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These orange peel cupcake looks delicious!

Let’s make an orange peel cupcake

Today, we are going to show you how to turn orange peels into cupcake liners. They’re fun, easy, and you get a portable healthy treat! Orange peel cupcakes! By the way our previous series was all about Kitchen Tips for Foodies.

Your kids are going to think you’re a genius after seeing what you can do with these and the cupcakes will be infused with just a touch of orange flavor for a fruity zing!

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Here’s what you’ll need for this recipe!

orange peel cupcake recipe ingredients

For these Orange Cupcake Liners you will need the following.

  • 3 Oranges
  • Cake batter of your choice (We love this muffin recipe from Super Healthy Kids)
  • Paring knife
  • Cupcake pan
  • this genius baking tip!

Directions to make an orange peel cupcake recipe

Step 1

Cut your orange in half along the equator of the orange, try to cut only the peel and not the actual fruit to make it easier to get the fruit out.

Step 2

Then stick your fingers between the peel and the fruit and break the seal, releasing the fruit while keeping the peel intact.

Step 3

Take your orange peel halves and set them in the cupcake tin.

Step 4

Whip up your favorite cake batter.

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Pour cake batter in the orange peels cupcake liners.

Step 5

Pour cake batter into your new orange peel cupcake liners.

Step 6

Bake as directed in your recipe, about 15 minutes for most cupcakes.

There you have it! Delicious cupcakes in an adorable orange rind that your kids won’t be able to get enough of – AND your kids got to enjoy a snack while they baked!

Yield: 6

Orange Peel Cupcakes Recipe

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This twist in your cupcake recipe will give you an orange zing that you and your kids will surely love. You are going to love not just the taste but as well as the smell of this cupcakes.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 Oranges
  • Cake batter of your choice (We love this muffin recipe from Super Healthy Kids)
  • Paring knife
  • Cupcake pan

Instructions

    1. Cut your orange in half along the equator of the orange, try to cut only the peel and not the actual fruit to make it easier to get the fruit out.
    2. Then stick your fingers between the peel and the fruit and break the seal, releasing the fruit while keeping the peel intact.
    3. Take your orange peel halves and set them in the cupcake tin.
    4. Whip up your favorite cake batter.
    5. Pour cake batter into your new orange peel cupcake liners.
    6. Bake as directed in your recipe, about 15 minutes for most cupcakes.

Notes

Use half orange peels as cupcake liners.

Check out the video below to get an idea of how to turn regular old orange rinds into super cute and original cupcake liners.

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Did you try making the orange peel cupcake? What did your family think about it?



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