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Healthy Whole Wheat Orange Muffins

February 20, 2017 by Abby

Healthy whole wheat orange muffins are sweetened with honey and fresh orange juice for the perfect bright, guilt-free snack or breakfast.

Healthy whole wheat orange muffins are sweetened with honey and fresh orange juice for the perfect bright, guilt-free snack or breakfast.

I love sharing my passions with my children as they get older. I love cooking and baking, of course, and B has recently expressed an interest in helping me in the kitchen. One of the biggest perks of this, I’ve discovered, is she ends up eating foods she otherwise wouldn’t.


One of our most recent creations was these healthy whole wheat orange muffins. B and I stayed home from church because she was dealing with some asthma issues, and we had a bag of oranges that needed to be used, so we pulled a bar stool over to the kitchen island and whipped these up.

My intention was to create a healthy muffin recipe, so I left out chocolate, sugar, and butter/oil. Instead, I sweetened the muffins with honey and used applesauce for moistness. I did sprinkle the tops of the unbaked muffins with organic cane sugar for a little texture and sparkle, but that’s optional.

Healthy whole wheat orange muffins are sweetened with honey and fresh orange juice for the perfect bright, guilt-free snack or breakfast.

We love this recipe. The muffins aren’t overly sweet; they’re definitely a healthy muffin as opposed to a dessert muffin, but that’s the point. The fresh orange juice and zest give the perfect amount of brightness, while the flax meal and whole wheat flour make them hearty.

I think these healthy whole wheat orange muffins are perfect as is, but you could definitely add dark chocolate chips, cranberries, or blueberries. I’d love to make a version with maple extract, too. Of course, if you want to lose the healthy part, you can make a sweet orange glaze.

Healthy whole wheat orange muffins are sweetened with honey and fresh orange juice for the perfect bright, guilt-free snack or breakfast.

Healthy Whole Wheat Orange Muffins

adapted heavily from Pinch My Salt

Ingredients

2 eggs
1/2 cup milk (I use unsweetened almond)
1/2 cup fresh orange juice (about 4 oranges)
2 tbs orange zest
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
3/4 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup flax meal
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
organic cane sugar, for sprinkling (optional)

Ingredients

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Crack the eggs into a large bowl and lightly beat them. Add the milk, orange juice, orange zest, applesauce, honey, and vanilla extract and whisk to combine. Mix in the flax meal, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add the flour and stir just until combined.

Scoop 1/4 to 1/3 cup of batter into greased muffin tins and sprinkle with a pinch of cane sugar, if desired. Bake muffins for 13 to 17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Recipe makes 12 to 15 muffins.

Do you love homemade healthy snacks? Check out my whole wheat blueberry banana muffins and no-bake triple chocolate breakfast cookies!

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Healthy whole wheat orange muffins are sweetened with honey and fresh orange juice for the perfect bright, guilt-free snack or breakfast.

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Filed Under: breakfast, food, in the kitchen, recipes, snack — Tagged With: baking, healthy, muffins, orange, recipe, recipes, snack

Comments

  1. Angela @ Setting My Intention says

    February 20, 2017 at 10:37 pm

    I love that these are so healthy and don’t have any sugar! I’ve been cutting the amount of sugar in all of my favorite recipes because I’m finding they don’t need the amount listed, and the kids don’t usually notice!

    • Abby says

      February 22, 2017 at 8:37 am

      I think we become accustomed to whatever amount of sugar we’re used to. Despite the recipes I post here, my kids don’t eat that much sugar; these muffins were perfect for them. I think your family would enjoy, too!

  2. Kelsie says

    February 22, 2017 at 8:20 am

    Yum! I love orange flavoring!

    • Abby says

      February 22, 2017 at 8:37 am

      Me, too! Anything citrus, really, but the fresh orange juice made these delicious!

  3. Cait says

    February 22, 2017 at 8:29 am

    oh my gosh abby this look amazing! ill def be making these! so glad i came across your blog!

    • Abby says

      February 22, 2017 at 8:38 am

      Thank you for the sweet comment, Cait! Let me know what you think of the final product!

  4. Abbey says

    February 22, 2017 at 9:29 am

    I’ve never had orange muffins?! But I love oranges and I love muffins, so these are making my list of to-try foods! 🙂

    • Abby says

      February 22, 2017 at 10:12 am

      I don’t bake with oranges often, but when I do I wonder why that is. These are GOOD.

  5. Farrah says

    February 25, 2017 at 4:38 pm

    I haven’t baked anything in a while, but these muffins look super good! <3

    • Abby says

      February 25, 2017 at 7:59 pm

      These would be perfect for getting back to baking!

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