Best Mini Orange Muffins Recipes

ORANGE MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray mini muffin tins with nonstick spray.
• Cream together the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl by hand or using an electric mixer. Add the eggs and beat well. Mix in the flour. In a separate bowl, dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk. Add the buttermilk mixture to the batter along with the orange zest and mix well.
• Fill the muffin tins two-thirds full with the batter and bake until lightly browned, 12 to 17 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, combine the brown sugar and orange juice (you should have about 1/2 cup juice) and mix well. Drizzle this glaze over the warm muffins in the tins. Remove the muffins while still warm.

MINI PUMPKIN MUFFINS WITH ORANGE DRIZZLE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 425 degrees. Spray 36 mini-muffin cups with vegetable cooking spray.
• Bring pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon and cloves to a simmer in a medium saucepan until puree thickens enough to start sticking to pan bottom, 6 to 8 minutes. Turn hot puree into a bowl. Whisk in brown sugar and oil, then slowly beat in eggs.
• Meanwhile, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; whisk into pumpkin mixture until just combined.
• Divide batter among the muffin cups and bake until golden and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Let stand a few minutes, then transfer mini-muffins to a wire rack to cool. Mix the drizzle ingredients together and drizzle over warm muffins.

MINI ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and butter small muffin tins. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream 1 cup sugar and butter until smooth. Add the eggs and beat until fluffy.
• In a glass measuring cup, combine buttermilk and baking soda and set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together flour and salt; add to the butter mixture alternately with the buttermilk, beating until well mixed.
• In a food processor, grind the raisins and orange zest. Add to the batter and combine. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tins and bake until golden brown and firm to the touch, about 12 minutes.
• Remove the tins to a cooling rack. Brush the tops of the muffins with orange juice and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup sugar while still warm; let stand 5 minutes. Remove muffins from pans.

ORANGE MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. In another bowl, beat the egg, orange juice, sour cream, oil, orange zest and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined miniature muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

CINNAMON-ORANGE MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 24 miniature (1 3/4x1 inch) muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups.
• In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, 1/4 cup sugar, the softened butter, milk, orange peel and egg until blended; beat vigorously with spoon 30 seconds. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. In small bowl, stir together 2/3 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Immediately roll tops of muffins in melted butter, then in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Serve warm.

CHOCOLATE ORANGE MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Sift the flour and cocoa together. Cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs to the creamed mixture, a little at a time, together with a tablespoon of the flour mixture.
• Mix in the remaining flour and cocoa until blended. Stir in the orange zest and chocolate chips. Line some muffin tins with fluted paper cups and fill each of the cups 2/3 full. Transfer to the 350 degree F preheated oven and cook for 10-12 minutes.

ORANGE-SPICED MINI-MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut whole, unpeeled orange into 8 sections and chop in a food processor. Add the chopped oranges to the dates, nuts, melted butter, orange juice, sugar, and egg.
• Sift the dry ingredients together and then stir into the wet ingredients until just blended. Pour into paper-cup lined mini-muffin tins, filling them 3/4 full. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until puffed and firm in the center. Cool before serving.

COCONUT-ORANGE MINI TEA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease 24 mini-muffin cups (however, my non-stick baking pan doesn't require greasing -- ) In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, orange peel, orange juice and eggs until well blended.
• Add coconut, then stir into flour mixture until just combined.
• Do not overmix.
• Spoon into muffin cups and sprinkle a little extra coconut on the tops of each muffin.
• Bake approximately 15 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges.
• Or, if you wish to make standard-size muffins, bake at 375°F for approximately 22 to 25 minutes.

MINI ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375º. Grease miniature muffin cups.
• Mix sugar and orange juice. Set aside for dipping after muffins are baked.
• Cream butter and sugar. Add sour cream alternately with the dry ingredients, just until moistened. Fold in orange peel, raisins and nuts (batter will be stiff).
• Bake at 375º for 10-12 minutes. While still warm, dip muffins in the sugar-orange juice mixture.

ORANGE ALMOND MINI-MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 24 small muffin cups, 1 3/4x1 inch, or line with paper baking cups.
• In large bowl, beat milk, oil, juice concentrate, orange peel, almond extract and egg with spoon until blended. Stir in flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Stir in 1/3 cup almonds. Divide batter evenly among cups. Sprinkle with sugar crystals and 2 tablespoons almonds.
• Bake muffins 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from pan to wire rack.

ORANGE MINI TEA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Reserve 1 teaspoon of orange zest for cake mix. Mix remaining zest and juice of oranges and lemon with confectioners sugar and set aside.
• Mix cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, water and 1 teaspoon of orange zest Blend well.
• Grease or spray muffin tins well. Spoon cake mix into muffin tins until 80 per cent full. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Dip tops while warm into juice and sugar mixture for glaze. Let cool.
• Enjoy!.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE MINI-MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 6-cup heartlette pan with cooking spray.
• Stir quick bread mix, water, 1/2 cup orange juice, the oil, nutmeg and eggs in large bowl until blended; stir vigorously 50 strokes (batter may be slightly lumpy). Fill each heartlette cup about 2/3 full.
• Bake 11 to 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• Mix powdered sugar, orange peel and 2 to 3 tablespoons orange juice in small bowl until desired glaze consistency. Spread glaze over tops of cooled muffins. Note: The heartlette pan used in this recipe is available from the Betty Crocker® Catalog. Click the link "SHOP our catalogs" at the top of this page, then search for "heartlette pan."

CINNAMON-ORANGE MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 24 miniature (1 3/4x1 inch) muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups.
• In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, 1/4 cup sugar, the softened butter, milk, orange peel and egg until blended; beat vigorously with spoon 30 seconds. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. In small bowl, stir together 2/3 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Immediately roll tops of muffins in melted butter, then in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Serve warm.

ZUCCHINI MINI MUFFINS WITH ORANGE-MAPLE GLAZE

Steps:

• For the muffins:
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Prepare a mini muffin tin with paper liners.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, wheat germ, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Whisk well to combine, making sure there are no lumps in the mixture.
• In a separate bowl, add the zucchini, eggs, milk, applesauce, canola oil, and vanilla. Whisk well to combine, making sure that the eggs are incorporated properly.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined, taking care not to overmix. Place the batter into the prepared muffin tins, filling them to the brim of the liner, about 1 tablespoon. Place into the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean, about 15 minutes.
• For the glaze:
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the cream cheese, orange zest, orange juice, and maple syrup.
• Remove the muffins from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. When ready to glaze the muffins, dip the tops of them, 1 by 1, into the glaze, turning the muffin in a circle to coat the top evenly. Serve, or store in an airtight container for up to a week. Alternatively, prior to glazing, freeze for up to 1 month.

ORANGE BLOSSOM MINI-MUFFINS

Steps:

• Lightly grease twenty-four 1 3/4-inch or twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin cups or line with paper baking cups; set aside. In a small bowl combine 2 teaspoons sugar and 1 teaspoon shredded orange peel, pressing peel into sugar with the back of a spoon; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl stir together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and 2 teaspoons finely shredded orange peel. In a small mixing bowl combine egg, milk, melted butter or margarine, and orange juice concentrate. Add to flour mixture, stirring just till moistened. (The batter should be lumpy.)
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling the 1 3/4-inch cups three-fourths full and the 2 1/2-inch cups two-thirds full. Sprinkle tops of muffins with sugar-orange peel mixture. Bake in a preheated 400 degrees F oven till golden brown, about 12 minutes for small muffins and about 20 minutes for large muffins. Remove from pans; cool slightly on racks.
• Serving size = one 1 3/4" muffin

ORANGE ALMOND MINI-MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 24 small muffin cups, 1 3/4x1 inch, or line with paper baking cups.
• In large bowl, beat milk, oil, juice concentrate, orange peel, almond extract and egg with spoon until blended. Stir in flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Stir in 1/3 cup almonds. Divide batter evenly among cups. Sprinkle with sugar crystals and 2 tablespoons almonds.
• Bake muffins 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from pan to wire rack.

ORANGE CREAMSICLE MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and orange zest.
• In another mixing bowl, whisk together 2 tbsp orange juice, oil, egg and yogurt.
• Make a welt in the center of the flour mixture. Pour in the yogurt mixture. Mix with a spoon until just combined. The mixture will be lumpy.
• Spoon the batter into 24 lined mini muffin cups in a mini muffin pan.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes at 350 or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the muffins comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, make the glaze. Whisk together the powdered sugar, 2tbsp orange juice, vanilla extract and the whipping cream.
• Once the muffins are done baking, remove them from the oven and allow them to cool. Brush the tops with the glaze.