Delicious easy cranberry apple muffins made with fresh cranberries, and apple with a touch of cinnamon and ginger. All fall flavors in one bite. Excellent holiday breakfast muffins.
It is the season of cranberries and apples , yes holidays recipes must have these two fruit.
Which fruit goes well with Cranberries?
Cranberries are known for its tart flavor. So, fruits which added to cranberries needs to be sweeter ones like orange, apple, and pineapple.
If you like orange and cranberry combination, then check this muffin recipe in this website. It is buttery and moist muffins.
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How to make this cranberry apple muffins
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Flour: I used all-purpose flour, you can use combination of all-purpose flour and whole wheat. Use 75: 25 %.
Cranberries : I used fresh cranberries you can use frozen one, then do not thaw them.
Apples : Use baking apples like Granny Smith which will keep its structure after baking.
Sugar : Both granulated sugar and brown sugar is used in this recipe. Granulated sugar adds sweetness, while brown sugar adds moistness.
Milk: I used whole milk, you can use your favorite milk
Egg : Acts not only as a binder but also gives lift to muffins.
Butter: Use melted butter to make this muffin, as it gives buttery tastes and pairs well with cranberries and apple.
Spices : Cinnamon and ground ginger goes well with both cranberries and apple.
Vanilla extract: It boost the flavor of the muffins
Leavening agents: This recipe uses both baking powder and baking soda as both cranberries apple makes the muffins heavy still it requires a lift while baking.
Salt : If you are using salted butter then you can skip the salt. Otherwise add salt to boost the taste of the muffin.
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
First mix dry ingredients into the bowl with flour,baking powder ,baking soda and salt.
Add spices and sugar
In another bowl mix egg, vanilla extract, melted butter and milk.
Fold in chopped cranberries and apple.
For topping Make mix of cranberries, apple, brown sugar and cinnamon. You can skip this and just add everything to batter, and this gives extra boost to the muffins
Variations
You can use dried cranberries instead of fresh cranberries. Instead of cranberries, you can use dried blueberries or raisins.
Instead of milk you can use sour cream which also make muffin moist.
In place of vanilla extract, you can use almond extract.
Crushed pineapple and chopped walnuts can be added to make this muffin.
Equipment
I like to use muffin liners in muffin tin that way there will be less sticking on the muffin tin.
Can I make this muffin with dried cranberries?
Yes, you can use dried cranberries in this recipe, however, use ¼ cup cranberries.
Can I freeze muffin for future use?
These muffins stay fresh in room temperature for 2 days, after that freeze them for longer storage. When you are ready to serve thaw them and enjoy.
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Easy Cranberry Apple Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup 162.5g all-purpose flour
- ½ cup 100g sugar
- ¼ cup 50g brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon 3g baking powder
- ½ teaspoon 3g baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup 72g fresh Cranberries Chopped
- ¾ cup 110g Granny smith apple Chopped
- ¼ cup butter 56.5g melted and cooled
- ½ cup 120g milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F and line the muffin tin with liner.
- In a large bowl add flour, granulated sugar + 2 tablespoon brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt , ginger and¼ teaspoon cinnamon and mix well.
- In another bowl add egg, melted butter , milk and vanilla extract and mix well.
- Mix the wet ingredients with dry ingredients well.
- Set aside 3 tablespoons of cranberries and apples.
- Fold in rest of cranberries and apples into the batter.
- In a bowl add reserved cranberries and apples and cinnamon and 2 tablespoon brown sugar and mix well use this as topping.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup about ¾ of the way. Top each muffin with about 1 teaspoon fruit filling.
- Bake the muffin at 425°F / 218°C for 8 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 350°F /176°C and continue to bake until it becomes golden brown in the top for about 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean.
- Cool the muffins for 15 minutes before removing from the pan.
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Nutrition
This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Criss says
These easy cranberry apple muffins are a delightful treat! Perfect for breakfast or a cozy snack.
Sonja says
These cranberry apple muffins were great for breakfast! Came together super quickly and had enough fruits to qualify as healthy.
Nora says
Made the muffins for my little girl for school and she loved it! Thanks!
Alexandra says
These were so delicious, my husband asked me to make another batch , as soon as the first was finished.
Swathi says
That is great thanks for the feedback appreciate your feeedback.
Katy says
Delicious! Actually made the number of muffins that the recipe stated! So often I end up with too much batter. I did add walnuts as well.
Shravya says
Hi! Can I use craisins instead of cranberries?
Swathi says
yes you can
leo says
We are just baking them right now
Jen says
I baked exactly as recommended and the mix and baking turned out perfect. So delicious. My family loved them today. Thank you for this delicious muffin recipe. Breads are my weakness as well. Share more bread recipes please.
Swathi says
Glad you and your family liked it, Thanks for the feeed back.
April says
These were delicious! I added a bit of Cardamom to them and they turned out amazing!
I'm not sure why people feel the need to be so unkind when rating a recipe that someone is generous enough to share. Thank you so much! I will be adding these to my rotation. 🙂
Ray says
I did the recipie exactly as listed.....and they didn't rise...and were not baked at 12 minutes...FAILURE
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Swathi says
It needs 20 minutes
Radha says
Fresh cranberries and apples - these are yum combo! I would love to try this Swathi and once again another delicious recipe from your blog!
Lynndee says
Those cranberry muffins look delicious. I can't wait to give them a try.
Janeane Davis says
This recipe looks and sounds quite delicious. It definitely seems like something my family would like to try.
Melissa Cushing says
These look absolutely delicious and will be pinning this recipe to try and recreate for my husband and kids 😉 Thank you for sharing!
Natalie says
These muffins look delicious. So healthy and they are easy to make too. I'll bake them this weekend for my son. Thanks!
Catalina says
Mmmmm.... How good they look! You just gave me a wonderful idea for breakfast!
Marysa says
I haven't made muffins in a long time, and these sound delicious. A great breakfast on the go!
Sarah Bailey says
I don't think I've ever had cranberry and apple in a muffin but it sounds like it would be delicious, I definitely need to try it for myself now.
jenn @ EngineerMommy says
These cranberry apple muffins sound so delicious. I would love to give this recipe a try one day this week.
Julie says
These came out perfectly! I love how easy they were to make and how the flavors went together so well. Will be making this one again.
Monica Simpson says
What a perfect combo for muffins! I love cranberries and apples together.
MELANIE EDJOURIAN says
Muffins are always a hit here. The cranberry is a lovely addition to these as it adds in a great flavour.
Kathy says
These muffins look delicious. I have not tried these kind before. I sure do love cranberry and apple, so I'm sure they are amazing.
Richelle Milar says
This is such a really amazing and so perfect recipe! I will surely gonna try this one!
Beth Pierce says
Apple muffins are best. I'd love to try this one but we don't have any cranberries here so raisins or blueberries would be good alternative
Ana De- Jesus says
I love cranberries and apples, and this muffin is so evocative of the Christmas season!
Tasheena says
I love the combo of flavors, looking forward to trying this recipe.
Jeannie says
Loving all the flavors of these muffins the addition of ginger gives it extra spice.
Suja Manoj says
Muffins looks delicious, colorful and yummy.
Wendy Klik says
What a great flavor profile and I still have a bag of cranberries and lots of apples in my refrigerator.
Sharon says
Soooo delish!! I love the hit of ginger in there. It's my favorite winter spice. I popped half of the batch in the freezer to enjoy next week warmed up for breakfast.
Karen @Karen's Kitchen Stories says
Cranberries and apples sound so good together. I've put them in apple pie. Why not muffins! They sound delicious.
Stacy says
Love that topping of cranberries and apple with the spices, Swathi. That's what makes these extra special!
Amber Myers says
I would eat so many of these. I just love cranberries! I can't wait to try this!
Tara Pittman says
These are muffins that I would like. I need to make these for a snack.
laura says
The perfect fall muffin!!
Jolene says
So colorful and packed full of delicious things!