Easy Cranberry Orange Muffins

5 from 2 votes

Easy Cranberry Orange Muffins

Fresh cranberries and oranges combined to make delicious muffins. A perfect addition to any Brunch. Great for Holidays too! Make a double batch and freeze some because these are so tasty!

Course Baking, Breakfast/Snack, Brunch, Holiday, Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings muffins

Calories 237kcal

Ingredients

1 cup fresh cranberries
2 oranges
1 cup walnuts
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
½ cup sugar
⅓ cup melted unsalted butter
1 egg
1 Tablespoon sugar
non-stick cooking spray

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
Zest the oranges and finely chop the zest, set aside. Juice the oranges and set aside the juice.
Use a food processor to coarsely chop the cranberries and walnuts. Feel free to use a knife to chop the cranberries and walnuts. Set mixture aside.
In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and the ½ cup of sugar. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the orange juice, melted butter and egg to blend ingredients together.
Slowly whisk together the orange juice mixture into the flour mix. Stir to just combine ingredients. Add in the cranberries, nuts and orange zest to gently combine ingredients.
Divide the batter evenly into the 12 muffin tins. Sprinkle the Tablespoon of sugar evenly on the muffins.
Bake the muffins for 25 minutes. Use a toothpick to check if muffins are done. Insert a toothpick into the center of the muffins. Toothpick should come out clean. Remove muffin tray from oven and let cool. Store muffins wrapped in plastic wrap or in a covered tin,

Notes

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.

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