Whole Orange Muffins

These quick blender muffins use the entire orange, including the peel, giving a rich, wonderful citrus flavor and aroma.

The pith of any citrus fruit is, of course, bitter. So using a whole orange, including the skin in a recipe doesn’t sound right, I swear it works for these muffins.

So much of the flavor and aroma from citrus fruits is found in the rind. A lot of times I find myself disappointed with citrus cakes because the flavor just doesn’t come through. But the oils in the skin add to much to these muffins. They’re light and full or orange flavor, and they are the color of sunshine!

This recipe only makes six, and I use a clementine, but you could easily double it and use a larger orange.

Give these a try. You won’t be disappointed!

Whole Orange Muffins

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Snack

Servings 6

Ingredients

  

• 1 whole clementine quartered
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Wash the clementine and cut into quarters.
• In the blender, add the clementine, eggs, vegetable oil, sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Blend on high speed for 45 seconds to a minute or until batter becomes smooth and thick. (If necessary, scrape down sides of blender to make sure everything is incorporated.)
• Distribute batter between six lined (or greased) muffin cups.
• Bake at 435 for 5 minutes. Lower the temperature to 350 and bake an additional 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Notes

** Note – I made this in my Ninja Nutri Pro because I don’t have a traditional blender. It struggled a bit at first, but after scraping down the sides it seemed to work fine. But this batter is very thick so bear that in mind.