Orange Walnut Oatmeal Mini Muffins with Orange Glaze.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Calories 231kcal
Author Robin Gagnon
Ingredients
1cupold fashioned oats
1cupbuttermilk
¼cuporange juiceplus approx. a tbs. for glaze
½teaspoonkosher salt
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1teaspoongroup cinnamon
zest of a large orange
⅓cupsugar
1egg
¼cupoilcanola or vegetable
1cupflour
1tbs.baking powder
1cupwalnutschopped , make sure pieces are small
½cupconfectionery sugarfor glaze
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and flour the mini-muffin pan.
Put oats, buttermilk, orange juice, salt, vanilla & cinnamon in large mixing bowl, stir and set aside, while doing other prep work, so oatmeal can absorb some of the liquid.
Zest the entire orange, make sure the pieces are not too long, chop if necessary. Add to oatmeal mixture.
Add egg, sugar, and oil to mixture and beat well.
Mix the flour and baking powder in separate bowl, them add to oatmeal mixture.
Add the chopped walnuts last. Stir well to make sure they are evenly distributed.
Scoop up 1 tbs. of mixture, and place in each muffin tin.
Bake 14-16 minutes, until pick pulls clean from center, and edges are starting to show a little color.
Once cooled. Mix the confectionery sugar, and about a tbs of orange juice ( a little more will likely be needed). Brush over the muffins.
Notes
This recipe makes approx. 36 mini-muffins. Serving size 3 pieces.