Blood Orange Mini-Muffins
Moist and tender Greek yogurt mini muffins studded with big, juicy hunks of blood orange, topped with a crumbly cinnamon streusel, and drizzled with a vibrant citrus glaze. These sweet breakfast treats are perfect for weekend mornings!
It’s Friday, and today I am bringing you an easy breakfast treat that is great for weekend mornings!
If you have a few blood oranges still hanging around, then these are perfect for you. When it comes to special seasonal fruits that are so, so fleeting, I always tend to buy a lot so that I can really enjoy them. There were still a handful of blood oranges left in my fruit bowl from when I made this coconut white chocolate panna cotta with blood orange, and I just knew I wanted to do something special with them.
But if you don’t happen to have blood oranges, don’t worry! This recipe would work equally well with navels, satsumas, clementines… it’s all good!
I feel like muffins are such a special treat for breakfast. Especially on a weekend morning when you can enjoy them fresh out of the oven. These are just so moist and tender, and they have almost a creamy texture to them from the Greek yogurt. I love to top them with a crumbly cinnamon streusel, but boy that can be messy! Especially for little ones. So I baked these up mini so they’re super pop-able; no muss no fuss!
Just like with the coconut white chocolate panna cotta, I supremed the orange into segments. It’s a cheffy kind of a trick that sounds fancy but it’s really pretty simple. It’s great because you get nothing but juicy fruit, none of that tough membrane. (This guy has a great video tutorial. <–Definitely check it out! It’s such a useful thing to have in your wheelhouse.)
The crowning glory is that sweet blood orange glaze. It’s so full of bright, citrusy flavor and you’ll just love the pinky-orange color!
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Blood Orange Mini-Muffins
Ingredients
For the Streusel
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups (180 g) whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup (110 g) light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons (1.5 teaspoons) ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) kosher salt
For the Muffins
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons blood orange zest, (zest of one blood orange)
- 1/4 cup (56.75 g) unsalted butter, , melted
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (200 g) Greek yogurt
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups (270 g) blood orange segments, roughly chopped , (about 4 oranges)
For the Glaze
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons blood orange zest, (zest of one blood orange)
- 2 tablespoons blood orange juice
Instructions
To make the Streusel:
- Place all the ingredients in a small bowl, and toss together with a fork. Set aside.
To make the Blood Orange Mini Muffins:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and lightly mist a mini muffin pan with non-stick spray
- Place the flour, baking powder, salt, and zest in a medium bowl and stir with a whisk to combine.
- Place the melted butter, sugar, Greek yogurt, egg, and vanilla in a large liquid measure and whisk until incorporated.
- Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry, and stir together with a silicone spatula or wooden spoon, just until ALMOST combined (you should still see streaks of flour).
- Add the chopped orange segments, and fold carefully. Do not overmix.
- Place about 2 tablespoons of batter in each well of the muffin tin, and top with the reserved streusel.
- Bake for 3 minutes at 425 degrees F, then turn the oven temperature down to 350 degrees F (don't open the oven door), and bake for an additional 8 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
To make the Glaze:
- Place the powdered sugar, zest, and blood orange juice in a small bowl and stir to combine.
- Drizzle over the mini muffins.
I love anything that has blood orange in it! My favorite muffin recipe is also from this site, so i’ll be sitting on the couch for hours indulging in these muffins.
I really don’t use blood oranges enough (really, ever) and I think that needs to change. It’s not that I don’t enjoy them, and the flavors in these muffins are so enticing!
I don’t use them enough either Nora! It’s like, they’re here and then they’re gone. Luckily I snagged a whole bunch when I saw them at my store this season!
These mini muffins are so adorable and pretty! This is such a great way to use blood oranges – that glaze looks sensational! I love that you used whole wheat flour in the streusel too!
Oh yeah I loved the added nuttiness from the whole wheat flour. Such great flavor!
Absolutely gorgeous! I looooove anything made with blood oranges. I am obsessed with the color and the taste!
So am I Andrea! They are one of my favorite fruits!
I think these muffins would be gone off the plate in an eye blink. What great recipe for me to take to work.
Happy co-workers and a happy boss greatly improves my life!
You are such a nice co-worker Carol! I want to work at your office!
Oranges are just wonderful in muffins, especially paired with spices. And what a great idea to use blood oranges … they certainly make for an icing with a fabulous pop of colour!
Are we invited for breakfast next time you make these? Oh, please …
Helen you are always welcome! I would love to share a few of these with you some morning. Next time you are in Philadelphia 😉
These mini muffins look so perfect & delicious – I bet they tasted just as amazing too. Divine Allie!
Thank you so much Thalia! I really loved them and so did my son 😉
These look so delicious, Allie! And I love their teeny size – just can’t face the softball sized muffins. These are perfect.
I’m with you Marissa- the minis are just so cute and easy to eat. So glad you liked; thanks for the awesome feedback!
Oh I have never really baked with blood oranges before, but these look wonderful! And that pretty pink glaze? So gorgeous!
Thank you Jessica! I’m all about that gorgeous color. It’s almost hard to believe it’s natural!
Blood oranges are so gorgeous! I love that you actually incorporated the fruit into the muffins. That and the glaze… these mini muffins are seriously packed with flavor!
Yes! I agree- blood oranges are almost too pretty to eat! I loved the pockets of juicy fruit in the muffins. Thank you so much Medha!
I am all about the orange recipes lately, but I’ve never actually put hunks of orange IN my baked goods – I love that!! These lil muffins look delicious, and I love the crumb topping and that gorgeous glaze! Blood oranges are the best!
I LOVED the orange hunks! It worked out really well- especially having removed the membrane. The texture was actually pretty similar to a blueberry muffin! But with juicy, jammy citrus flavor instead of berry. Thank you so much for reading Cate and for your sweet comment 🙂
These mini muffins are so beautiful, Allie! I’m really loving blood oranges at the moment and these look like the perfect bake to use them in. Really like the streusel topping and that glaze! Yummy recipe! 😀 x
Thank you so much Jess! I didn’t quite know what to do with my leftover blood oranges but this turned out to be a great way to use them 😉