Orange Cranberry Muffins

Orange Cranberry Muffins recipe from scratch are tender and moist. With plenty of juicy cranberries and orange flavor. These are a favorite around the holidays and for Christmas morning or brunch.

I don't know what it is I love so much about tart little cranberries but boy do I love them especially when combined with orange. 

Cranberry Orange Muffins, breads, cakes and cranberry sauce all speak my inner love language.

Colt and I teamed up Sunday morning to make Orange Cranberry Muffins, scrambled eggs and fresh fruit.

These were so good they barely lasted an hour in our house and the kids were circling around the last muffin like little buzzards waiting to devour their prey.

Sadly for them I stepped in and enjoyed the last little cranberry orange laced muffin for myself because I'm the mom and it solved any complaints of unfairness that might arise from who ate the last muffin. 

I made these after a little Facebook survey to find out if the frozen cranberries in my freezer from last year were still okay to eat.

Thank the lord for my Facebook readers because after much reassurance I went ahead and used the little frozen gems and they were just as delicious as they were last year.

I couldn't believe they survived a whole year in the freezer without being used...

Sneaky..Sneaky.. Little cranberries! 

Here's how I make my Orange Cranberry Muffin recipe:

I used coconut oil in these muffins because I have a ginormous Costco sized container in my cupboard, it's healthy for you and according to Dr. Oz it burns belly fat. If you don't have coconut oil available butter works equally well, and can be substituted cup for cup.

Cream together:

• 3/4 cup Coconut Oil or Butter
• 1 cup Granulated Sugar

 Until creamy.

Use a vegetable peeler and peel zest off of 1 orange making sure not to remove any of the white pith. 

Chop the orange zest fairly fine.

Add to cream sugar mixture:

• 2 tablespoons Orange Zest
• 2 whole Eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract 

Beat on medium speed until well incorporated.

Scrape sides of bowl and add:

• 2/3 cup Coconut Milk or regular Whole Milk
• 1/3 cup Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice 

Mix until well incorporated.

Add to batter: 

• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Mix on medium-low speed until well combined.

I add the baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in this step to avoid having to sift the dry ingredients together. I find mixing these ingredients into the batter before adding the flour distributes the ingredients equally.

Add: 

• 2 cups All-Purpose Flour or Whole Wheat Pastry Flour

Mix on medium low speed until almost combined.

Add:

• 1 cup Cranberries sliced in half 
• 1/2 cup Walnuts or Pecans if using

Fold in berries using a spoon until throughly combined.

(I like to slice larger berries in half for even distribution of cranberries in the muffins.)

Line a standard sized muffin tin with muffin liners or grease muffin tin with butter.

Fill muffin tins 2/3 of the way full.

Bake in a 375 degree preheated oven for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of muffins comes out clean.

Other favorite Cranberry Recipes we love are:

• Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake
• Orange Cranberry Bread
• Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Orange Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread Cookies
• Caramel Chocolate Cranberry Treasure Cookies 

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Orange Cranberry Muffins

Orange Cranberry Muffins recipe from scratch. An easy moist muffin perfect for Christmas morning, brunch, or breakfast from Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch.

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prep time: 10 Mcook time: 20 Mtotal time: 30 M

ingredients:

• 1 cup Sugar
• 3/4 cup Coconut Oil or Butter (Coconut Oil for DF)
• 2 tablespoons Orange Zest
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
• 2 whole Eggs
• 2/3 cup Coconut Milk Or Milk (Coconut Milk if DF)
• 1/3 cup Orange Juice, Fresh Squeezed
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 2 cups All-Pupose Flour or Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
• 1 cup Cranberries, Sliced In Half
• 1/2 cup Walnuts or Pecans, Chopped (Optional)

instructions:

How to cook Orange Cranberry Muffins

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Line 18 regular sized muffin tins or grease. Set aside.
3. Cream coconut oil or butter and sugar together until well creamed.
4. Add orange zest and eggs. Beat until well combined.
5. Add vanilla, milk and orange juice. Mix until well incorporated.
6. Stir in baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Mix until well combined. Scrape sides of bowl as needed.
7. Add flour and mix until almost combined.
8. Add cranberries and nuts. Fold in until well combined.
9. Fill lined or greased muffin pan 2/3rd's of the way full.
10. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in to the center of muffins comes out clean.
11. Allow to cool in pan until cool enough to handle.

Calories
243.87

Fat (grams)
15.25

Sat. Fat (grams)
9.64

Carbs (grams)
24.35

Fiber (grams)
1.13

Net carbs
23.22

Sugar (grams)
11.98

Protein (grams)
3.26

Sodium (milligrams)
130.51

Cholesterol (grams)
20.67

Calories are estimated.

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