This Cranberry Almond Muffins Recipe is a wonderful morning treat to enjoy for the holidays or to add to your holiday goodie baskets!
Cranberry Almond Muffins
Muffins are my one of my favorite breakfast treats and these cranberry almond muffins are sure to get your morning off to a great start.
So how's your Christmas shopping coming along? I ordered just a couple of things on Friday but I'm just really starting to think about it. I kept saying that if I survived last week, the rest of the year would be a little easier. I hope I'm not kidding myself.
I think I like holiday baking just as much as holiday shopping. Last year we were in the finishing stages of our Log Cabin and I didn't do a lot of baking but this year is a different story.
I will be making mini loaves of the Easy Pumpkin Bread, Triple Chocolate Snack Cakes and my OREO Cookie Ball Snowmen are too cute to miss! I may try to add in a few new things for fun.
These Cranberry Almond Muffins are packed with tart cranberries and crunchy almonds and have the best texture.
Perfect to make ahead for Christmas morning, along with these Breakfast Muffins. They are so good with a cup of Rich and Creamy Hot Chocolate or steaming hot coffee.
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Cranberry Almond Muffins
Ingredients
- ½ cup softened butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ salt
- ¾ cup coarsely chopped cranberries (fresh or frozen)
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- ¼ cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Add butter and sugar to a mixer bowl and beat until creamy. Add eggs and almond extract and beat until combined.
- Add flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix until well combined. Fold in cranberries and scoop into lined or greased muffin tins.
- In a small. bowl, combine sliced almonds and brown sugar. Spoon over muffins.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack.
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Dana
This recipe has lots of wonderful ingredients but the instructions need some revision. There were no detailed instructions regarding the buttermilk & we almost forgot to add it. Also, we missed the experience of the crunch of the almonds in the muffins themselves. I would suggest adding sone to the batter & not all for the top. Finally, the muffin lacked a bit of sweet for our taste.