Orange Muffins

Very, very good. I made the following changes based upon other reviews and my own preferences: I subbed 1/2C whole wheat for the same amount of white flour. I added a dash of cinnamin and 4 T applesauce as well as about a 1/2C of craisens. To sweeten them up a bit, I made a drizzle for them from fresh squeezed OJ & powdered sugar. They were delicious! I will definitely make them again.

This is a great recipe. I made this as a quick bread, using an 8x4 pan and baking at 350 for 40-45 minutes. It came out excellent. I used more zest and it had lots of orange flavor. Definitely a keeper! Will make this often.

I made these muffins four different ways last weekend and they were all absolutely delicious! I made strawberry, blackberry, blueberry and raspberry, all with the same flavored yogurt as the fruit I used. They are so easy to make and look like I spent a lot more time on them than I did. They are so pretty on a tray and very moist. We loved them, so I will be making them quit often now. Thanks!!

I varied my recipe based on the other additions / deletions as follows. Replaced sugar with 2/3 cup of splenda (sugar substitute). Also, always substitue butter or oil in EVERY muffin recipe and subsituted with whatever low fat yoghurt I have in the fridge (in this case it was mango/peach. Additions were 1/2 cup of cranberries and /2 cup of walnuts & 1 tsp of vanilla. I made this recipe twice and changed my cranberries/walnuts to 1/2 cup of dark choc. chips and 1/2 cup of dessicated coconut and sprinkled extra on top of each muffin. Great basic recipe. Sometimes I don't bother with plain flour & baking powder and use self raising flour which has both ingredients in one. Of course I will make these again, they look great, taste great too! (sounds like an ad, oh well!)

I did tweak the recipe a little after having read the other reviews. I added 2TBS more sugar, the zest from the whole orange, and in addition to the orange juice, I squeezed the juice of half an orange. I made mini muffins and baked for 18 min - wonderfully crispy top and soft center. I will make these again! Thanks!

very easy, very orange, very tasty, filled the kitchen with a beautiful citrus smell.

The orange muffins were yummy--I made mini muffins, and it made around 28. I only had to bake them for 18 minutes. When they came out of the oven, I brushed the tops with melted butter and sprinkled them with sugar for an added touch.

These were good, but not the best I have tried, I am still out on the search for the perfect orange muffin recipe. Had to add 3/4 cups white sugar and 1/4 cup orange yogurt to give it some extra flavor.

These muffins are easy and a pleasant change from the old routine. Next time, I plan to add a touch more sugar and perhaps devise some sort of orange juice/sugar glaze.

For those with a sweet tooth, add an orange glaze to the top.

I like the flavor, but I do not like the texture. Its too dry. I baked at 390 and added a couple drops of vanilla and a dash of cinnimon. I also added a bit more orange juice than it said to. Once it cooled, I brushed a little orange juice on top of them and sprinkled sugar. It improved them.

I like these muffins a lot. I baked my first batch for 20 minutes and they came out a little too dark. 17 minutes was just right.

followed recipe exactly (which is something i don't often do) My daughter enjoyed these, and i mostly did. My husband took one bite and handed it back with a firm 'no thank you'. I didn't care for the orange zest in it to much, i think i would have liked it better with just the OJ. Other then the zest.. i found there mild orange flavor to be great. 400 degrees was a bit to hot. i took them out 4 minutes early and the bottoms were still a bit.. to well done. ate them with a cream cheese frosting.. this worked great!

Very good did add cranberries. Did a orange glaze on top too. Update: Took them to work to share with my co workers and several asked for the recipe.

This is not very moist and more like a biscuit than a muffin. There was also not enough orange flower. It might have been better with more orange juice.

I threw most of these away, because the texture was just too rubbery. It was almost like eating a sponge. The flavor was good, but for some reason it was not as a muffin should be.

I needed to use up some of my oranges and found this recipe. I am glad that I did! The muffins were yummy! I did take the suggestions to add more sugar, juice and zest. I used 3/4 c sugar, a whole orange - zested and then the juices from that orange. I plan to modify this recipe for my friend that has a child with milk, nut, soy and egg allergies. Thank you so much for the great recipe! 2/7/09 - I substituted the egg for 2 TB of cornstarch and gave the recipe to my friend... She made the muffins and sent an email saying this "These were soooooooo good! I even made a glaze with orange zest, powdered sugar and orange juice. The first batch went so fast, I had to make another! Thank you!

My roommates preferred to call these biscuits instead of muffins. Not at all soft or moist. Definitely not enough orange flavor.

Not the greatest muffins I had, they were way to small, and came out rather dry. will not make again

Brillant! Made these muffins last night and they did not even last till this morning! Followed the recipe exactly and added cardamom extract. Although next time I wan to try them with chocolate chips.

Ok the recipe was good because it was really easy and quick to make. I liked the muffins. They werent dry. I didnt add orange zest and I used fresh orange juice. My husband said the flavor was too strong. So i give this recipe three stars.

I think a little bit more flavour is needed. Make sure you use the grated orange peel.

These were pretty good, very easy. I will make these again. I think they would be 5 star with the addition of white chocolate chips!

I did half all purpose flour and half whole wheat increased the sugar to 3/4c added two spoonfuls of applesauce( to decrease the dryness others complained of) and a handful of craisins then added a struesel topping. Results....MMMMM! Two out of three kids agree :)

I found this recipe had a really nice texture but almost no taste.

These muffins are great! Good for kids who won't eat breakfast. I added double the amount of orange zest.

I thought these were okay. I did use white whole wheat flour, so they were more dense than usual.

These were very easy and good. The only thing I changed was to do half wheat flour and half white flour. Very simple recipe. I think I may add craisins next time for a pop of color and flavor.

I made these a while ago and really liked them, but my family wasn't very enthusiastic... (Could be I put chocolate chips in some and it didn't go over quite as well as I was expecting...)

These are good but I would add a extra flavor profile to these.

Delicious!

I made them for a friend as a present and she loved them! I only baked the muffins for 15mins. They were very moist but lacking in orange flavor.

I really enjoyed these muffins. They were delicious! I did do a few changes though. Firstly, I did add a little extra orange zest. Very good. Then I added extra orange juice (freshly squeezed, about 1-2 oranges) and a bit of water to actually work with the mixture. Then I added chocolate chips... YUM! Gave a great taste to these muffins.

Such a tasty (and easy) recipe! Not too sweet and the orange flavor was not overpowering. I "hid" a little spoonful of orange preserve in the center of the muffins before I baked them and they turned out to be a huge hit with my family! :)

Since I live in "Mile High Denver" I always have to revise any recipes that are baked. When I mixed this batter it was very stiff, too stiff to work with and I added 2 tbsp. honey and an additional egg. I cut back on the baking powder and cut the oven temperature back to 375. They came out great. Butter on the warm muffins and dipped them in sugar, a product called True Orange and some cinnamon resulted in a really good muffin.

These are absolutely the BEST! They're moist and have great flavor. I needed them for a holiday tray, so made them mini size. I used Splenda instead of sugar, added 1/4 tsp nutmeg, and finely chopped 1/3 cup dried cranberries and stirred them in. These were the first to go, and everyone wanted more. I'd give them ten stars if I could! A definite keeper!

this was by far the best recipe ive tryed so far i didnt make muffins i made a cake and make an orange glaze for it. ive made is at least 6 times since i found this recipe

Loved this recipe. Like many other reviewers I made some minor changes. Instead of oil I used low fat yogurt and I also added pomegranate. I also added a tsp of ground ginger for a little kick. They turned out great!!

These muffins are incredible! I juiced the orange and added the orange & flesh as part of the 3/4 cup of orange juice. I also added an almond streusel topping. Very moist and tasty with deliciously crunchy outsides.

my rate can't really count, because I varied the recipe and didn't love how it turned out. I had a lot of oranges that needed to be used, so I found this recipe, pealed my oranges threw them in the blender and used that instead of the juice or zest. I added a ton (much more than the 1 cup) of the pureed oranges. rooky mistake? I don't know I am not a big baker. They were too dry, and didn't turn out as good. I should have read all the reviews (I usually do) but I was in a hurry. I have taken more of the puree and added pow. sugar for a glaze, that helped. my next batch I added a little water (maybe 1/4 cup) that helped a lot. I was also making banana bread and took part of my banana bread batch and added the orange puree, those were yummy! So live and learn, I will do these again, they were still yummy. I just need to try out some more ideas, and I will definitely try the cinnamon, great idea.

I was afraid these muffins would not be orangie enough for me so I changed 2 things. I used 1/3 cup of orange juice concentrate and 1/4 cup of all fruit orange marmalade. It was wonderful. My family raved and raved.

I didn't add any extra sugar because I had some fairly sweet oranges that I used up in this recipe. I thought the muffins were very good. I did add a lemon glaze to the top of some of them for some added zing and prettiness but it was good both ways.

I made these with dried cranberries and they came out a little dry - so the next time I added more OJ and they were perfect! It would also be good with cranberries & walnuts. I'll try that next time!

I used the zest from a whole orange and increased the sugar and these turned out really good. Perfect orange flavor!

Its a good base recipe.

Good basic muffin. Needs more orange flavor. I'll try again with everyone else's suggestions.

This recipe is yummy... I didnt have any oranges for the zest though so I just sliced 7 strawberries and added those instead - great substitute!

These muffins were super yummy! I did change the recipe alittle just to bring out the orange flavor. I put 1 cup of orange juice instead and added 1/2 a cup more of sugar. I also added 1 cup of pecans. Put in the zest of 1 whole orange plus the juice of that orange. They were very moist. I think maybe in the future i will figure out a frosting that will work great with these. The whole family loved them! Thanks a bunch!

Extremely tasty, though I did change a few things (I nearly never follow the recipe exactly): 2c flour->1c white bread flour and 1c whole wheat flour. 3t baking powder->2t baking powder. 1/2t salt->1/4t salt. 3/4c orange juice-> 1/2c fresh squeezed o.j. 1/3c vegetable oil->1T vegetable oil. 1T orange zest-> 1 1/2T orange zest. I also added 1/4c brown sugar, 1/2t baking soda, 1/3c plain nonfat yogurt. I tested this out and it was delicious, though with the rest of the batch I added two cups of diced rhubarb and wow did they turn out tasty!

These are some good muffins. I made them into mini muffins. I used yogurt instead of oil and added some vanilla and they turned out great. The only thing is that they smell more orangey than they taste. Next time I'll add more orange zest, probably double the amount. They puffed up really nicely though and are light and fluffy!

I didn't make any changes to the recipe and they turned out great. I made half the batch in a mini muffin pan and the other half regular size. I did alter the cooking degree and time to 350; 10 minutes for the minis and about 13 for the regular. I also made a little orange glaze which I recommend if you want more orange flavor. I used p. sugar, oj and zest. Will make again!

These were ok...I thought they were kind of flat and tasteless. I wanted to use some oj up, thanks for letting me try. Maybe with a sugary topping on them they would be better?

This recipe was really easy to use and to modify. I added a bit of cardamom to it, and it came out great.

Made into mini-muffins and brushed with orange juice and sprinkled with sugar. Turned out great!

When I first took these out of the oven I thought that I baked them too long....they looked dry. But when I tasted one it was delicious! Flavorful and moist (but not like those greasy, store-bought muffins). I made an orange glaze - yummy!! Will be making these again.

I found it does not taste like orange as much as I would like, and these muffins are quite dr.

These muffins were very easy to make and quite tasty. The texture was fantastic, nice and crusty on the top! I recommend serving them with jam and butter.

Nice simple, healthy recipe with a delicate orange flavour. The kitchen smelled like heaven! I made these over the holidays for my family and they were met with rave reviews. After reading other reviews I followed some of the suggestions: used fat free plain yogourt instead of oil, subbed Splenda for the sugar, added extra OJ (just sort of eye-balled it until the consistency of the batter looked right)and doubled the amount of orange zest. I also folded in a generous 1/2 cup of sliced almonds, which really added to them. I will definately make them again but next time will add even more zest and maybe some orange extract to really make them orange-tasting!

I used this as a base recipe. I wanted to use up some oranges that were about to go bad. I mostly followed the recipe, but used 2 tsp of baking powder and 1/2 tsp of baking soda and added some sweetened coconut flakes to the batter (didn't measure, just eyeballed it) and added an orange glaze on top and I baked them at 350 for the same amount of time as specified. They're not dry or biscuit like, they're dense. They do become more moist and flavorful after sitting a couple days, covered. Not a bad recipe, glad that I tried it!

When my 12 yr. old grandson Brandon comes to visit, he always asks if we can make some of those great 'Orange Muffins'? They taste great and are simple enough for my grandson to make without my supervision. Thanks for such a great recipe.

Simple, not too sweet. Everyone in the family (husband, 6 year old, 1 year old) enjoyed them. Not the best orange muffin recipe I've ever made, but definitely the easiest.

Very good, texture was light and airy. next time I will try adding blueberries or swirl some jam through the batter. To add more flavor try more zest.

These are pretty good muffins. I added just a few white chocolate chips and my kids loved them. I will make again.

This was outstanding. Moist, tender and the orange was not overpowering. What an easy recipe for a quick item to whip up. Used Truvia baking sugar, 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 white flour. Very nice.

I loved these!!! They were so easy to make and so good!!! Next time I will add cranberries or chocolate chips.

My family loved it! I used coconut oil instead of vegetable oil and put some unsweetened coconut flake and sprinkle coconut on top. Also I used fresh juce from oranges.

made this as directed but used 2 tsp orange zest. it was orangey enough but not very sweet. sprinkled a few with an OJ/powdered sugar mix to see if it would sweeten it, but we decided we liked the original better. still yummy but just know they won't be very sweet.

Loved this! Cut sugar back to 1/3 cup, included some pulp with the fresh squeezed orange juice, and made as mini-muffins, cooking 15 minutes.

Unfortunately these muffins reminded me of corn bread! (I'm sure that wasn't the goal). However, I will probably try the receipe again, but I'll try to bake them at a lower temperature. 400 degrees is too high for most muffins.

Great stuff. Cooked at 350 for 20 mins instead of 400. Added 2 tsp of cinnamon, 1/3 cup of brown sugar, 4 tbs of unsweetened applesauce, an extra tsp of zest (because I overdid the zesting) and used freshly squozen tangerine juice (all suggested by various other reviews). Also added some juice/powdered sugar glaze, as suggested. Very delicious but more of a dessert than breakfast muffin.

Delicious! My son loves them!! I only had to cook them for about 15 minutes (could just be my oven) so make sure to watch so you do not burn them.

I thought they were OK, but my Chinese friends raved about them.

very good , The flavedo make the muffin more spicy,It taste not very sweet,look nice when we put the Orange slice on the top of muffin.

I had to add more juice because the batter was too doughy and thick. It also needs more "orange"taste, but it was fine as is. The taste went well with my coffee. I will probably experiment more with the ingredients proportions. I used a jumbo muffin pan which makes six. The baking time was about 25 minutes, but you'll probably need to do the toothpick test when the tops are brown. I don't like using paper liners. My muffin pan is non-stick, but I did grease the bottoms and sides with butter. The muffins pop right of the pan.

These make lovely breakfast mini muffins. I used freshly squeezed orange juice and substituted half of the AP flour for whole-wheat flour. I topped the muffins with a glaze I made from the extra orange juice and confectioner's sugar. Yum!

Excellent. Not too sweet, easy to put together, and great taste. We added sprinkles on top for color and the kids loved them!!!!

these are indeed tasty. i added: 1 tsp vanilla, 1 tsp. cinnamon and the juice of the orange from which i got the zest. i also substitued whole wheat pastry flour for the all purpose. the texture resulted in a corn muffin type. delicious! i also used whey-low sugar. what a great breakfast muffin!

They were pretty good, but they were a little too dry. I added a sprinkle of shredded coconut to the top of each muffin before baking. This added a bit more flavor

One of my favorite combinations of flavors is dark chocolate with oranges. Strangely, I enjoy the tangy, slightly sweet oranges against the bitter chocolate. This recipe, therefore, was the perfect pallet for me to play with. I added 2-3 tablespoons of 80% dark chocolate, chopped, to the batter. I then sprinkled each muffin top with pecan pieces and 1 teaspoon of sugar (1 tsp for all the muffins combined). Also, as I adore giant muffins, I used a jumbo muffin pan. Delicious served warm with fresh fruit!

Really good and I'll definitely make these again. I cut the sugar in 1/2 and substituted the other 1/2 with sugar substitute for baking. I also cut the oil with applesauce. I added the orange glaze like several suggested and I was very happy with the results.

Simple and delicious

I adapted the recipe for available ingredients and these turned out fluffy and delicious. I substituted one banana for the egg, added a pinch of clove powder and used Olive Oil. I soaked the orange zest in a dash of honey along with 1/2 cup raisins. Squeezed the juice of 2 oranges which was around 1 cup. Baked at 350 for 25 mins. 12 mini and 3 ramekins later the house smells wonderful ..oranges and warm smells of baking - perfect fall evening.

Nice muffin recipe

these were good, i am trying to cut down on sugar and reduced it by about 2tbsp.

I did not taste any orange in this AT ALL. I didn't goof up; I followed the recipe to the letter. It was just a nice tasting bread, no orange flavor whatsoever. Sorry.

Recipe was perfect as-is! Wonderful texture.

Very Easy and delicious. I put a oj and sugar glaze on the top. Definitely will make these agains.

I only had tangelos and used the zest from one large one instead of orange juice. I added extra orange juice, 1 tablespoon each of cinnamon and nutmeg, and they came out awesome. Perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack with tea!

I loved this recipe! quick and easy as well. Add a handful of dried cranberries to add a new dimension in flavor.

These are GREAT!!! The guys in my office LOVED them!!! I added a hand full of dried cranberries and about a half a cup of chopped pecans.

These were ok, just not very sweet. I was hoping for a little more orange flavor. I followed the advice to add cranberries, which kept these from being very bland.

These were very easy to make, and have a very nice orange flavour! I didn't read the reviews before making them, which I usually do. I think the suggestion of using plain yogurt is a good one, and will try it next time. Thanks for a great recipe!

Terrific muffins! The taste was the perfect orangey-sweetness that's great for anytime of the day. A couple of things that I realized were that the muffins were done in about 15 minutes at 375 degrees Farenheit, and even then a bit overbaked. I had mixed my flour 1 cup all- purpose and 1 cup whole wheat. I added more orange zest, like one reviewer said, and it's tasted wonderful. However The texture was kind of dry.

I made these at my husband's request. I thought they were kind of plain, but my husband enjoyed them. I will probably make these again.

J'ai adoré ces muffins, je les recommande.

I used wrong flour to make it but it also delicious. I put some slices of oranges on the muffins , these looked like so beautiful.

These weren't really muffins at all, as they were rather dry. I agree with the person who stated that they were more like biscuits. They were, unfortunately, also pretty tasteless.

I put less orange zest and added cranberries. They turned out pretty good.

These were ok. Not the best I've ever had. Maybe if I had made a glaze with them, I would have like them better. There wasn't enough orange flavor in them. I don't think I'll be making these again.