These lightly spiced muffins are made with Mandarin orange puree (a/k/a Clementines, Cuties, Halos). The addition of sour cream keeps them extra moist, while a dash of cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom provides that autumn spice profile.
I created the recipe when I bought a big bag of clementines and was looking for ways to use them up. But the muffins turned out SO good that I will make them over and over again, they are truly out of this world! I made them in a six-cup muffin tin for BIG, bakery sized muffins. 🍊
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Ingredients:
Dry Ingredients
- 250 g. gluten free all purpose flour (I used Better Batter Original Blend)
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp. cardamom
Wet Ingredients
- 2 mandarin oranges, zested, peeled and pureed (about 3/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup milk (I used 2%)
- 1 tbsp. melted butter for brushing
- cooking spray
Preparation:
Whisk together the dry ingredients in one bowl.
Zest the oranges and set aside (you will have about 1 tsp. zest).
Peel the oranges and puree (you will have about 3/4 cup).
Whisk together the orange puree, all other wet ingredients and the reserved zest.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients with a dough whisk or spatula, just until moistened and let it rest for 5 minutes.
Coat a six-cup muffin tin with cooking spray. Spoon the batter evenly into the six cups (fill to the top). Smooth them out with a small silicone spatula. Rest for 10 minutes while you preheat the oven.
Bake at 400º for 23 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Brush the tops with melted butter.
Remove from the pan and cool on a rack. Muffins can be frozen once they have cooled completely.
Notes ♪♫ If you prefer a smaller muffin, you can use a 12-cup muffin tin and reduce the baking time to 20 minutes.

Gluten Free Orange Cream Muffins
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Diet: Gluten-Free
Description
These lightly spiced muffins are made with Mandarin orange puree (a/k/a Clementines, Cuties, Halos). The addition of sour cream keeps them extra moist, while a dash of cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom provides that autumn spice profile.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- · 250 g. gluten free all purpose flour (I used Better Batter Original Blend)
- · 2 tsp. baking powder
- · 1 tsp. baking soda
- · 1/2 tsp. salt
- · 1 tsp. cinnamon
- · 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
- · 1/8 tsp. cardamom
Wet Ingredients
- · 2 mandarin oranges, zested, peeled and pureed (about 3/4 cup)
- · 1/4 cup sour cream
- · 2 eggs
- · 2/3 cup sugar
- · 1/4 cup canola oil
- · 1/2 cup milk (I used 2%)
- · 1 tbsp. melted butter for brushing
- · cooking spray
Instructions
- Whisk together the dry ingredients in one bowl.
- Zest the oranges and set aside (you will have about 1 tsp. zest).
- Peel the oranges and puree (you will have about 3/4 cup).
- Whisk together the pureed orange, all other wet ingredients and the reserved zest.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients with a dough whisk or spatula, just until moistened and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- Coat a six-cup muffin tin with cooking spray. Spoon the batter evenly into the six cups (fill to the top). Smooth them out with a small silicone spatula. Rest for 10 minutes while you preheat the oven.
- Bake at 400º for 23 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Brush the tops with melted butter.
- Remove from the pan and cool on a rack. Muffins can be frozen once they have cooled completely.
Notes
♪♫ If you prefer a smaller muffin, you can use a 12-cup muffin tin and reduce the baking time to 20 minutes.
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The recipe makes a small batch, breakfast for two. I ended up with 5 full size pancakes and one mini pancake. You can double or triple the recipe for a large family, or if you want extra to freeze for later.
Preparation:
Set up 2 bowls, whisk together the dry ingredients in one bowl (I strongly recommend that you weigh the flour), and the wet ingredients in the other. Stir the wet and dry ingredients together, just until moistened.
Melt butter 1 tbsp. at a time on the griddle. Scoop batter by 1/3 cups and add to the griddle, leaving space in between.
Cook for 5 minutes then flip. Cook 3-5 more minutes. Keep in mind that gluten free pancakes take longer to cook than regular pancakes. Check if they are done by inserting a toothpick in the center. If it comes out dry, they are ready.
If you have a little batter left over at the end, you can make a test pancake, here’s mine. Just one bite!
You can serve the pancakes immediately or freeze for later. I let mine cool completely on a rack, then wrapped them separately and stored in freezer safe bags.




































When the second side is set check the center for doneness with a toothpick. I had to flip mine another time or two.


















