Cranberry Chip Muffins Recipes

CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, salt and orange zest. Cut in shortening until crumbly. In a small bowl, combine the orange juice, eggs and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and nuts., Fill 18 greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 18-20 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire rack. Serve warm.

CRANBERRY CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk the orange juice, oil and egg; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the cranberries, chocolate chips and walnuts., Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill two-thirds full with batter. Combine the topping ingredients; sprinkle over muffins. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

CRANBERRY-CITRUS MUFFIN TOPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and adjust 2 oven racks to the top and bottom halves of the oven. Line 2 baking sheets with greased parchment paper.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda together in a medium bowl.
• Whisk the buttermilk, orange zest, vanilla and egg together in a separate bowl. Toss the cranberries with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the sugar.
• Beat the butter and remaining 1/2 cup sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes (or in a large bowl if using a hand mixer), scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Adjust the speed to low and add the dry and wet mixtures in alternating batches until just combined. Add the cranberries and fold in using a spatula.
• Spray a 1/4 measuring cup lightly with pan spray. Scoop a level 1/4 cup of batter and scrape out with a rubber spatula onto the baking sheets. Repeat with the remaining batter, spacing the muffin tops about 2 inches apart. Pat the dough into rounded mounds using wet or greased hands. Chill 30 minutes.
• Bake until the muffin tops are slightly golden and can be easily lifted from the baking sheets with a spatula, 18 to 20 minutes. Be sure to keep an eye on these and rotate the baking sheets top to bottom about every 5 minutes or as needed to ensure even baking.
• Let cool in the pan 3 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack until cool to the touch. Stir together the confectioners' sugar and orange juice and drizzle over the muffin tops.

DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°. Grease 12 medium muffin cups, 2 3/4x1 1/4 inches, with shortening; or line muffin cups with paper baking cups and spray with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, 1/3 cup sugar, the cocoa, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Stir in egg, milk, butter and chocolate chips just until blended. Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full.
• Mix cream cheese, melted baking chips and 1 tablespoon sugar in small bowl until smooth. Stir in cranberries. Drop spoonfuls of cream cheese mixture onto muffin batter, pressing down slightly.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until muffins are puffed and cream cheese mixture is light golden brown. Remove from pan to wire rack. Cool 15 minutes before serving.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, coarsely chop cranberries.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs, milk, oil, orange zest and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, just until combined. Fold in chopped cranberries and chocolate chips. Do not overmix.
• Spoon batter into greased or lined (with paper liners) muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until puffed, golden and a tester inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on rack.

CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour muffin pan, or use paper liners.
• Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
• Beat oil and sugar together until light. Add egg and beat until smooth. Add orange juice and grated zest.
• Add flour mixture and stir just until mixed. Fold in cranberries.
• Fill greased muffin pans 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 20-25 minutes.

BAKERY STYLE CRANBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Line muffin pan with paper liners.
• Whisk flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
• Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, melted butter and vanilla extract in another bowl.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. mix just until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• Stir in the chocolate and cranberries.
• Divide among muffin cups.
• Top with cinnamon sugar and/or sanding sugar.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. This can potentially be as little as 15 minutes for small muffins, up to 30 minutes for jumbo muffins with frozen cranberries.
• Let cool slightly, then cool completely on a rack. Best served the day they are baked, but freeze well also.