also substitute part of the orange juice amount with orange juice concentrate as another way to create a more intense orange flavor if you’d like. I’d recommend one to two teaspoons of orange juice concentrate as part of the ½ cup measurement. (Add concentrate to measuring cup first and then fill with orange juice to ½ cup line.)

Inspired by Rodale’s Orange-Honey Muffins recipe

© Shirley Braden
Cuisine: American / Category: Breakfast, Dessert

You can see the complete muffin roundup here! If you’re looking for additional gluten-free recipes that make the very best of orange flavor, check out the following!

~ Gluten-Free Copycat Panda Express Orange Chicken

~ Cranberry Orange Scones

~ Easy Chocolate Chip Orange Pecan Muffins

~ Grain-Free Double Chocolate Clementine Cake

~ Orange Almond Cake

~ Orange Coffee Cake

Originally published April 2, 2012; updated January 9, 2021.

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Filed Under: MuffinsTagged With: bread, breakfast, chocolate chip recipes, March Muffin Madness, orange recipes, vegan66 Comments

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Comments

  1. Vicki W says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    These look really yummy! I’m not much of an experimental cook so I am always grateful to all of you bloggers who share these great recipes. Thanks!

    Reply
  2. Vicky says

    April 2, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    I love the flavour of these muffins! Chocolate and orange were made for each other!

    Reply
  3. Shari H says

    April 2, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    Adding these to my list of recipes to try out soon! Muffins are handy to have around in the summer as an easy snack to throw in the bag and take along on adventures – and cheaper than granola-type bars.

    Reply
  4. Anna Lee says

    April 2, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    These look delicious and I love using Enjoy Life products!

    Reply
  5. Meryl says

    April 2, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    I do a lot of baking and would love to try these chips!

    Reply
  6. Louis says

    April 2, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    I’d like to try these in my dark chocolate chocolate chip muffins.

    Reply
  7. lindsey says

    April 2, 2012 at 8:52 pm

    yum! i’d LOVE to win that many chocolate chips. enjoy life is the BEST brand!!

    Reply
  8. Maria says

    April 2, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    These look amazing! My 3 year old will love them without chocolate chips and I will love them with the chocolate. He doesn’t like chocolate at all and I can’t get enough!

    Reply
  9. Laura G says

    April 2, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    Mmmm! I would love to be the winner!

    Reply
  10. Cara says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:37 am

    Chocolate, YUM!!!! PICK ME! 🙂

    Reply
  11. Tammy Federspiel says

    April 3, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    I just used Enjoy Life mini chips in my granola recipe yesterday! What an awesome giveaway!

    Reply
  12. Rose says

    April 4, 2012 at 1:35 pm

    Oh, these are the best chips. Even with all my food issues I can eat them and enjoy them! Would LOVE to receive these in the mail!

    Reply
  13. Jessica says

    April 4, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    I always look at these chips in the store but have a hard time buying because of the cost. It’s one reason I don’t make chocolate chip anything anymore. 🙁 I would love to win this! The crumb on your muffins looks fabulous – well done!
    Thank you.

    Reply
  14. Monique says

    April 4, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    What a great idea! I can’t eat rice until I heal from leaky gut, but I’ll try to modify this recipe using a coconut muffin as a base.

    Reply
  15. manda says

    April 4, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    Love the recipe and great giveaway!!! Yummy!

    Reply
  16. Suzanne H says

    April 4, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    Great giveaway! Those muffins look delightful!

    Reply
  17. Danielle says

    April 4, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    now that’s a giveaway I can’t resist entering into!! Those muffins look divine and I LOVE enjoy life chips! I keep them in the freezer at eat a handful (or 2 or 3…) as a snack when I’m craving something sweet. 🙂

    Reply
  18. SherriS. says

    April 5, 2012 at 1:14 am

    I can just imagine how good those muffins must smell when they are coming out of the oven! Thanks for the chance to win the mini chocolate chips.

    Reply
  19. Cindy W. says

    April 5, 2012 at 3:18 pm

    Anything with chocolate chips added has to be good! Thank you for the giveaway.

    Reply
  20. Brenda says

    April 5, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    These look wonderful. Muffins with chocolate chips. What
    could be better.

    Reply
  21. Jennifer M. says

    April 5, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    I love these chocolate chips but find them rather expensive around here. Plus, they are harder for me to get. Love to Win.

    Reply
  22. Jennifer R. says

    April 5, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    Shirley, we love Enjoy Life chocolate chips at our house — of course, they’d go pretty fast too! thanks for a great giveaway!!

    Reply
  23. [email protected] says

    April 5, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    Love the orange and chocolate chip together! i think chocolate makes everything yummier. it would be so much fun to get all those choc chips:)

    Reply
  24. Tessa Domestic Diva says

    April 5, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    yes please!

    Reply
  25. Tessa Domestic Diva says

    April 5, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    tweeted

    Reply
  26. Tessa Domestic Diva says

    April 5, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    facebook

    Reply
  27. Micha @ blissful bites says

    April 5, 2012 at 11:54 pm

    I spend way too much money on those chocolate chips… they just disappear so quickly in my kitchen!! I would love to win some! the muffins sound delicious as well 🙂

    Reply
  28. Micha @ blissful bites says

    April 5, 2012 at 11:55 pm

    liked you on Facebook!

    Reply
  29. Em says

    April 6, 2012 at 12:00 am

    Chocolate chips are one of my favorite snacks!

    Reply
  30. kate @eatrecyclerepeat says

    April 6, 2012 at 5:31 am

    Thanks for the recipe! My brother would love it. I’m working on a grain-free coconut muffin recipe right now, but it is so dense!

    Reply
  31. Annaliese Lemmon says

    April 6, 2012 at 11:42 am

    These look good! I look forward to trying them!

    Reply
  32. Ellyn says

    April 6, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    Mmmm these remind me of the chocolate oranges we have on Christmas! Yum!

    Reply
  33. Emma says

    April 6, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    Orange and choc is just the perfect combination 🙂 I doubt I’m eligible to win the giveaway as I’m in the UK but I’d definitely be making a lot of those muffins if I did win!

    Reply
  34. Angela Bowden says

    April 6, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    Love Enjoy Life’s mini chocolate chips !

    Reply
  35. PattyBoots says

    April 6, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    Yum! Looks deelish! I have an orange/rosemary/cornmeal muffin recipe I really should adapt. It also has pine nuts in it, which I adore, but don’t care to sell a kidney to buy them so I sub in sunflower seeds!

    Reply
  36. Tina says

    April 6, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    Love enjoy life!! What a delicious spring giveaway! Thanks for the chance to enter. Looking forward to making some of the different muffin recipes:)

    Reply
  37. Vanessa parks says

    April 6, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    Looks yummy

    Reply
  38. Tracy says

    April 6, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    These muffins look very yummy!! And I love enjoy life chocolate chips!!

    Reply
  39. Jeanette says

    April 6, 2012 at 9:54 pm

    Shirley, I love the sound of these muffins – orange and chocolate are such a wonderful combination.

    Reply
  40. Amber S says

    April 6, 2012 at 9:54 pm

    The muffins look delicious — and I love these chocolate chips! Thanks for the giveaway…if I win at least some are destined for homemade reese’s cups (nom nom).

    Reply
  41. Chelsea says

    April 6, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  42. Heather Carty says

    April 6, 2012 at 10:07 pm

    New to gf – looking forward to trying these!

    Reply
  43. Heather Carty says

    April 6, 2012 at 10:08 pm

    Shared via Pinterest!

    Reply
  44. Tabitha says

    April 6, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    With as much baking as I do, I could really use these chocolate chips!!

    Reply
  45. Michelle says

    April 6, 2012 at 10:40 pm

    Orange AND chocolate chip? YUM!
    I love enjoy life chips.. they are fantastic!!

    Reply
  46. Heather says

    April 6, 2012 at 10:45 pm

    LOVE chocolate & orange together!!

    Reply
  47. Linda Wooldridge says

    April 6, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    These muffins sound yummy. Thank you.

    Reply
  48. Shelly says

    April 6, 2012 at 11:33 pm

    I am sneaking in just under the wire! These muffins look amazing! 🙂

    Reply
  49. Shelly says

    April 6, 2012 at 11:36 pm

    I tweeted!

    Reply
  50. Shelly says

    April 6, 2012 at 11:36 pm

    I shared on FB!

    Reply
  51. Chef Froggie says

    April 7, 2012 at 9:53 am

    How did I totally miss this till now???? I’m a muffin maniac!!

    Reply
  52. Shelly says

    April 7, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    Oh my goodness! I never would have expected that!! 🙂 thank you Shirley!!!

    Reply
  53. Laura @ Gluten Free Pantry says

    April 9, 2012 at 11:25 am

    The flavors on these muffins are perfect Shirley! Orange +Honey + Chocolate = Out of this world! Thank you so much for sharing your great recipe on Allergy-Free Wednesdays! Be sure to check back next week for recipe highlights (including the top 3 reader choice submissions and hostess favorites).

    Be Well!

    Reply
  54. Darja says

    July 16, 2012 at 5:34 pm

    Hello, do you think I could omit the applesauce? Or maybe replace it with a mashed banana?

    Reply
    • Shirley says

      July 16, 2012 at 6:24 pm

      Hi Darja–Welcome to gfe! I think banana would be even better honestly. I love the flavor and texture that mashed banana adds to muffins. 🙂 Fingers crossed that you’ll like the results!

      Shirley

      Reply
  55. Darja says

    July 18, 2012 at 3:13 pm

    Hello again (: So I did try these with mashed banana, and they came out just perfect. What a great recipe, you can’t be too far away from these muffins 🙂 Thanks for the recipe! Good luck!

    Reply
    • Shirley says

      July 18, 2012 at 3:19 pm

      Hi Darja–What terrific news! I’m going to update the recipe to show that substitution option. Thank you so much for coming back to let me know! I’m so very happy they turned out so well for you! 🙂

      Shirley

      Reply
  56. Star says

    October 8, 2012 at 4:26 pm

    I found this recipe this morning. I can’t use many GF flour mixes as they contain flours my son is allergic to. I did notice you used rice flour and cornstarch in the notes, did you use a gum as well? If so how much?

    Reply
    • Star says

      October 9, 2012 at 1:43 pm

      I made this this morning. I used 1 1/3 c rice flour, 2/3c cornstarch, and 1 tsp xanthan gum. I also subbed the olive oil for canola and the egg for ener-g egg replacer for my son’s allergies/diet. Also left out the chocolate chips as we don’t currently have any enjoy life right now and didn’t top them. I think 15mins is a bit long for my oven since they burned slightly on the bottom and stuck to the wrappers, but they were well loved and my toddler kept trying to steal them.

      Reply
      • Shirley says

        October 10, 2012 at 10:02 pm

        Hi Star–Welcome to gfe! 🙂 Sorry for the delay in replying; I’ve been offline with a friend visiting. I made the muffins without xanthan gum, but xanthan gum can certainly be added as you confirmed. I’m not sure if your changes were the cause of a shorter baking time, but I’m so glad your version of these muffins still worked out and that your son enjoyed them so much!

        Thanks for taking the time to comment!
        Shirley

        Reply
  57. Kassia says

    October 17, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    I made these this afternoon, they are so tasty and moist! I used sweet rice, millet and almond flours, mashed banana and Ghirardelli mini semi sweet chocolate chips. Thanks for another great recipe!

    Reply
    • Shirley says

      October 17, 2013 at 7:23 pm

      Hi Kassia–It’s great to hear from you and I’m so glad these muffins turned out so well for you! Love the flours and other ingredients you used. 🙂 Thanks so much for taking the time to leave this lovely comment, dear!

      Shirley

      Reply
  58. Mary Lou says

    January 9, 2021 at 5:05 pm

    I did your recipe exactly and they turned out very chunky. The batter didn’t smooth out. What could I have done different? used Namaste Perfect Blend gluten free flour.

    Reply
    • Shirley Braden says

      January 9, 2021 at 7:43 pm

      Hi Mary Lou–First, welcome to gfe. It looks like this is your first time commenting here. I’m glad to have you here. However, I’m so sorry that this recipe didn’t work out for you. I wouldn’t say that these muffins necessarily have a typical muffin texture but the texture shouldn’t really be “chunky.” Many others have made this recipe with success. The only thing I can think of is that the flour mix that you used is perhaps not the best one for this recipe. That Namaste blend—with its brown rice flour components and sorghum flour–seems a little heavier than the flour mix that I and others have used in these muffins. If you ever decide to try it with another flour blend, I hope you have success. I haven’t made this recipe in a good while but if I make it again soon and have other thoughts for you, I’ll let you know.

      Hope you have a good weekend!
      Shirley

      Reply

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