Blueberry-Orange Muffins: Florida Orange Juice isn't just your breakfast beverage

Blueberry-Orange Muffin/Photo by Vicki Arsenault

FLORIDA 100 percent orange juice offers many health benefits. With only 110 calories in an 8-ounce glass, it's sodium-free, saturated fat-free, cholesterol-free and offers even more than the recommended daily amount of vitamin C.

ADDING 100 percent orange juice to your daily diet can help reduce the risk of certain diseases, help with weight management and may help support the immune system.

USING 100 percent orange juice in your favorite recipe is just another way of getting your daily intake of nutrients and vitamin C. Here's a recipe that your entire family can enjoy. The orange juice and blueberries in this recipe complement each other well. Each and every bite of this muffin will have you thinking Florida. And with all the natural sweetness of the orange juice and the plump blueberries bursting with flavor, your taste buds are in for a delectable experience.

TRY one for breakfast with a glass of Florida orange juice, milk or your favorite hot beverage and start your day out right. To view pictures and step-by-step directions, view photo slide show here.

Photo by Vicki Arsenault

Blueberry-Orange Muffins

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose unbleached flour

1 cup sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

Adding the Florida OJ/Photo by Vicki Arsenault

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 cup Florida orange juice

2 eggs

½ cup unsalted butter, melted

1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen

Cupcake liners

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375° F.  In large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In second mixing bowl, whisk together orange juice, eggs and melted butter. Add the orange juice mixture to the flour mixture; stir just until combined. Gently fold in blueberries. Line muffin pan with cupcake liners; fill two-thirds full with batter. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove muffins to wire rack to cool.

Variation

I used 1/2 cup of applesauce and 1 teaspoon of baking powder in place of eggs. I love bananas and need the potassium, so I mashed a small banana and added it to my ingredients.

Recipe from Floridajuice.com.