Cranberry Muffins recipe perfect for Christmas
Festive Spiced Cranberry Muffins Recipe
These lovely light muffins have a deliciously festive flavour. They even smell of Christmas as you take them from the oven!
Preparation: 20 minutes
Cooking: 25 minutes
Makes: 8
Suitable for freezing
Suitable for vegetarians
Ingredients
100g (4oz) Jordans Super 3 Seeds Granola
125g (5oz) butter, melted and cooled slightly
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs, beaten
100g (4oz) self-raising flour
1 teaspoon ground mixed spice
75g (3oz) light muscovado sugar
75g (3oz) dried cranberries
1 banana, mashed
Topping:
75g (3oz) dried cranberries
Finely grated juice and rind of 1 small orange
200g (7oz) medium-fat soft cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
1 Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan oven 160°C, Gas Mark 4. Line 8 holes of a muffin tin with squares of baking paper or paper muffin cases
2 Mix together the cooled melted butter, milk, vanilla extract and eggs
3 In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, mixed spice, sugar, cranberries and Jordans Super 3 Seeds Granola, breaking up any large clusters
4 Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients with the mashed banana, taking care that you don’t over-mix. Don’t beat the mixture! Spoon into the prepared muffin tin and bake for 25-30 minutes, until firm and golden brown. Cool on a wire rack
5 Meanwhile, make the topping. Put the cranberries into a saucepan with the orange juice and simmer gently until the liquid has evaporated. Cool completely, then stir them into the soft cheese with the vanilla extract. Use to top the cranberry Christmas muffins, then decorate with the orange zest
Cook’s tips:
· The secret of successful Christmas muffins is to make sure that you don’t over-mix the wet and dry ingredients
· You could serve the Christmas muffins without the topping, if you prefer
· Another time, use dried cherries instead of cranberries, though you’ll need to chop them in half
Will you be attempting this cranberry muffins recipe? What if your favourite muffin flavour?
Originally posted 2013-12-07 20:21:18.

3 Comments
Mrs Mummy Harris
ooooo wow this sounds amazing! I have a thing for cranberry’s lately, gonna have to try these myself! #dreamteam
Heather Keet
These look positively scrumptious! #DreamTeam
Jayne SMABL
Oh, what a festive treat! I often make muffins so will be giving these little bad boys a whirl!
Have a fab weekend lovely lady. x