These Skinny Orange Muffins are made with Greek yogurt and plenty of orange zest for a terrific, bright orange flavor! So tender and moist, these muffins are a great way to start to your day!
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We’re leaving in a couple of weeks for a Disney cruise and while I’m super excited to go I’m not looking forward to donning a swim suit immediately after the holiday season. Yikes! The good news is that I can still eat almost everything I love without out feeling guilty. I just need to make a few modifications 🙂
These orange muffins kinda freaked me out with how good they were. I took one of my favorite “traditional” muffins recipe and swapped in some Greek yogurt and coconut oil for less healthier ingredients. The result was stunning.
These muffins are more moist, more delicious, and WAY more fabulous than the original recipe. I love the brightness that the orange zest adds to these incredibly tender muffins. Bryce devoured, DEVOURED three of these while I was taking the pics.
I was like slooooww down, mommy isn’t done yet!
Hard to blame him though. That sweet glaze speckled with orange zest is just too pretty to resist.
These muffins are the perfect treat to enjoy with your favorite cup of coffee or tea and would be a gorgeous addition to any breakfast or brunch! Lightenend up just enough that you can enjoy one…or two…without the guilt!
More Muffin Recipes
- Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Blueberry Corn Muffins
- Skinny Lemon Muffins
- Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins
How To Make Orange Muffins
Skinny Orange Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 â…” cup flour can use AP or half AP and half wheat
- â…” cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- â…“ cup coconut oil melted if solid, or canola or vegetable oil
- â…” cup Greek yogurt plain
- â…“ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
Optional Glaze:
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line muffin tin with baking cups or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Whisk together coconut oil, Greek yogurt, milk, egg and one tablespoon of orange zest together in a medium bowl.
- Stir in flour mixture just until moistened.
- Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
- Bake for 16-20 minutes or until just golden brown. Cool in pan for several minutes before removing.
Optional Glaze
- Combine orange juice, powdered sugar, and orange zest in small bowl. Mix until smooth.
- Drizzle over muffins a few minutes after removing from pan.
Notes
Nutrition
Janice says
These muffins taste great, even with my snafu. The coconut oil and the orange zest make a great flavor combination. The muffins tasted great without the glaze, but even better with it, so I highly recommend the glaze on the muffins. This recipe allowed me to use coconut oil for the first time and I now realize that liquid coconut oil, not the solid coconut oil, is what’s needed for this recipe. (I hadn’t read through all of the reviews when I put my shopping list together.) Perhaps the recipe could be updated to reflect that liquid coconut oil is best for this recipe rather than having to find it in the comments?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Janice! Solid coconut oil just needs to be warmed very slightly to become liquid, it’s what I used in this recipe. Updated the recipe to make that clear too!
Martinez Nancy says
Can you use vegetable oil instead of coconut oil?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Yes, I’m sure that would work fine!
J says
Hi Trish, that is the best compliment you can receive, when your family can’t stop eating what you baked for them! Have a fun and safe trip on your cruise!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks so much!
Anelo says
I just tried this recipe and did it half AP and half Whole Wheat. I also substituted the orange zest with Young Living Orange Essential Oil. The hubs loved them. I’m making a second batch because he already ate 3 and i ate 1. These are going fast and the coconut oil really goes well with the orange.
Marie says
These were fantastic! First time I have ever made orange muffins, but it sure won’t be the last. Full of flavor and really moist. I substituted 2/3 of the AP flour with whole wheat pastry flour for extra fiber and it worked really well. I had some orange blossom water so I used on 1tsp in the batter and another in the icing – loved it!
Marie says
Have you tried freezing these?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I sure haven’t Marie but I don’t see why you couldn’t!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Wonderful! One of my favorite muffin recipes 🙂
Alyssa says
These look amazing Trish! I love all of your recipes. They are making me drool! 😉
Linda Kelley says
Can you please tell me the calories in these? I can’t make anything unless I know how many calories.
Thanks!
Gini says
A commenter above said 211 calories. I don’t know about that, but the Weight Watchers recipe calculator says 12 muffins are 6 PointsPlus each including the glaze.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks for figuring that out for us Gini!
Vanessa says
Would I be able to use almond milk instead of regular milk?
Monah says
I used almond milk. Nancy’s low fat yogurt. Mainly coconut oil with a little veggie oil. The taste is wonderful but mine are too white. They did not brown but they are totally done.
Any ideas?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
As long as they are baked through, they don’t need to brown.
Amy@theidearoom.net says
Oh goodness! I am going to have to make me some of these! They are beautiful and look so tasty!
Gina says
Yum, these sound just perfect! I always have Greek yogurt in my fridge and right now I have some oranges that are getting too ripe. If I have time to make these today I will let you know how they turn out! Thanks for the recipe!
Gina
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Lou Lou Girls says
Oh my! This looks so amazing. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you so much for being a part of our party. We really appreciate you! I hope to see you on tonight at 7 pm. Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
Hope you have a great time on your cruise! These muffins look fabulous! Love the greek yogurt and coconut oil in here!