Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins

These delicious and easy cranberry pumpkin muffins make a perfect breakfast on the go, easy afternoon snack, or simple dessert. Have extras? They freeze great, too! They're a lightly spiced muffin that has so much flavor but is still easy to make.

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 27

Total Time: 37

Servings: muffins

Calories: 197kcal

Author: Michelle

Ingredients

4 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 15 ounces can pumpkin puree
1/4 water
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour
1 1/2 cups dried cranberries

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line
muffin tins with
paper cups.
Beat eggs and sugar in
large bowl 2-3 minutes. Slowly drizzle in the oil while still mixing to ensure it emulsifies. Add pumpkin puree and water, and beat again.
4 eggs, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1/2 cup oil, 1 15 ounces can pumpkin puree, 1/4 water
Add baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, clove, and salt to the bowl and mix well.
2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon cardamom, 1/4 teaspoon cloves, 1/2 teaspoon salt
Add flour and stir until mostly blended, then add the cranberries.
3 cups flour, 1 1/2 cups dried cranberries
Scoop the batter into muffin tins, filling fairly full.
Bake at 350 degrees for 27-30 minutes, until a
tester comes clean.
Let the muffins cool a 2-3 minutes, then remove them from muffin tins and let cool completely on a
wire rack.
Store at room temperature in a
tightly sealed container for up to three days. After that, freeze for up to a month.

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Equipment

Large Scoop

Wire Cooling Racks

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Notes

While this recipe calls for dried cranberries, you can use fresh cranberries. Just reduce the water to 2 tablespoons. You also may want to mix the cranberries in by hand to avoid breaking them.
If you do not have all the spices, you can make the muffins without them, especially the cloves and cardamom. However, they taste much better with all the spices included!
For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.

Nutrition

This site uses an online source to provide nutrition estimates as a courtesy. If you need exact values, please calculate yourself.