Description
Festive Christmas Cranberry Orange Muffins with a tender crumb, buttery streusel topping, and sweet orange glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- Zest of 2 large oranges
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups fresh cranberries
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (streusel)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (streusel)
- 2 tbsp cold butter (streusel)
- 1 tbsp cream (streusel)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3–4 tbsp cream
- 1 tbsp orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line jumbo muffin tins.
- Mix dry ingredients with orange zest in a bowl.
- Whisk wet ingredients until smooth.
- Combine wet and dry mixtures gently.
- Fold in cranberries.
- Fill muffin liners three-quarters full.
- Prepare streusel and sprinkle over muffins.
- Bake 26–28 minutes until golden.
- Mix glaze ingredients.
- Drizzle glaze over slightly cooled muffins.
Notes
- Do not overmix batter.
- Bring eggs to room temperature before baking.
- Glaze muffins after slight cooling for best texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 375
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 85mg