These Orange Blueberry Muffins are a delicious way to enjoy the combination of juicy citrus and plump blueberries! These homemade muffins are easy to make and make a great addition to breakfast or delicious snack with a hot cup of coffee or tea.
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❤️ Why you'll love it
Domed muffin top: these blueberry orange muffins have a perfectly domed top sprinkled with sugar crystals.
Moist and tender: these are the perfect muffins with a moist and tender crumb and a delicious sugar sprinkle on top of the muffins.
Healthy muffins: sweetened with honey and a little sugar, these muffins are not only delicious but healthier for you!
🥘 Ingredients
Fresh Orange: orange zest and juice adds a punch of citrusy aroma, while the juice imparts a refreshing tanginess, making your muffins irresistibly flavorful.
Buttermilk: contributes to the muffins' tenderness and moistness, creating a texture that's simply heavenly.
Large eggs
Honey: aids in sweetening the muffins and brings a subtle depth of flavor that pairs wonderfully with the orange and blueberry combo.
Decorating sugar for topping (optional)
🔪 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line 12-cup muffin cups with paper liners and set aside.
- Pour the freshly squeezed orange juice into a 1-cup measuring cup and pour in enough buttermilk to make 1 cup of liquid.
- Add the juice and buttermilk mixture to a large bowl and whisk in the eggs, honey and melted butter.
- In a medium bowl, rub the sugar and orange zest together with your fingertips until the sugar is moist and the fragrance of orange strong.
- In another large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients and, with a rubber spatula, quickly stir to blend until batter is just combined.
- Fold blueberries into the muffin batter. Divide the batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups.
- Top muffins with decorating sugar and bake in preheated oven for 22 to 25 minutes.
- When fully baked, the tops of the muffins will be golden brown and springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffins will come out clean.
- Transfer muffins to a wire rack and cool for 5 minutes before carefully removing each muffin from the pan to cool completely.
🥄 Equipment
12-cup muffin pan - you can use a regular pan with paper liners or use a silicone muffin pan, which needs neither greasing nor paper cups.
Large mixing bowl
Small bowl
Medium bowl
Hand whisk
Rubber spatula
Wire rack
🥫Storage
Store this orange muffins recipe in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days or in the refrigerator for up to one week.
To reheat muffins, warm for 7-10 seconds the microwave or a few minutes in a preheated oven or air fyer will restore that freshly baked goodness.
📖 Variations
Berry Pecan Muffins: try adding a handful of chopped roasted pecans for some added crunch.
Mixed Berry Muffins: swap out the blueberries for raspberries, blackberries, or strawberries for a different berry twist.
💭 Top Tip
Even baking: place the oven rack in the middle of oven for overall even baking and browning.
Buttermilk substitute: make your own buttermilk by adding a tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar in a measuring cup and then filled it to ¾ cup with 1% milk.
🙋 FAQ's
Yes, just make sure to fold them into the batter while they're still frozen to prevent them from bleeding too much.
Yes, you can use all milk in place of the orange juice and add ½ teaspoon orange extract to the muffin batter.
📚 Related Recipes
Fans of Cranberry and orange flavor will love these Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls for your next weekend brunch.
Try these Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins for a citrus and chocolate packed snack.
Soft Pineapple Cookies with an Orange Glaze are a great way to enjoy an afternoon coffee or tea!
Shortbread lovers will love these crisp and buttery Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies!
🍽 Serve with..
Serve Orange Blueberry muffins warm with a dollop of whipped cream for a delightful dessert or enjoy them alongside your morning coffee or tea for a perfect start to the day.
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📖 Recipe
Orange Blueberry Muffins
Equipment
- Muffin liners
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Ingredients
- 1 orange , juiced and zested
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons honey
- ½ cup unsalted butter , melted and cooled
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- decorating sugar for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Butter or spray the 12 molds in a regular-size muffin pan or fit the
molds with paper muffin cups. Alternatively, use a silicone muffin pan,
which needs neither greasing nor paper cups. Place the muffin pan on a
baking sheet.
Hallie Fae says
You can also make buttermilk with 1 cup of milk and 1 Tbsp of white vinegar. The best to use is whole milk, but you can use 2% or skim too. Those muffins look great!
RecipeGirl says
Yummy looking muffins!
Debbie says
The sugar looks great on the muffins! They look delicious. I have the book and need to try these. I also improvise for buttermilk the same way.....
Debbie says
The sugar looks great on the muffins! They look delicious. I have the book and need to try these. I also improvise for buttermilk the same way.....
PaniniKathy says
Mmmm...light and fluffy and wonderful! I should resolve to bake more from my Dorie Greenspan book 🙂
natalia says
Ciao ! We visit each other blog together and we bake muffins together too ! I'm cuddling my black cat rocco now who knows what is ratton doing ?? Baci
Priscilla says
Wow. these look so delicious! I love making muffins!
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No Thyme To Cook says
Great pictures, those muffins look so good! I can just hear the crunch of the sugar 🙂
justeatfood says
They look so cheery on this cold winter day!
Mari at Once Upon a Plate says
Shelby, Welcome back!
You always find the best recipes.
Oh my gosh, and that shot of the interior is killing me! YUM.
xo~m.
Matt says
The combination of blueberry and orange sounds refreshing. I love that close up of the open muffin... the colors are beautiful!
Sara says
mmmm...those look SO yummy. Btw, did you know you are on the front page of foodbuzz right now?? Fancy fancy!
Cakelaw says
These look and sound great. I have to go back to work too next week, so I'll have to remember to put them on my morning tea muffin baking agenda. Happy New Year!
JyLnC says
I've never had an orange and blueberry combo in a muffin before. They sound really good and cozy.
Noble Pig says
Blueberries sound great this time of year and the decorating sugar makes them so cute!
Olga says
love the crunchy sugar on top!!!
Christy says
I love blueberry muffins and these sound amazing! What a great recipe to begin the new year.
Patsyk says
Those muffins are really bursting with berries! They look wonderful!