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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Ingredients
For the Streusel
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) whole wheat flour
- ½ cup (110 g) light brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons (1.5 teaspoons) ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) kosher salt
For the Muffins
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons blood orange zest, (zest of one blood orange)
- ¼ 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 ½ 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.
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 😉
I love that you always come up with such wonderfully creative morsels of deliciousness! I love the natural color of the icing, so pretty - I never thought you could get such a vibrant color!
Aren't blood oranges just amazing?? I feel the same way- it's incredible that that color can exist in nature! Thank you so much Kathleen!
These look fantastic!! I love that the glaze is naturally colored. I've had muffins with orange zest before, but never with actual orange chunks - I can't wait to give this a try!
Same here CakePants! I had never had a muffin with chunks of orange but I LOVED! Thanks so much for reading and commenting, my friend!
The citrus glaze looks amazing and I love that blood oranges are involved in the recipe.
I know, right? I'm such a sucker for anything with blood orange 😉 Thanks so much Chineka!
I'm on a little blood orange kick and I would totally go out and buy some for these to get that pretty color for that glaze! These look AMAZING. 🙂
Thank you so much Marcie! I know what you mean- that color is just so incredible it's kinda amazing that it's all natural. 🙂
These are seriously so fantastic. Girl you coming with the cheffy tricks? Upping the game. And I love muffins fresh out of the oven. These are perfect for winter.
Thank you sweetie! Gosh there is just nothing like a warm muffin fresh from the oven, right?
Oh man these look amazing Allie! And I love that they are mini... then I don't feel so bad when I pop a few (dozen) into my mouth!
Hahaha that's just what I did, Chris! Thank you so much 🙂
I may have drooled a little on my keyboard! These look and sound delicious, Allie! I love winter citrus!
Oh I know- right? How perfect is it that sunny citrus is in season right in the middle of the dreariest, coldest time of year. Thank goodness! Have a great weekend, Jen!
I just bought a few blood oranges yesterday and now I know what I'm going to do with them. These looks delicious.
Yay!!! I hope you enjoy Janette! These were a big hit with my family 😉
Allie, these sound SO good! I'm always craving citrus in the winter and this is a great way to eat it 🙂 Muffins are the best kind of breakfast treat!
I totally agree! Muffins always seem like such a special treat to me, even though they're probably easier to make that pancakes. Hope your weekend is off to a great start, love! xoxo
These muffins are so pretty, Allie! LOVE mini muffins, too!
Aren't they so fun? My kids especially love them this way. Thank you so much Julie! Hope you enjoy your Saturday, my dear!
Love mini desserts and especially mini muffins and cupcakes! These look absolutely beautiful! Have e great weekend Allie!
Thank you so much Mira! You too hon 🙂
Allie, these look so delicious! I love baked goods with yogurt. They always turn out so moist and fluffy. I have to admit that I love baking with blood oranges because they taste good, but more importantly, they look so pretty. And I'm exactly the same when it comes to fleeting seasonal ingredients - I tend to hoard them as well - honey crisp apples are my particular weakness!
YES! Honeycrisp apples are amazing!! I bought a ton of them this past fall thinking they'd be long gone by now, but surprisingly my market is still stocking them! No complaints here 😛 And I still have a stash of Meyer Lemons... but my blood orange supply is dwindling 🙁 I feel the same way as you though- they taste delicious but the color is what really draws me in! Thank you so much Aida and I hope you and your girls are enjoying your weekend!
I loooove blood oranges! These muffins are GORGEOUS and look perfect for a luxurious weekend breakfast or for weekday breakfast on-the-go!
Yay! Thank you so much Lina! These were great warm out of the oven- but you are right, they've been so delish on-the-go all this week. Hope you have a great weekend sweetie! 😀
Allie, mini muffins are the way to my heart! 😛 and I NEED to get my hands on some blood oranges, like now!!! love these!!! Happy Friday!
Yes! Get out there and find some before they are all gone! They are so special 🙂 Hope you're having a great weekend, love. xoxo
Beautiful pictures, Allie! And blood orange mini muffins sound delicious for breakfast today. Yum!
I'm about to go grab a few right now Linda! Thank you so much my friend! xoxo