2 Recipes For Fluffy Orange Muffins

For those who love homemade pastries, we’ve collected these fluffy orange muffin recipes with some other secret ingredients. They are a delicious and tasty sweet treat that you can eat for breakfast, snack or anytime of the day.

A muffin is much like a small cake, but oil is used instead of butter. However, there are some tricks you need to get really great results. These recipes give you light muffins with an intense taste, thanks to the orange. Try making them!

Recipes for light orange muffins

Nowadays it is not really worth the money anymore to buy muffins in the store. In addition, they contain too much sugar, poor quality ingredients and additives. Homemade muffins are generally healthier.

For the two recipes we’re sharing with you today, we’ve opted for healthy ingredients, such as oils instead of butter or margarine. We’ll also tell you the secrets to getting the perfect muffins. To achieve that, you should follow the following advice carefully:

• Beat the ingredients well, especially the egg and sugar.
• Mix the flour and baking powder together before adding them to the mixture.
• Allow the raw dough to cool before putting it in the oven to create a temperature contrast.

1. Orange muffins with cinnamon

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour (360 g)
• 1 cup sugar (200 g)
• 1/2 cup sunflower oil (100 ml)
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup yogurt (125 g)
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon (30 g)
• 1 orange
• 1 tablespoon baking powder (12 g)

Preparation method

• First preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
• Wash the orange well and grate some of the zest. Then squeeze the orange and set the juice and orange zest aside.
• Beat the eggs in a bowl and add the sugar, oil, juice, orange zest, cinnamon and yogurt. Mix all ingredients well.
• Finally, mix the flour and baking powder together, add to the other ingredients and mix well until there are no lumps.

• For the perfect cinnamon orange muffins, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it cool in the fridge for at least half an hour. You can also leave the dough in the fridge overnight and bake it the next day.
• Fill the muffin tin 2/3 full with batter.
• Sprinkle the dough with a little sugar. This way you get a crispy and delicious crust.
• Bake the muffins for 15 or 20 minutes, until the tops rise and they are golden brown. You can also insert a toothpick into a muffin to check if they are already cooked.
• Finally, remove them from the oven and let the orange muffins cool.

2. Chocolate orange muffins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup olive oil (100 ml)
• 3 cups flour (360 g)
• 1 bar of dark chocolate (100 g)
• 1 orange
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (10 ml)
• 1 tablespoon baking powder (12 g)

Preparation method

• First preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
• Then wash the orange well and cut it with the peel into small pieces.
• Place the beaten eggs in the bowl with the sugar, olive oil, sliced ​​orange and vanilla. Beat this all to a smooth cream.
• Mix the flour and baking powder in a bowl, then add to the mixture. Beat until there are no more lumps.

• Then cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it cool in the fridge for at least half an hour, or longer if you like.
• Remove the mixture from the refrigerator and fill the molds 2/3 full.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the top has risen nicely and the muffins are golden brown. Check that they are ready by inserting a toothpick. Then take them out of the oven and let them cool.
• While they are cooling, heat the chocolate in a bain marie until it melts.
• When the muffins have cooled, remove them from the mold and dip the top in the melted chocolate. You can also pour it over the top to decorate the orange muffins with chocolate.
• Finally, let them cool in the fridge until the chocolate has hardened.

Now you have two delicious recipes for fluffy orange muffins. Which do you prefer to add, cinnamon or chocolate? Both options are delicious, soft and fluffy. Try these traditional sweets that the whole family will love!