It is finally orange season and I must say that mandarins are my FAVE! Such sweet tarts in a little circle(ish). In a fruit salad, on top of a green salad, by themselves, or in a recipe… Halo Mandarin Oranges are perfect! I was excited to be given the task of creating a yummy recipe using the Halo Oranges as part of this sponsored campaign on behalf of Halos!
Mandarins are Mother Nature’s perfect snack. And Halos™ are the perfect mandarins – sweet, juicy, seedless, and easy for little hands to peel. Even better, these li’l guys are 100% California born and raised, and absolutely, positively non-GMO. So every Halos mandarin is pure and delicious, just as nature intended.
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For more muffin recipes, be sure to check out these Healthy Breakfast Muffin Recipes from Rainy Day Mum
Disclaimer: I was compensated for this post – any opinions expressed are strictly my own!
More Recipes that Include Oranges:
If you are an orange flavoring kinda person, you are going to love the following recipes, too!
- Pork Sliders with Aioli
- Orange Cupcakes with Italian Meringue
- Cranberry Mocktail (with Orange Sanpellegrino)
Yummy Orange Muffins Recipe
These orange muffins are so good for breakfast!
Ingredients
- 10 oz of mandarin oranges Halo, drained.
- 1 medium egg slightly beaten.
- 1 ½ cup of flour.
- ½ cup of sugar.
- ½ cup of butter.
- ¼ cup of milk.
- 1 ¾ teaspoon of baking powder.
- ½ teaspoon of salt.
- ¼ teaspoon of allspice.
- ¼ teaspoon of nutmeg.
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
Sift the flour with all of the other dry ingredients.
Add the butter.
Mix together the beaten egg and the milk, then add to dry ingredients and mix until just moistened.
Fold in the mandarin orange pieces.
Fill greased muffin tins about three-quarters full.
Bake for 25 minutes.
Serve as desired.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 182Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 229mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 1gSugar: 12gProtein: 3g
Bethany
Thursday 28th of January 2021
Well I clearly read the ingredients thoroughly and my 4 yr old daughter and I sqeezed 10 Oz of juice and only used the juoce🥴 We crossed our fingers as they baked and ended up with super duper moist muffins(actually almost like a cake) with that beautiful subtle taste of mandarin. I also found a hiccup when we got to the butter..did we need to melt the butter or have it room temp?
Kelli Miller
Wednesday 3rd of February 2021
Oh no! That is totally something I would do! I bet they were SUPER moist. LOL! :-)
Cerys
Tuesday 2nd of January 2018
These made the most delicious breakfast for the family. The kids loved the orange in them as it was unusually. They can't wait till I make them again.
Sara
Monday 6th of January 2014
You call for mandarin oranges, drained. I'm confused. If using fresh peeled oranges, what is there to drain? Am I to use canned oranges, and if so is the 10 oz. before or after draining? Thanks! Can't wait to try!
Kelli Miller
Monday 6th of January 2014
when you chop your oranges into pieces, you are going to get quite a bit of juice - you don't want to include that in the recipe, you want to drain that off :-)