Indulge your senses with a burst of citrusy goodness with our delectable Citrus Muffins. These muffins are not just any ordinary muffins; they are a culinary symphony of bright flavors and zesty aromas. Each bite promises a tantalizing explosion of citrus, with hints of orange, lemon, and grapefruit dancing harmoniously on your palate.
Our collection of Citrus Muffin recipes offers a variety of options to suit every taste and preference. From classic Orange Muffins bursting with the sweet and tangy essence of oranges to zesty Lemon Muffins that pack a punch of citrusy freshness, we have something for everyone. And if you're looking for a tropical twist, our Grapefruit Muffins will transport you to a paradise of citrusy delight.
These muffins are not only a treat for your taste buds but also a visual masterpiece. The vibrant colors of the citrus fruits add a pop of cheer to any occasion, making them perfect for brunches, picnics, or simply as a delightful snack.
Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting your culinary journey, our Citrus Muffin recipes are easy to follow and guarantee a delightful outcome. With step-by-step instructions and a list of readily available ingredients, you'll be able to whip up these citrusy treats in no time.
So, embark on a citrus adventure with our Citrus Muffin recipes, and let the vibrant flavors and aromas fill your kitchen and hearts with joy. Get ready to tantalize your taste buds and create memories that will last a lifetime.
JUMBO CRANBERRY CITRUS MUFFINS
These cranberry orange muffins will be a delicious treat to wake up to. They're bursting with citrus flavor. Perfectly sweet, with little bits of tart cranberries throughout, these muffins are just as good as anything you'd find at a bakery.
Provided by Cheryl Gross
Categories Breakfast
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 6 ct jumbo muffin pan or line with muffin papers.
- 2. Put cranberries in a microwave safe cup or bowl and cover with liquid. (I use orange juice.)
- 3. Microwave for 1 minute, stir, microwave for another minute.
- 4. Then pour into a strainer to drain.
- 5. Mix dry ingredients together in a medium bowl.
- 6. Add orange zest and mix well.
- 7. Then, add drained cranberries and mix well.
- 8. Mix orange juice, milk, oil, egg, sour cream, and orange extract together in a large bowl.
- 9. Stir dry ingredients into the juice mixture. DO NOT OVER MIX!
- 10. Then spoon batter into a greased or paper-lined jumbo muffin tin.
- 11. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven to rack.
- 12. Let stand for 5 minutes then remove muffins from pan to completely cool on the rack.
CITRUS MUFFINS
Enjoy these baked citrus muffins that are ready in 35 minutes.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 35m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400° F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper baking cups. In small bowl, mix 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon of the orange peel; set aside.
- In medium bowl, beat milk, oil and egg with fork. Stir in flour, 3/4 cup sugar, the baking powder, salt and remaining 2 teaspoons orange peel just until moistened. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Sprinkle sugar-orange peel mixture evenly over batter.
- Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 195, Carbohydrate 30 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Muffin, Sodium 190 mg
CITRUS-MANGO MUFFINS
Make homemade jumbo muffins chock-full of mango chunks and drizzled with a sweet lime glaze.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Grease bottoms only of 6 jumbo (3 1/2x1 3/4-inch) muffin cups or 12 regular-size muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups.
- In medium bowl, beat egg slightly. Stir in remaining muffin ingredients except mango just until moistened. Stir in mango. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
- Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Immediately remove muffins from pan to cooling rack. Drizzle glaze over muffins. Serve warm if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 370, Carbohydrate 60 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Muffin, Sodium 390 mg, Sugar 27 g, TransFat 0 g
CITRUS MUFFINS
Make and share this Citrus Muffins recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Boomette
Categories Quick Breads
Time 40m
Yield 12 muffins
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In mixer or food processor, mix the peels of grapefruit and orange with the buttermilk until the peels are finely chopped. Add sugar, salt and butter and beat well.
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add the mixture of buttermilk and mix until the mixture is wet, but do not mix too much.
- Spread the mixture in 12 greased muffins tins. Cook in a preheated oven of 375 F 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the muffins comes out clean. Let cool on a rack for about 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and let cool completely. (They will be good up to 3 days in the refrigerator and up to 1 month in the freezer).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 154.3, Fat 8.1, SaturatedFat 5, Cholesterol 21.6, Sodium 393.8, Carbohydrate 19.6, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 14, Protein 2.1
CITRUS-MANGO MUFFINS
Make homemade jumbo muffins chock-full of mango chunks and drizzled with a sweet lime glaze.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Grease bottoms only of 6 jumbo (3 1/2x1 3/4-inch) muffin cups or 12 regular-size muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups.
- In medium bowl, beat egg slightly. Stir in remaining muffin ingredients except mango just until moistened. Stir in mango. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
- Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Immediately remove muffins from pan to cooling rack. Drizzle glaze over muffins. Serve warm if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 370, Carbohydrate 60 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Muffin, Sodium 390 mg, Sugar 27 g, TransFat 0 g
CITRUS STUFFING MUFFINS
Great little appetizers.. this is for the Orange Turkey Day App challenge! These came out really good and are a nice sweet n savory prelude to a huge dinner... the hawaiian bread rolls and citrus make these awesome.
Provided by Monica H
Categories Other Appetizers
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. Roughly chop the breads and spread out on a cookie sheet. Place in dry oven for about 10-15 minutes.
- 2. Sautee onions in butter in a small pot.
- 3. Add milk. Bring to a simmer but don't boil.
- 4. Add basil and thyme, cardadmom, salt, zest of 1 clementine and 1/2 lemon.
- 5. Stir and let simmer for a minute.
- 6. Pour mixture over bread on cookie sheet. Grate on zest of 1 more clementine and other 1/2 of the lemon.
- 7. Sprinkle on cinnamon sugar (if you don't have a cinnamon sugar grater, then use 1 tsp sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon).
- 8. Mix it all together with fingers.
- 9. Spray muffin tin and stuff mixture in. Sprinkle tops with graham cracker crumbs and push crumbs in with fingers. Bake 20 minutes at 350*.
CITRUS DATE MUFFINS
These cake-like muffins have a nice balance of chewy dates and crunchy pecans. A sweet orange glaze is the perfect complement to the mild-flavored muffin.
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 40m
Yield 16 muffins.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine dates and pecans; add 2 tablespoons flour. Toss to coat; set aside. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the baking soda, salt and remaining flour; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Fold in the date mixture (batter will be stiff). , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine glaze ingredients. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Spoon over warm muffins.
Nutrition Facts :
LEMON CITRUS MUFFINS
My husband and I stayed at a B&B and they served these wonderful muffins.These are so moist.They only take a few ingredients to make.
Provided by Barb Keefer
Categories Muffins
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 375.Grease and spray 24 muffin tins or use paper liners. Beat cake mix,oil,eggs and orange segments with juice on low speed for 2 minutes.Divide among muffin tins. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake 12-16 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.remove from tins promptly or they will stick.
CITRUS PECAN MUFFINS
"My sister-in-law graciously shared the recipe for these delicious muffins," notes Maya McLane from Valdosta, Georgia.
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 30m
Yield 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine biscuit mix and sugar. In a small bowl, beat the egg, orange juice and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in pecans and marmalade. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill two-thirds full with batter., Combine the topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove to a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 200 calories, Fat 8g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 245mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
Tips:
- Mise en Place: Before starting, measure and prepare all ingredients, including zesting and juicing the citrus fruits. This will ensure a smooth and efficient baking process.
- Fresh Citrus: Use fresh citrus fruits for the best flavor and aroma. Avoid using bottled or concentrated citrus juices, as they may not provide the same vibrant flavor.
- Zest First: Zest the citrus fruits before juicing them. This will prevent any bitter pith from getting into the muffins.
- Don't Overmix: Overmixing the batter can result in tough muffins. Mix just until the ingredients are combined and no dry flour streaks remain.
- Muffin Liners: Use muffin liners to prevent the muffins from sticking to the muffin pan. You can also grease the muffin cups if you don't have liners.
- Fill Muffin Cups Properly: Fill each muffin cup about 2/3 full. Overfilling can cause the muffins to rise unevenly and spill over the edges.
- Bake at the Right Temperature: Bake the muffins at the specified temperature in the recipe. A too-low temperature will result in undercooked muffins, while a too-high temperature can cause the muffins to overcook and become dry.
- Test for Doneness: Insert a toothpick or skewer into the center of a muffin. If it comes out clean, the muffins are done baking.
Conclusion:
With careful preparation, attention to detail, and a touch of citrusy goodness, these delightful muffins will leave you feeling refreshed and energized. From the zesty lemon and lime muffins to the vibrant orange and grapefruit muffins, each recipe offers a unique flavor experience that is sure to satisfy your taste buds. Whether you're enjoying a quick breakfast, a midday snack, or a sweet treat after dinner, these citrus muffins are the perfect way to bring a burst of sunshine into your day. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a citrusy baking adventure!
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