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Our family loves the flavor and texture of these almond poppy seed muffins with orange glaze. They are perfect for breakfast or snack time.
I love a fresh out of the oven sweet muffin in the morning. Today’s flavor combination of almond and poppy seed was inspired by the famous Costco almond poppy seed muffin but the orange glaze I added on the top takes them up a few notches in my book.
These muffins are soft and delicious and are the perfect way to start your morning.
Ingredients
- Flour
- Eggs
- Sugar
- Oil
- Butter
- Buttermilk
- Salt
- Baking Powder
- Poppy Seeds
- Vanilla Extract
- Almond Extract
- Orange Juice and Zest
How to Make Almond Poppy Seed Muffins
- Beat together eggs, sugar and oil in a bowl
- Mix in milk, salt, baking powder, poppy seeds, flavorings and flour. Do not over mix.
- Fill greased muffin tins 3/4 full.
- Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean
Glaze:
While muffins are baking:
- Combine sugar, juice, extracts and butter in a saucepan over low heat.
- Stir until sugar is dissolved
- Cool glaze to room temperature and dip tops of slightly warm muffins into glaze.
Tip
- The biggest trick to making muffins is getting them all the same size and not ending up with extra batter at the end! My tip is to use a scoop. The size 16 scoop holds 1/4 cup of batter and is perfect for muffins and cupcakes.
- Glaze the muffins while they are still warm, that way the glaze soaks into the muffin.
- For the citrus glaze I used fresh orange juice but you can use lemon juice or lime juice for a different flavor.
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Almond Poppy Seed Muffins with Orange Glaze
Soft and fluffy almond poppy seed muffins with orange glaze. They are perfect for breakfast or snack time.
Prep:10 minutes
Cook:15 minutes
Total:25 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 C white sugar
- 1/2 C oil
- 1/2 C milk or buttermilk
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 Tbsp poppy seeds
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 C flour
Glaze:
- 1/2 C sugar
- 1/4 C orange juice
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp butter
- 1 tsp orange zest
Instructions
- Beat together eggs, sugar and oil
- Mix in milk, salt, baking powder, poppy seeds, flavorings and flour
- Do not over mix
- Fill greased muffin tins 3/4 full
- Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean
- Cool until slightly warm and then add glaze
Glaze:
- While baking mix together glaze and allow it to cool a bit and thicken slightly
- In a saucepan over low heat combine sugar, juice, extracts and butter
- Stir until sugar is dissolved
- Once glaze is cooled to room temperature dip tops of slightly warm muffins into glaze
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 285kcal (14%) Carbohydrates: 42g (14%) Protein: 3g (6%) Fat: 11g (17%) Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) Cholesterol: 29mg (10%) Sodium: 116mg (5%) Potassium: 162mg (5%) Sugar: 26g (29%) Vitamin A: 75IU (2%) Vitamin C: 2.8mg (3%) Calcium: 73mg (7%) Iron: 1.2mg (7%)
Kim says
I am excited to come across your recipe. I am going to make them NOW. It is hard to find a recipe for poppyseed muffins that doesn’t required a cup or more of oil!
Marci Olson says
Yea! Thank you for this recipe. I LOVE almond poppy seed muffins. 🙂
Leigh Anne says
Nancy, So glad you enjoyed the Creamsicle muffins – they are one of my favorite. Thanks for the suggestion – I have done that a couple of times but don’t do it everytime but I will try to do it each time now. It’s a good idea.
Nancy says
Hi Leigh Anne!
I love your muffin recipes. I made the orange creamsicle muffins, and they were soooo good. I couldn’t believe how much they tasted exactly like a creamsicle. People at work were amazed, and I quickly told them about your blog.
One thing I wanted to ask is if you could take a picture of a muffin broken open. I like to see the density of the muffin and how it looks inside. Your pictures are great, and I would love to see that shot added to your muffin posts. Just a thought! 🙂
Bex says
Those look delish. Sure wish I had one to go with this morning’s coffee. thanks!!!