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cranberry muffins on a cooling rack

Fresh Cranberry Muffins

4.80 from 226 votes
These easy one-bowl cranberry muffins bake up light and fluffy with tart bursts of fresh cranberry, a hint of almond, and crisp sparkling sugar tops ~ perfect for fall baking and holiday mornings.
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Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:25 minutes
Total Time:35 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins

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Equipment

  • 12 cup muffin pan

Ingredients
 

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 and butter a 12-cup muffin tin, or line with paper muffin liners.
  • Whisk together the 2 cups all purpose flour, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, and 1/2 tsp salt in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add the 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 3/4 cup milk, or half and half, 2 large eggs, and 1 tsp almond extract (or substitute vanilla extract), and whisk everything together until well blended.
    Making cranberry muffin batter
  • Add the 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries and fold to combine.
    cranberry muffin batter in a bowl
  • Divide the batter into the muffin tins, and top with the 3 Tbsp sparkling sugar, for topping (optional). Bake for about 25 minutes until risen and just starting to turn golden on top.
    cranberry muffin batter in pan
  • Allow to cool in the muffin tins before removing.

Notes

Almond extract: I’ve reduced the original 1 1/2 teaspoons to 1 teaspoon. Brands vary in strength, and I find this amount gives the muffins a distinct almond flavor without overpowering the cranberries.
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Author: Sue Moran
Keyword: baking, breakfast, brunch, Christmas, cranberries, fall, holidays, muffins, winter

Nutrition

Serving: 1 muffin · Calories: 216 kcal · Carbohydrates: 27 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 5 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 29 mg · Sodium: 161 mg · Potassium: 134 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 10 g · Vitamin A: 74 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 55 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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