Bring some sunshine to your kitchen table with these Orange Pecan Streusel Muffins. A muffin loaded with pecans, cinnamon, and orange zest for a fresh pop of flavour. Make them for your next weekend brunch.

When I made these muffins recently, my son said that they tasted like fall. And that’s exactly what I was going for. Although we’re still having summer temps, I’m willing the cooler weather with cinnamon spice, pecans and all that embodies the best season. Fall! And muffins, like these and my Chocolate Chip Bran Muffins make the perfect fall treat.

Here’s Everything We Need To Make The Muffins

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For the muffins

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 Teaspoon vanilla
• 2 Eggs room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 Teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 Teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cups buttermilk
• juice of 1/2 orange
• zest of one orange
• 1/2 cup pecans roughly chopped

For the streusel topping

• 1/4 Cup butter
• 1/3 Cup brown sugar
• 2/3 Cups flour
• 1 Teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/3 cup pecans roughly chopped

REMEMBER, The full recipe and instructions is found at the end of the post in the recipe card.

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First, Make The Streusel Topping

• Combine Streusel ingredients in a bowl – add the flour, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and chopped pecans to a medium sized bowl.
• Mix with your hands – you can just mix this together with your fingers until your have a crumbly texture. Set aside to top the muffins.

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Combine Dry Ingredients

• Add dry ingredients to a bowl – whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

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Make The Muffin Batter

• Combine butter and sugar – add the room temperature butter and sugar to the bowl of your electric mixer.
• Mix butter and sugar – mix on high for about 2 – 3 minutes, until pale and fluffy.

• Add eggs – add the eggs in, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Zest and juice orange – first zest the orange and then squeeze the juice from 1/2 of the orange. Set aside.

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• Add orange zest to flour mixture – add the orange zest and stir to combine.
• Add 1/2 of the flour mixture to the batter– stir in with a wooden spoon until just combined. Don’t overmix this part.

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• Add milk and orange juice– pour in the milk and orange juice and mix until combined, just about 30 seconds
• Add remaining flour – Stir until just combined
• Pour in pecans – gently stir them in until they are just combined.

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• Pour batter into prepared muffin tins – Evenly spoon or pour the batter into 8 greased muffin tins.
• Top with strusel topping – evenly spoon over the strusel topping.
• Bake muffins – in a preheated 350 degrees f/180 degrees c oven for about 15 – 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

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Freshly Baked Orange pecan Streusel Muffins

Fresh out of the oven and you know your kitchen is going to smell FANTASTIC. Looking for that fall sent, make these muffins. Quoting my son again, “These taste like fall”….hahaha. And I have to say, they really did. I love using citrus in fall recipes. You’ll have to check out my Tunisian Orange Cake or my Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies to get some more citrus sweets.

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How to Best Serve These Fall Inspired Muffins

You know there are no limitations on when to eat a muffin right? So, I’m not here to tell you you can only have them at Breakfast or Brunch. Because friends, they can be enjoyed all day long. You know it! But I wouldn’t complain if you served some Homemade Caramel Sauce on the side. Now, doesn’t that sound like a great idea?

And with Thanksgiving coming up, why not serve them up to your family or friends the the big turkey day with a nice cup of Apple Cider. Sounds great doesn’t it?

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Are There Any substitutions I can Make For This Recipe

Personally, I think they are a hit just the way they are. But I know sometimes we don’t have some things on hand, so here’s what you can do.

• Pecans – You can just as easily use walnuts
• Orange zest – okay, this gives a great flavour but if you don’t have any, you can skip out on it and they will be Pecan Streusel Muffins
• Buttermilk – Just add a teaspoon of vinegar to regular milk. Whisk and let stand for about two minutes.

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How Long Will These Muffins Stay Fresh

• On the counter – store in an airtight container and they will keep for about 2 days.
• In the fridge – yes, you can store them in the fridge for about 4 days. Just remember you will need to bring them to room temperature for best results before serving.
• Store in the freezer– store them in a freezer proof bag or container. They will keep for about a month in the freezer. For best results allow to defrost at room temperature.

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Why not make batch of these muffins for the upcoming weekend. You’ll be thanking yourself. I enjoy fall baking more than any other season. Yes, even more than Christmas! Okay, well it just might be a tie…hahaha. Happy baking friends and I’ll see you all in a few days with a new slow cooker recipe. If you love easy recipes, you’ll want to check back for that one. See you all real soon!

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