The Ingredients
The Crumb Topping
The Muffins
How to make Cranberry Sauce Muffins
If you’re just in the mood for some delicious cranberry muffins, you can find the full recipe for my Spiced Ginger Cranberry Sauce! They’re such a delightful holiday-themed treat. These scrumptious coffee cake muffins have cranberry sauce baked right into them! The muffin is soft and delicious, it’s as rich and buttery as you’d expect… as if it’s from the bakery down the street! The tangy, sweet cranberry sauce is mellowed out by the muffin itself and the crispy sweet crumb topping. The muffins are also easier to send guests home with to enjoy than a whole coffee cake! It’s the best way to transform Thanksgiving leftovers into a bakery-style breakfast treat that is wonderful when paired with coffee. The fam will love these as opposed to eating straight cranberry sauce for dayysss. You’ll want to ensure the sauce isn’t runny otherwise it’ll leak out of the muffin - so simmer it for a few minutes if necessary. Additionally, if you want these muffins to have a little citrus accent to it, add 1 teaspoon of orange zest to the cranberry sauce if yours isn’t made with orange juice.
The Crumb Topping
The Coffee Cake Muffins
Start with preheating the oven to 375°F and lining a muffin pan with cupcake liners. Now, let’s get started on the batter. The batter can be made with a stand mixer, electric beater, or just a whisk. Note: The batter will be a bit sticky and thick. Please, just trust me! These muffins will turn out soft and fluffy.
Assembly
To assemble the cranberry sauce coffee cake muffins: Once they’ve set, enjoy the muffins fresh out of the oven or at room temperature.
More Leftover Cranberry Sauce Recipes
Still have more leftover cranberry sauce? Did you buy the tub from Costco and have regrets? Here are a few more ideas:
Puff pastry baked in a muffin pan with brie, cranberry sauce, and a bit of rosemary A turkey sandwich with leftover stuffing, gravy, green beans, mashed potatoes, etc. Anything that was leftover can be piled straight into the sandwich Overnight oats with layers of cranberry sauce Mix cranberry sauce with another fruit like apples or cherries for a cobbler
Storage Instructions
Store the muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to a week. Muffin dough can also be stored in the freezer for up to 3 weeks if properly wrapped. When ready to bake, bring it to room temperature and then transfer to the muffin pan. The baked muffins can be frozen in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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Recipe
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