Best 10 Canned Cranberry Muffin Recipes

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When it comes to quick and easy baking, canned cranberry muffins are a top choice. These delectable muffins are bursting with tart and tangy cranberry flavor, making them an ideal treat for breakfast, lunch, or a snack. With just a few simple ingredients and a can of cranberry sauce, you can whip up a batch of these moist and flavorful muffins in no time. Whether you prefer classic cranberry muffins or something with a twist, such as orange-cranberry or cranberry-walnut muffins, this article will guide you through the process of selecting the best recipe for your taste buds and dietary needs.

Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!

CRANBERRY SAUCE MUFFINS



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These fruit-filled muffins are a creative way to turn your leftover Thanksgiving cranberry sauce into a warm and welcoming next-day breakfast.

Provided by By Paula Jones

Categories     Side Dish

Time 30m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg, beaten
1 cup leftover cranberry sauce

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 18 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
  • In large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt with whisk. Make well in center of dry ingredients. Add milk, oil, vanilla and egg; stir until combined (batter will be thick). Stir in cranberry sauce.
  • Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about three-fourths full.
  • Bake about 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool slightly before serving.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving

CRANBERRY MUFFINS



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Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 cups Ocean Spray® Fresh or Frozen Cranberries, coarsely chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF.

CRANBERRY MUFFINS



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The sugar garnish is a must on these muffins. From Jean Paré. See the note below if you use fresh cranberries.

Provided by Boomette

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 35m

Yield 18-24 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup milk
1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce or 1 cup cranberries, chopped
butter or margarine, melted
1 pinch sugar

Steps:

  • In a big bowl, mix well flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a hole in the center.
  • Beat eggs in a separate bowl to foam them. Add oil, milk and cranberries. Pour in the hole of flour. Stir to wet. The dough will have lumps. Fill the greased muffin cups to 3/4.
  • Bake in a preheated oven of 400 F 20 to 25 minutes. For a loaf it's about 60 minutes.
  • Garnish : Brush tops of hot muffins with melted butter. Sprinkle with sugar.
  • Fresh cranberry muffins : Use roughly chopped cranberries or whole cranberries instead of cranberry sauce. Add a little bit more milk to soften the dough.

CRANBERRY SAUCE MUFFINS



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I found a delicious use for that leftover cranberry sauce.

Provided by Mintcookie

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cardamom
1 cup cranberry sauce
¾ cup milk
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 18 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
  • Whisk flour, brown sugar, white sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cardamom together in a bowl. Beat cranberry sauce, milk, oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture into cranberry sauce mixture until batter is just-moistened; pour into prepared muffin cups.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 145 calories, Carbohydrate 26.2 g, Cholesterol 11.1 mg, Fat 3.7 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 160.4 mg, Sugar 15.1 g

CAKE MIX CRANBERRY ORANGE MUFFINS



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Our tasters went nuts for these muffins - they're moist, fragrant, and put big old bakery muffins to shame. The orange zest in the glaze kicks up the orange flavor without adding extra acidity.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 1h50m

Yield 12 (makes 12 muffins)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Nonstick cooking spray
1 cup toasted whole skin-on almonds
1 box yellow cake mix for two 9-inch rounds
1/2 cup plain whole milk yogurt
2 large eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3/4 teaspoon zest and 2 tablespoons juice from 1 orange
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons hot water

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat the top and inside cups of a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Put 1/4 cup almonds in the bowl of a food processor. Process until very fine and the nuts are the texture of cornmeal. Add the cake mix, yogurt, eggs, oil, 1/4 cup water and the remaining 3/4 cup whole almonds. Pulse until no bits of dry cake mix remain and the nuts are coarsely chopped Add 1/4 teaspoon of zest and the orange juice to the batter with the cranberries. Pulse two or three times to just combine the fruit.
  • Divide the batter between muffin cups and bake until the tops are lightly browned and spring back to the touch, 18 to 20 minutes.
  • Cool 10 minutes in the pan then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. In a small bowl whisk the powdered sugar, hot water and remaining 1/2 teaspoon zest until glossy and smooth. Adjust the consistency of the glaze with the remaining water, a few drops at a time until just loose enough to drizzle. Spoon over the cooled muffins. Let stand a few minutes for the glaze to harden.

WINNING CRANBERRY MUFFINS



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Our town is the hub of all the area's large cranberry bogs, which are beautiful year-round. I've had this particular recipe for quite a while and have modified it over the years. These muffins are my husband's favorite, and my friends like them, too. It's a typical, hearty New England muffin! -Dorothy Bateman, Carver, Massachusetts

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Breakfast     Brunch

Time 30m

Yield 12 standard or 6 jumbo muffins.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup fresh cranberries, quartered
8 tablespoons sugar, divided
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, room temperature
3/4 cup whole milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest, optional
Cinnamon sugar

Steps:

  • Sprinkle cranberries with 2 tablespoons sugar; set aside. Sift remaining sugar, flour, baking powder and salt into large bowl. , In another bowl, beat egg, milk and oil. Make a hole in center of dry ingredients; pour in liquid ingredients. Stir just until moistened. Add berries and, if desired, lemon zest. Fill 12 greased standard or 6 greased jumbo muffin cups. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar., Bake at 400° for 18 minutes for standard-size muffins or for 22 minutes for jumbo muffins.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 171 calories, Fat 7g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 146mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

CRANBERRY OATMEAL MUFFINS



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Make and share this Cranberry Oatmeal Muffins recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Ranikabani

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 35m

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup rolled oats
1 cup low-fat sour cream or 1 cup yogurt
1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons orange rind, grated
3/4 cup cranberries, chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Soak oats in yogurt or sourcream just enough to make it moist.
  • Sift dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder & baking soda) into a bowl.
  • In a separate bowl, add oil, sugars, and egg.
  • Beat until well blended.
  • Gradually fold in dry ingredients.
  • Add chopped cranberries and orange zest.
  • Put in greased muffin tins.
  • Bake for 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 231.3, Fat 12.4, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 23.4, Sodium 294, Carbohydrate 27.5, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 13.4, Protein 3.1

BEST LEFTOVER CRANBERRY SAUCE MUFFINS



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These muffins are so soft and fluffy and so delicious with the roasted pecans on top. A great way to use up leftover cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving! The sugar amount needed depends on how sweet your cranberry sauce is. You can go up to 1/2 cup if the leftover cranberry sauce is on the tart side.

Provided by Marie Wishart

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

½ cup milk
⅓ cup olive oil
1 ¼ cups leftover cranberry sauce
⅓ cup brown sugar, or more to taste
1 egg
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup oatmeal
¼ cup chopped pecans, or to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.
  • Combine milk, olive oil, leftover cranberry sauce, brown sugar, and egg in a bowl and mix together using an electric mixer. Mix in baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Gradually add flour and oatmeal and mix everything into a smooth batter.
  • Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full. Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 21 minutes. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.5 calories, Carbohydrate 34.4 g, Cholesterol 16.3 mg, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 321.3 mg, Sugar 13.8 g

CRANBERRY SAUCE MUFFINS



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"I created this recipe because I'm always watching my weight," notes Glenda Cameron of Landenberg, Pennsylvania. "These muffins are easy to make and have less fat and calories than many others. Occasionally, I'll substitute canned pumpkin for the cranberry sauce, which is also good!"

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield 1 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups All-Bran
1-1/4 cups fat-free milk
1/4 cup egg substitute
2 tablespoons canola oil
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Sugar substitute equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce

Steps:

  • In a bowl, combine cereal and milk; let stand for 5 minutes. Add egg substitute and oil; mix well. Combine the next five ingredients; stir into cereal mixture just until moistened. Fold in cranberry sauce. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill two-thirds full with batter. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cook 5 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts :

LEFTOVER CRANBERRY SAUCE MUFFINS



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Hearty, tangy muffins using leftover cranberry sauce. They're ridiculously easy to whip up, just perfect for that lazy morning after a big holiday.

Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup + 3 tablespoons rolled oats (reserve the 3 tablespoons for the tops)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cups leftover cranberry sauce
1/2 cup milk (can substitute almond milk)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Grease a 12-cup standard-size muffin tin (or add liners).
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, 1 cup oats, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the cranberry sauce, milk, vegetable oil and egg.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir just until blended.
  • Divide the batter between the 12 muffin cups - about 3/4 to all the way full.
  • Sprinkle with the three tablespoons oats.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until tops spring back when you touch them and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out dry.
  • Let cool for about five minutes. Serve.

Tips:

  • Use fresh or frozen cranberries for the best flavor. If using frozen cranberries, thaw them before using.
  • Make sure to drain the cranberries well before adding them to the batter. This will help to prevent the muffins from being too wet.
  • For a sweeter muffin, add an extra 1/4 cup of sugar to the batter.
  • If you don't have any buttermilk, you can make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup of milk. Let it sit for 5 minutes before using.
  • Fill the muffin tins only about 2/3 full. This will help to prevent the muffins from overflowing.
  • Bake the muffins until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Let the muffins cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Conclusion:

Canned cranberry muffins are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or a snack. They are also a great way to use up any leftover cranberries you may have. With a few simple ingredients and a little time, you can have a batch of these tasty muffins ready to enjoy in no time. So next time you're looking for a sweet and satisfying snack, give these canned cranberry muffins a try. You won't be disappointed!

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