Best 7 Lemon Filled Gingerbread Muffins Recipes

LEMON-FILLED GINGERBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in molasses. In another bowl, whisk flour, ginger, baking soda, salt and allspice; add to creamed mixture alternately with water, beating after each addition just until combined. (Batter may appear curdled.), Fill paper-lined muffin cups one-fourth full. In a small bowl, beat filling ingredients until blended. Drop filling by rounded teaspoonfuls into center of each muffin; cover with remaining batter., Bake until a toothpick inserted in the muffin portion comes out clean, 14-18 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

GINGERBREAD MUFFINS WITH LEMON GLAZE

Steps:

• For gingerbread muffins:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter 16 standard (1/3-cup) muffin cups. Whisk flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt in medium bowl to blend.
• Using electric mixer, beat unsalted butter and sugar in large bowl to blend. Add large eggs and beat to blend. Beat in light molasses. Add half of dry ingredients, beating until blended. Beat in remaining dry ingredients. Gradually add 1 1/3 cups cold water and beat until incorporated. Divide batter equally among 16 prepared muffin cups.
• Bake gingerbread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool 10 minutes. Remove muffins from pan and place on rack over sheet of foil.
• For lemon glaze:
• Whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice in small bowl until smooth. Spoon lemon glaze over tops of warm muffins, using about 1 tablespoon glaze for each.
• Serve muffins warm with whipped cream, if desired, or at room temperature.

GINGERBREAD MUFFINS WITH LEMON GLAZE

Steps:

• For gingerbread muffins: Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly butter 16 standard (1/3-cup) muffin cups.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt in medium bowl to blend.
• Using electric mixer, beat unsalted butter and sugar in large bowl to blend.
• Add large eggs and beat to blend.
• Beat in light molasses.
• Add half of dry ingredients, beating until blended.
• Beat in remaining dry ingredients.
• Gradually add 1 1/3 cups cold water and beat until incorporated.
• Divide batter equally among 16 prepared muffin cups.
• Bake gingerbread until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer to rack and cool 10 minutes.
• Remove muffins from pan and place on rack over sheet of foil.
• For lemon glaze: Whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice in small bowl until smooth.
• Spoon lemon glaze over tops of warm muffins, using about 1 tablespoon glaze for each.
• Serve muffins warm with whipped cream, if desired, or at room temperature.

GINGERBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir for 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; gently stir in butter and lemon zest until blended. Pour into a large bowl; cover surface with plastic wrap. Cover and refrigerate until serving. , In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, salt and cloves. In another bowl, combine the egg, milk, oil and molasses until smooth; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm with lemon curd.

GINGERBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar, applesauce, molasses, vegetable oil, and egg in a medium bowl; beat with an electric mixer until combined.
• Stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture, stirring until combined. Add water; mix until well combined. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full. Sprinkle lightly with remaining sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes.

GINGERBREAD MUFFINS WITH LEMON CURD FILLING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. 2. Sift the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. 3. Whisk the wet ingredients in a medium bowl or blend in a food processor. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir just until mixed. Do not overstir. 4. Spoon the batter into a greased or papered muffin tin. Fill each cup nearly to the top. 5. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. 6. Cool the muffins at least 10 minutes before removing from the tin. When the muffins have cooled to room temperature, squeeze about a tablespoon of lemon curd into each, using a pastry tube.

FRESH LEMON AND GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°; grease muffin cups or use foil or paper baking cups.
• Finely chop the ginger; finely grate the lemon peel so you have 2 tablespoons.
• In a big bowl, beat butter and 1 cup sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time; add ginger and lemon peel.
• Stir baking soda into yogurt or buttermilk; it will start to bubble and rise up.
• Fold flour into ginger mixture one third at a time, alternately with the yogurt.
• When well blended, scoop into muffin cups; bake 18-20 minutes, or until lightly browned and springy to the touch.
• While the muffins bake, mix lemon juice and the 2 tablespoons sugar in a small dish; stir until sugar dissolves.
• When muffins are baked, remove from oven and let cool 3-5 minutes in pan.
• Remove from pan and dip top and bottom in the lemon juice and sugar mixture.