Christmas Muffins Recipes

MERRY CHRISTMAS MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, beat eggs, oil and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in carrots, apple, coconut, fruit and raisins. Fill 16 paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. For frosting, combine butter, cream cheese, sugar, juice and vanilla in a bowl; beat until smooth and creamy. Spread over muffins. Sprinkle with cherries.

CHRISTMAS MORNING CASSEROLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and transfer sausage to prepared muffin cups.
• Mix half-and-half, baking mix, eggs, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; pour over sausage. Top each muffin with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and cheese is melted, about 25 minutes.

CHRISTMAS MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Line 15 standard muffin cups with cupcake liners, or grease them.
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour(s), oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, applesauce, sugar, brown sugar, canola or vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the cranberries, apple, and zucchini.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and whisk together just until incorporated.
• Divide between 15 or so muffin cups - approximately a scant 1/2 cup each.
• Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until the tops spring back when touched.
• Line the counter with a couple of paper towels, and place a wire rack on top. Once the muffins are cool enough to touch, move them to a wire rack.
• Allow the muffins to cool to room temperature, or close - about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix together the glaze. Simply whisk the powdered sugar, vanilla, orange zest, milk and orange juice together until it's glaze consistency.
• Drizzle the glaze over the top of the muffins. If desired, top with sprinkles while the glaze is still wet (c'mon! It's Christmas! Go for it!)

CHRISTMAS MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine wet ingredients (not cherries).
• Mix dry ingredients together.
• Combine wet and dry ingredients, and carefully add glace cherries.
• Place mixture in muffin trays.
• Cook in an oven preheated to 375F, for 15 minutes. (Note: may be more or less cooking time, depending on your oven.).

CHRISTMAS MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 12-hole muffin tray with paper muffin cases.
• Melt the butter in the microwave or a small pan over a low heat, then set aside to cool for 10 mins. Meanwhile, mix the flour, bicarb, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl with a pinch of salt.
• Add the yogurt, vanilla and eggs to the cooled butter and mix well. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients along with the orange zest, chocolate and dried cranberries. Mix well until there are no pockets of flour.
• Divide the mixture evenly between the paper cases, then bake for 30 mins until risen and golden. Check they're cooked by inserting a cocktail stick into the centre of one of the muffins (choose one in the centre of the tray). If any wet cake batter clings to the skewer, return to the oven for 5 mins.
• Remove the muffins from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for at least 10 mins. Meanwhile, mix the icing sugar with enough of the orange juice to make a loose icing. Brush the orange glaze over each muffin, then sprinkle with a little pearl sugar, if using. Leave to cool before eating. Will keep in an airtight container for up to five days, or frozen for up to two months.

THANKSGIVING MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 6 jumbo muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• Soak dried cranberries in a bowl of hot water until plump, about 10 minutes; drain.
• Combine whole wheat flour, white sugar, oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Beat sweet potatoes, eggs, and coconut oil together in a separate bowl until smooth; stir into flour mixture until batter is smooth. Fold plump sweetened cranberries and pecans into batter; spoon into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.

CHRISTMAS MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Place 12 muffin cases in a muffin tin and set aside.
• Place the flour, butter, sugar, eggs, baking powder, spices into a bowl and beat until creamy.
• Fold in the raisins, peel and diced cherries and then the juice until combined.
• Roll out the marzipan into a sheet 0.5cm thick and cut into 24 small circles.
• Spoon half the mixture into the muffin cases, only half filling each.
• Lay a marzipan circle onto each cake, then fill up the cases with the rest of the mixture.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean but the muffins are still springy to the touch. Leave to cool.
• When cool, spread each muffin with ginger jam and place a marzipan circle on top. Use a dab of jam to decorate with ginger and cherries.

CHRISTMAS MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat a fan-forced oven to 180C or a non-fan-forced oven to 200°C.
• Spray a 12-cup muffin tray with baking spray.
• In a large bowl, put the packet muffin mix, cinnamon, ginger, ground cloves, mixed peel, mixed fruit and cranberries all together.
• Stir in the beaten egg and then carefully fold in the water.
• Stir to just incorporate the ingredients. It is important not to overmix mix the ingredients.
• Spoon the muffin mix into the moulds. Top each muffin with 2 or 3 of the glazed cherries. Bake for 20 minutes.
• Let muffins rest for 5 minutes before removing from the tin.
• These are wonderful served with brandy custard.