Cranberry Muffin Delight: A Family Favorite
Cranberry Muffin Delight: A Family Favorite is a practical, flavor-forward cranberry muffin recipe with clear ingredients and step-by-step instructions. - Servings: 9 muffins
- Oven Temperature: 375°F
- Baking Time: 22-25 minutes
- Storage: Best consumed within 48 hours due to reduced oil and sugar.
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- whisk
Ingredients
- Batter:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 /2 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 large eggs
- 1 /2 cup vegetable oil canola, sunflower, or neutral oil
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 3 /4 cup cranberries fresh or frozen, halved if large
- 1 /2 cup raisins plumped
- 1 /2 cup carrot, shredded
- 1 /4 cup apple, shredded
- 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
- Topping:
- 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 /4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 Tablespoons pepitas (pumpkin seeds), chopped
- 1 Tablespoon cold butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (regular bake setting). Line a 9-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- Soak raisins in hot water for 10 minutes to plump, then drain and pat dry.
- Prepare topping by whisking flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Add chopped pepitas and cold butter; rub butter into dry ingredients with fingertips until crumbly. Refrigerate until needed.
- In a large bowl, whisk together dry batter ingredients (flour, white sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda).
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, and pumpkin puree.
- In a separate bowl, combine cranberries, plumped raisins, shredded carrot, and shredded apple. Sprinkle with 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour and toss to coat.
- Pour the pumpkin mixture into the dry flour mixture and stir just until combined. Fold in the fruit and vegetable mixture until distributed.
- Divide batter evenly among the 9 muffin cups. Sprinkle the topping mixture over each. Fill any empty cups halfway with water to ensure even baking.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
- Cool in pans for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Sugar content is reduced by half compared to the classic version; sugar topping adds perceived sweetness but can be omitted to reduce sugar further.
- If skipping the sugar topping, sprinkle chopped pepitas on top before baking.
- Fresh cranberries are ideal, but frozen or dried cranberries work. Dried cranberries will increase sweetness.
- Any moderately sweet red-skinned apple works; peeling is optional.
- Oil can be substituted with canola, sunflower, or neutral oil. Up to 1/4 cup oil may b
- If skipping the sugar topping, sprinkle chopped pepitas on top before baking.
- Fresh cranberries are ideal, but frozen or dried cranberries work. Dried cranberries will increase sweetness.
- Any moderately sweet red-skinned apple works; peeling is optional.
- Oil can be substituted with canola, sunflower, or neutral oil. Up to 1/4 cup oil may b