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5 from 2 votes

Sparkling Mimosa Muffins

These light, fluffy and moist muffins are packed with the sweet-tart flavor of mimosas! Orange scented and topped with a champagne glaze, they're every bit as addictive as their liquid counterpart. Bottoms up!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Servings: 18
Author: Hayley Parker, The Domestic Rebel

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon optional, but recommended
  • Zest of one medium orange about 1 Tbsp or more
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Sparkling sugar or coarse sugar for garnish
  • FOR CHAMPAGNE GLAZE:
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup champagne
  • 1 cup white sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line two muffin tins with about 18 paper liners; set aside. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, orange zest, and white sugar until combined.
  • Add in the oil, eggs, buttermilk, orange juice and vanilla until a thick batter has formed. Batter may be lumpy; that's okay! Do NOT over-mix. Overmixing leads to very dry and tough muffins. Evenly drop heaping Tablespoonfuls of dough into the muffin tins, filling about 3/4 of the way full.
  • Bake for approximately 5 minutes at 425 degrees F. Then, without removing the muffins, lower the oven temperature to 375 degrees F for about 15 minutes or until the muffins are golden brown on top and when an toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with moist crumbs. Cool the muffins completely.
  • While the muffins cool, prepare your champagne glaze. In a small saucepan, bring the water, champagne and sugar to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to a steady simmer for 10 minutes, then remove from heat.
  • Dunk the tops of the muffins into the glaze, allowing excess to drip off. Return to the tin or a platter and sprinkle with the coarse sugar. Serve!