Best 6 Crunchy Top Cranberry Muffins Recipes

BUTTERMILK CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Combine cranberries with 1/4 cup sugar; set aside. Sift together flour, remaining sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. , Lightly beat together egg, buttermilk and orange juice concentrate. Add egg mixture and sweetened cranberries to dry ingredients, stirring just until well-combined. Spoon batter into 18 buttered muffin cups, filling two-thirds full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in muffins comes out clean, about 25 minutes. , For cranberry butter, puree dried cranberries in food processor or blender. Add sugar, butter and lemon juice; process until smooth. Refrigerate until serving.

WINNING CRANBERRY MUFFINS

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.

CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour muffin pan, or use paper liners.
• Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
• Beat oil and sugar together until light. Add egg and beat until smooth. Add orange juice and grated zest.
• Add flour mixture and stir just until mixed. Fold in cranberries.
• Fill greased muffin pans 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 20-25 minutes.

CRUNCHY-TOP CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine first 6 ingredients.
• In separate bowl, whisk together yogurt, orange juice, oil and eggs; pour over flour mixture. Sprinkle with cranberries.
• Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Spoon batter into greased muffin cups. Fill 3/4 full.
• Topping: Combine sugar with orange peel; sprinkle 1 tsp over batter in each cup.
• Bake at 400 for 25-30 min or until tops are firm to the touch.

CRANBERRY CRUMB MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
• Prepare the crumb mixture: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Add the butter, and stir to combine.
• Prepare the muffins: In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add the cranberries and pecans, and gently toss to combine.
• In a small bowl, mix together the sour cream and the milk. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
• Fold the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Fold in the sour cream mixture. Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups. Squeeze the crumb mixture to create clumps of varying size, and sprinkle evenly over the tops. (It's OK if some of the crumb mixture lands on the tray.)
• Bake the muffins until they are puffed and set, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 26 to 30 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

CRUNCHY CRANBERRY BUTTERMILK MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
• Combine liquid ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
• Stir the liquid mixture into dry mixture just until all dry ingredients are moistened.
• Gently stir in cranberries.
• Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Check at 18 minutes for doneness.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
• Serve warm or cold with butter and/or cream cheese.
• Note: Muffins can be prepared ahead and frozen.
• Reheat in microwave-one muffin on high for 30 to 45 seconds.