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Cranberry Orange Muffins in a muffin tin with scattered cranberries.

Cranberry Orange Muffins with Candied Orange Peel

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Bright cranberries meet sweet candied orange peel in these bakery-style muffins. Perfect for Christmas breakfast!

  • Total Time: 0 hours
  • Yield: 10-12 muffins 1x

Ingredients

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Streusel

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/3 firmly packed light brown sugar

1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

Muffins

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

1/2  cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

2 teaspoons fresh orange zest

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 large eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2  teaspoons baking powder

1/2  teaspoon kosher salt

1/4  teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cardamon

1/2  cup whole milk

1 cup fresh cranberries

1/4 cup chopped candied orange peel, homemade or store-bought

Glaze

1 cup confectioners’ sugar

2 tablespoons whole milk

1/2  teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with baking spray or line with baking liners.

In a medium bowl, make the streusel, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, salt and melted butter. Place into the refrigerator until ready to use.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, orange zest and vanilla extract until fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Be sure to scrape the bottom and the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.Then add the eggs one at a time, beat well after adding each egg.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients, the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamon. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour mixture alternating with the milk. Begin and end with the flour mixture. Beat only until each addition is combined.

Fold the cranberries and the chopped candied orange peel.

Scoop the muffin batter into the prepared muffin cups, do not fill more than 2/3 full.

Remove the streusel from the refrigerator, crumble and squeeze together to make large chunks. Sprinkle over the top of each muffin.

Bake the muffins for 18-24 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes then remove from the pan and let cool completely on wire rack.

Once the muffins are cooled make the glaze. Whisk together the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle over the streusel topping.Garnish with a sprinkling of chopped candied orange.

  • Author: Elizabeth
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 18-24 minutes