Description
Perfect to serve for brunch or stash in the freezer to enjoy later with a cup of coffee or tea. Exploding with citrus flavor, Glazed Orange and Poppy Seed Muffins are delicious ultra moist sweet treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- for muffins-
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup oil (canola, vegetable, or coconut oil)
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- juice and zest of 1 orange, save some zest for sprinkling on top of the muffins
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- for glaze-
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard sized muffin pan with muffin liners or spray with cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all the muffin ingredients. Mix until just blended.
- Fill muffin cups a little more than 3/4 full.
- Bake for about 16 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the glaze. In a small saucepan over medium high heat, combine glaze ingredients. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, or until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes.
- Use a spoon and drizzle the glaze over muffins.
- Let glaze harden before serving.
- Store covered at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Notes
- Use any light tasting oil in the recipe. You can use vegetable oil, canola oil, or melted coconut oil.
- Save some zest for sprinkling on top of the muffins
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: dessert
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 228
- Sugar: 19.2 g
- Sodium: 310 mg
- Fat: 10.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 31.4 g
- Fiber: 0.9 g
- Protein: 2.9 g
- Cholesterol: 17 mg