Cranberry Orange Muffins

These muffins are so flavorful, especially when the cranberries burst in your mouth!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Breads

Keyword cranberry muffins, cranberry orange muffins

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 22

Total Time 27

Servings Muffins

Calories 367kcal

1 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup greek yogurt (plain)
1/2 cup olive oil (or vegetable oil)
1 ounce orange juice (fresh from the orange you zested, or store bought - your choice)
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 400 F and line a muffin pan with muffin cups. I used 10.
Place all the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl, use a dough cutter to mix all together.
1.75 cups spelt flour, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt
Add wet ingredients, including the orange juice and mix until just combined.
1 eggs, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup greek yogurt, 1/2 cup olive oil, 1 ounce orange juice, 1 teaspoon vanilla
Fold in the orange zest, cranberries, and nuts. Do not over-mix.
1 zest orange, 1 cup frozen cranberries, 1/2 cup pecans
Spoon the batter into the baking cups (I fill them almost to the top since I like big muffins). Bake for 22 minutes.
Cool in pan for 5 minutes before transferring muffins to a wire rack.
Eat, smile, and enjoy.

Helpful tips

If you don't have the frozen cranberries this recipe calls for, you can use dried cranberries; just know they will make the muffins a tad sweeter.
If using frozen, it's okay to use the cranberries right out of the freezer, there is no need to defrost.
During the holiday months, I stock up on cranberries because you can keep them frozen and use them year round. If you like infused vodka, try my cranberry version.
When I mix dry ingredients together, I like to use a pastry blender because it breaks up clumps really well.
Whenever you're going to zest citrus, you need to wash your citrus well. Here's how: squirt some unscented natural hand soap in your hand and take the orange and rub the soap on the skin. Next, take a vegetable brush and scrub the skin. Run the orange under cold water making sure all of the soap has washed off.
You can use store bought orange juice or squeeze the juice out of the orange you zested. It's only one ounce but fresh orange juice is so tasty.
Since I love big muffins, I fill the muffin cups all the way to the top. This can cause the muffin to spread out a little. So, if you like muffins that have a dome top, fill the cups 3/4 the way full.