Orange Almond Muffins

6 orange muffins placed on a white cake stand.

These Orange Almond Muffins are soft, light, and fluffy, with crunchy chopped almonds. Topped with an orange-scented almond streusel, they’re perfection! Made with fresh orange juice and zest, this will quickly become your new favorite muffin!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword orange almond muffins, orange juice muffins, orange muffins

Prep Time 8

Cook Time 24

Total Time 32

Servings muffins

Calories 206kcal

Author Maria Doss

Equipment

Ingredients

Dry ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
½ cup sliced almonds chopped
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
⅛ teaspoon salt

Wet ingredients

2 large eggs at room tempearture
½ cup sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup orange juice freshly squeezed
1 teaspoon orange zest

Topping

¼ cup sliced almonds chopped fine
1 ½ tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon orange zest

Instructions

Chop ½ cup of sliced almonds into small chunks for the muffin batter. Then, chop ¼ cup of sliced almonds into finely diced pieces for the topping.
Pre heat oven to 350°F (or 177°C) and line a standard muffin pan with 12 paper liners.
Add all dry ingredients into a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
Add all wet ingredients into a large bowl, whisk for about 1 minute to dissolve the sugar. Add flour mixture and mix until just combined. Don't over mix.
Evenly distribute the batter into the prepared muffin pan and sprinkle the topping on top.
To make topping, Mix all the three topping ingredients, until evenly combined.
Bake for 20 to 23 minutes, or until the tops are a deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Place pan on a wire rack to cool completely.

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Notes

Number of oranges needed - You will need 1 to 2 medium sized oranges to make about ½ cup juice.

To zest – The best tool for zesting citrus is a very fine grater, also called a Microplane. It allows you to remove just the dark orange outer layer of the orange and leaves the bitter white pith behind.

Zest before juicing – It’s easier to zest the orange before you juice them.

Chop Almonds – Place sliced almonds on a cutting board and chop using a large knife, until it is chopped (don’t need to chop them fine).

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