Best 11 Orange Mini 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 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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.