How to Prepare Perfect Cranberry Orange Muffins

Cranberry Orange Muffins. Buttery and moist, these cranberry orange muffins are heavy on the flavor and bursting with cranberries in each bite. Cranberry is an underrated fall flavor, dontcha think? I love the taste of Cranberry, and these muffins are an excellent combination of cranberries and oranges!

Lots of tart cranberries and sweet orange juice/zest kick the flavor up. Best when made with fresh cranberries. Making cranberry orange muffins is super easy and requires just a few simple steps. (Note - The full printable recipe is at the bottom of this post). You can have Cranberry Orange Muffins using 27 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Cranberry Orange Muffins

1. It's of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature.
2. Prepare of granulated sugar.
3. Prepare of packed light or dark brown sugar.
4. You need of large eggs, room temperature preferred.
5. Prepare of yogurt.
6. It's of vanilla extract.
7. Prepare of zest of 2 oranges.
8. Prepare of all-purpose flour (measured correctly).
9. It's of baking soda.
10. It's of baking powder.
11. You need of ground cinnamon.
12. It's of salt.
13. Prepare of orange juice.
14. It's of milk (any kind).
15. Prepare of fresh or frozen cranberries (do not thaw).
16. You need of Streusel Topping.
17. It's of all-purpose flour.
18. You need of packed brown sugar.
19. Prepare of ground cinnamon.
20. You need of salt.
21. You need of unsalted butter, cold cut into small pieces.
22. Prepare of heavy cream.
23. You need of Place flour an brown sugar in a bowl mix together add salt, put in butter and toss until the topping look about pea size. Sprinkle in heavy cream and toss again. Add to muffins and bake.
24. You need of Glaze.
25. You need of confectioners sugar, Sifited.
26. Prepare of orange juice.
27. Prepare of Place sugar in small bowl, add orange juice a little at a time until you get a glaze consistency.

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Cranberry Orange Muffins instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425F degrees. Spray a 12-count muffin pan with nonstick spray or line with cupcake liners. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Add the granulated and brown sugars and beat on high until creamed, about 2 full minutes. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed..
3. Add the eggs, yogurt, and vanilla extract. Beat on medium speed for 1 minute, then turn up to high speed until the mixture is combined and uniform in texture. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Then, beat in the orange zest until combined. In Large bowl toss together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Pour wet ingredients in dry ingredients slowly mix with a whisk. Add the orange juice, milk gently whisk until combined with lumps. Fold in the cranberries with a wooden spoon and rubber spatula..
4. Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan, filling them all the way to the top. Top the batter with an additional cranberry or two, for looks if desired. (I like the pop of color on top of the muffins in doing this.).
5. Bake for 5 minutes at 425F degrees, then keeping the muffins in the oven, lower the oven temperature to 350F degrees and bake for 18-20 more minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. The total times these muffins take in the oven is about 23-25 minutes..
6. While the muffins are cooling for a few minutes, make the glaze by whisking the glaze ingredients together. Drizzle over warm muffins. Allow to briefly cool before serving..
7. Make ahead tip: Unglazed muffins stay soft, fresh, and moist covered at room temperature for up to 5 days. Glazed or unglazed muffins freeze well for up to 2 months..
8. Use your favorite yogurt; I prefer low fat plain Greek yogurt but regular (not Greek) would be just fine. Try with orange flavored, vanilla, honey, nonfat, or full fat. Sour cream works as well..

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