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Orange Madeleine Mini Muffins have all the flavor of madeleine cookies, without the required cookie baking pan. You can make these light and fluffy treats in your mini muffin tray. The texture is fluffy on the inside, and crispy golden on the outside, just like the classic cookie!
I have wanted to make madeleine cookies for SO long, but without a madeleine pan, I felt silly even trying.
When I discovered that these perfectly moist cookies could be mastered with a mini muffin pan, you better believe I was all over that!
I would consider myself a morning person, primarily because I can’t get back to sleep once I am up, even if that means Kya is waking me up at 7am.
However I am not a huge savory fan in the morning (unless it’s Mexican/Tex Mex – see here and here).
I LOVE anything sweet, from donuts to cake, muffins to cereal – give me a sweet treat and I’ll be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed before you know it.
These orange madeleine mini muffins are the perfect sweet treat to wake up to, especially with a cappuccino the size of my head.
They have that moist, sponge-cake texture with a hint of orange both in flavor and scent.
My favorite part of these mini muffins are the perfectly browned edges that get just crisp enough to give you some texture in each bite.
You actually get more of that slightly crispy edge with these versus a classic madeleine, so I think I might be onto something here…
Dust them with powdered sugar and an extra sprinkle of orange zest. Everyone will be clambering over each other to their hands on one!
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Orange Madeleine Mini Muffins
ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp grand marnier
- 8 Tbsp unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp orange zest
- Powdered sugar
instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Thoroughly grease one 24-cup mini muffin pan or two 12-cup mini muffin pans.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together eggs, sugar, vanilla and grand marina on medium speed for approximately 3 minutes. Stir in melted butter until combined.
- Sift together flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to the wet ingredients until combined. Stir in orange zest.
- Fill each mini muffin cup approximately three-quarters full with the batter. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes. Remove muffins from the tin to finish cooling on a cooling rack. Dust with powdered sugar. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 days, but they are best served the same day.
You are totally killing it lately! Breakfast is definitely what gets me out of bed most mornings, and I am also a HUGE fan of sweets. Muffins and scones are allllways calling to me. Not a good thing, but these mini orange ones would be a delight to wake up to 🙂
Thank you so much Jill! 🙂
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I absolutely adore homemade Madeleines. These look gorgeous, I love the orange flavour and scent. So beautiful!
What could I use instead of the grand marnier?
If you don’t have grand marina on hand you can use triple sec, or if you are looking for a non-alcoholic substitute you could use unsweetened fresh orange juice. Either of those options will give you that extra orange flavor boost!
These look so awesome, and I love your description of the crunchy edges! Can’t wait to try them!
Thank you! I found your recipe couple of weeks ago and I’ve done these already several times. I found these muffins perfect also when made from all purpose gluten free flour. Delicious. Also made from citron instead of orange. I’m still looking forward of tasting your orange version. The recipe is now in my list of essentials! Wihiiiii!
Thank you so much Noora! I’m even more excited that they work so well with gluten free flour! Enjoy 🙂
Que maravilha esses muffins de laranja Madeleine tão fofinhos que dar vontade de comer vários de uma só vez, e a receita é bem pra´tica de fazer, ótimo para o lanche da família.
Do you think if this recipe was doubled and baked as a regular sized muffin they would be ok?? I know the purpose of a Madeleine is a more spongy cake so I wan to keep them the right texture. Thanks!
Yes they should be! You will likely just need to adjust the baking time to account for the larger cup size!
I literally just pulled these out of the oven for my family
And they are already half gone. These are fantastic! Thank you for making this recipe available and for understanding not everyone owns a Madeline pan. I will make these again and again
I am so glad you and your family loved them! I haven’t had to buy a Madeline pan for years because of this recipe, lol!
Adorei seu site e a receita, muito obrigado por compartilhar.