Orange Muffins

Orange Muffins with homemade Orange Icing are delightfully delicious! Bursting with bright citrus flavor and topped with a sweet and tangy icing glaze, these muffins are just what you need after a long, cold winter!

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Servings Muffins

Calories 200kcal

Author Nichole

Ingredients

Ingredients:

1 ½ Cups All-purpose flour
2 tsp Baking powder
½ tsp Salt
1/3 Cup Granulated sugar
1/3 Cup Vegetable oil
¼ Cup Light brown sugar packed
1 Tbsp Orange zest
1 Egg
¾ Cup Sour cream
¼ Cup Orange juice

Icing ingredients:

1 Cup Powdered sugar
2 Tbsp Orange juice
1 - 2 Tbsp Milk
1 tsp Orange zest

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a muffin pan with non-stick spray or line it with cupcake liners and set it aside.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium size bowl and set aside.
In a separate bowl, stir together the granulated sugar, vegetable oil, brown sugar and orange zest.
Add the egg and stir then add the sour cream and orange juice and stir again until combined.
Stir in the flour mixture just until combined then spoon the batter into the muffin tins about 2/3 of the way full.
Bake for 18-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the muffins.
While the muffins are baking, whisk together the icing ingredients until smooth.
Once the muffins are done, let them cool completely.
Drizzle ½ - 1 teaspoon of icing onto each of the muffins then let them sit until the icing has hardened a bit then serve.

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Notes

Storing:

These muffins can be stored without the icing in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

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