I’m pretty sure by now all of you have your Thanksgiving dishes up and hopefully finished your leftovers. Time to move on. Time to get ready for Christmas, one of my top 3 favorite times of the year.
I love listening to Christmas songs on the radio while doing my daily activities around the house. I love the smell of pine cones, the smell of cinnamon scented candles, the smell of fresh-cut tree and the smell coming from my oven. So many irresistible treats. Cookies, brownies, cupcakes, muffins.
Yesterday we brought all the Christmas decorations in the living room. We started hanging the lights. Today we plan on going out and buy a tree. Can’t wait to see Tiffany’s expression when she sees it.
While I do all these, I highly advice you to try these ginger muffins.
They are a little sweet, moist like a cupcake, the ginger spice is coming through just enough to make you want a second muffin and the crystallized ginger gives the muffin a chewy and spicy bite.
Ginger Muffins (vegan)
yields 18 muffins or 36 mini muffins
Ingredients
2 cups self rising flour
pinch salt
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup sugar
3-4 pieces crystallized ginger finely chopped
1/4 cup agave nectar
3/4 cup almond milk
1/2 cup applesauce
1/3 cup grapeseed oil
Directions
Preheat the oven at 400F. Line the muffins cups with paper liners or grease the baking pan. Set aside.
In a bowl sift together the flour, ground ginger, cinnamon and salt. Add the sugar and chopped crystallized to the flour mixture.
In another bowl whisk together the agave nectar, the almond milk, the applesauce and the grapeseed oil. Pour over the flour mixture and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
Spoon the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake in preheat oven until golden and firm to the touch. If making regular size muffins will take about 23-25 minutes. If making mini muffins (like me) bake for ~17 minutes.
Enjoy!
Sending lots of love your way,
Roxana
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Yup…time to decorate the house! Here it doesn't feel like end of November…Your muffins sound fantastic Roxy, love your photos too!!!
Enjoy weekend with your family! xoxo
Look beautiful, I love these muffins:)
i just realized how long it's been since i visited your blog … LOVING THE NEW LOOK!
These muffins are looking gorgeous .. hope you having a great holiday season.
Muffins look superb..lovely flavours. Your pictures and presentation is gorgeous as always.
You know me and ginger. I love the stuff. Love, love, love! I just need a non-vegan version. Since I have chickens and all, I kinda need to use the eggs.
Those are such gorgeous photos. You're getting me in the mood for Christmas… time to unpack the decorations.
Mmmm, that sounds amazing! I love spiced bakery items
I am totally jealous of yoyr ginger! I want some!
muffins look fabulous
Ginger muffins sound like something I would really REALLY enjoy! Every year I love ginger more!
I love the smell of a real live Christmas tree.
And finding glitter on my clothes from a wet handmade Christmas ornament from Taylor.
Wow – they look delicious! It's hard to believe that it's time for putting up the tree….Mine will go up whatever weekend is closest to December 10th. It's been the agreed upon time for my husband and I! He wants December 24th and I want the day after Thanksgiving – we compromised before I told him I would marry him!
I love the idea of adding crystalized ginger! Those muffins look wonderful! I'm saving this to make for my son!
I love the idea of these muffins! I don't have any crystallised ginger, wonder if fresh ginger would do the trick?
Mandy
Yah! Christmas is on the way!! I’m already thinking about what presents to get and what to make for Christmas dinner. So many options but you can only eat so much so I’ll have to make a selection.
Great ginger mini cupcakes! They are sooo cute I don’t think I can stop after one.
So sweet. Ginger is such a great ingredient when used in cakes. I love that extra bit of zing from the fiery side of ginger!
The muffins look perfect…thanks for sharing..
Mmmmmm….these must make your kitchen smell marvelous! Love the double ginger and cinnamon….mmmmmm. Hope you had a very special Thanksgiving with your family~
It's embarrassing but true, I have 13 different types of sugar. You have given me a fabulous idea though. I can't get enough of ginger, it makes you house smell amazing. After the holidays I'm gonna try a vegan baking recipe and see what it's all about. Hope you had a good one.
-Gina-
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I am always in the lookout for nice vegan recipes! These muffins look delicious.
I made ginger muffins recently too (they are actually for cookbook #2!). Love ginger in my baked goods. Yours look delish.
I'll bet these are great. I love the ginger and cinnamon in there.
I love the taste of ginger, but I've never made muffins with it. Wonderful idea. Enjoy your holiday decorating. It's so much fun!
These muffins look so tasty!
The muffin looks delish for a snack while making a decoration for christmas roxane…
Tq for sharing and hope your little princess happy to the top when she see the x'mas tree
you know what's crazy? i have exactly 3 cubes of crystallized ginger (left over from thankgiving) that have just been sitting on the counter! this would be perfect for this vegan muffins. maybe i'll make these GF and have some tasty breakfast muffins for the week!
I'm so excited for all of the Christmas baking!! These muffins look wonderful!
Yum! I love all of the gingery goodness that has gone into these! How perfect for the time of year when we are all starting to feel festive
! Hope you have a great week Roxana 
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nice work
ginger muffin wow wonderful
I love the idea of ginger muffins. Your pictures look absolutely fabulous! Thanks for sharing this lovely vegan recipes.
Hey wow!
Hosting an event which I am calling Back to our Roots Also hosting for Nov’11 Veggie Food for the Month_Raw Banana. Please do send me your entries.
Definitely time to move on from Thanksgiving and what a perfect muffin to move on with. This sounds wonderfully comforting. I love ginger!
Oh Yum! I love a vegan muffin PLUS with ginger it is sure to be a winner.
You gave me a wonderful idea to make with my crystallized ginger. Gorgeous little muffins. xo
Roxana, I love how the picture of the muffins is so festive. You take beautiful photos and have an amazing eye for detail. I am really looking forward to your Holiday posts! Have a great day
Holiday baking is the best!!! love these tiny muffins, so cute and I love ginger in everything during Dec!!
I was just thinking about crystallized ginger the other day – these are perfect to get in the holiday spirit.
I love ginger…anything, and these look so festive for the holidays
I now know you love ginger, Roxana! The other post is a great roundup too. Oh, this recipe is vegan. Cool!!
I missed this post. How CUTE!!! I really love ginger in savory and sweet dishes and these muffins look wonderful Roxana! I'm listening to Christmas song all day on radio too, from home to car, from car to home.
These sound so perfect for the holidays! Like mini gingerbread houses compacted into one cute muffin!
Wow, just found this on foodbuzz and im glad, going to grab a coffee and do some sunday morning reading!