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Cranberry Orange Muffins
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Cranberry Orange Muffins

Warm muffins in the morning are the perfect way to start any fall or winter day, and these cranberry orange muffins with a scrumptious streusel topping may be one of my favorite muffin recipes of all time.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Breads, Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked goods, breads and muffins
Servings: 18 muffins
Calories: 232kcal
Author: Laura

Equipment

  • Muffin pan
  • Mixing bowls 

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 oranges zest
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 3 Tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup cranberries fresh or frozen

For Streusel Topping:

  • ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter melted

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly spray a cupcake pan with nonstick spray or fill it with paper liners and set aside.
  • For the streusel, whisk the flour, sugar, and cinnamon together. Pour the melted butter in and mix until a crumble starts to form. Place in fridge until ready to use.
    cranberry orange muffin topping
  • In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, orange zest, baking powder, and salt.
    flour, sugar and orange zest for cranberry orange muffins.
  • Add the melted butter, buttermilk, orange juice, eggs, and vanilla. Fold into dry ingredients and whisk everything together. Don’t overmix; it’s okay if there are lumps.
    wet ingredients and dry ingredients together for cranberry orange muffins.
  • Gently fold in cranberries.
    add cranberries to batter for cranberry orange muffins.
  • Fill muffin liners ⅔ of the way full, sprinkle generously with streusel topping and stick a few more cranberries on top of each one.
    fill muffin tin with batter for cranberry orange muffins.
  • Bake for 5 minutes and then turn down the temperature to 350 degrees. Bake until golden and lightly browned, about 15-20 minutes.
    finished cranberry and orange muffins.

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 126mg | Potassium: 88mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 327IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 1mg