Gingerbread Muffins
Gingerbread Muffins are soft and mildly spiced with a sweet vanilla glaze ~ the perfect breakfast treat for holiday mornings.
Servings: 12 muffins
Equipment
- muffin pan
- parchment muffin liners
Ingredients
dry ingredients
- 2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp powdered ginger
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
wet ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup molasses (not blackstrap, which can be bitter.)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
glaze
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk, or half and half. You may use a little more, as needed.
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Fill muffin pan with paper liners.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
- In a large bowl, whisk the wet ingredients together until well blended.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet, and whisk until just blended and no streaks of flour remain. Don't over beat: small lumps are fine.
- Fill 12 muffin cups and bake for 20-25 minutes. The muffins will be risen and starting to crack on the surface. If they are still wobbly to the touch, and the cracks look very wet, bake a little longer.
- Let the muffins cool on a rack while you make the glaze. Stir together the powdered sugar, milk or half and half, and vanilla to make a glaze. If you need to thin it a bit, add more liquid. It should be thick but still drizzle from your spoon.
- While the muffins are still a bit warm, dunk each one headfirst into the glaze, pull back up and let some of the excess glaze drip off. Then flip the muffin over and set on a rack.
- Once the glaze sets up you can enjoy.
Notes
- Ovens vary greatly, so I recommend an oven thermometer to be sure of the temperature each time you bake. Always check your muffins on the early side.
Nutrition
Calories: 340 kcal · Carbohydrates: 56 g · Protein: 5 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 6 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 0.1 g · Cholesterol: 34 mg · Sodium: 173 mg · Potassium: 244 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 34 g · Vitamin A: 87 IU · Vitamin C: 0.01 mg · Calcium: 86 mg · Iron: 2 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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