Best Orange Cranberry Nut Muffins Recipes

Orange & Cranberry-Nut Muffins image

Provided by PalatablePastime

Time 32m

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup fresh cranberries, chopped
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons orange zest
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup orange juice
2 large eggs
1/2 cup nuts, chopped

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
In a bowl, stir together cranberries, 1/4 cup of the sugar, and orange peel.
In a larger bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and the rest of the sugar.
Add oil, orange juice, and eggs all at once to the flour mixture and stir until moistened.
Fold in sugared cranberries and nuts.
Pour batter into muffin pan, evenly dividing batter between cups.
Bake at 400F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Jumbo Cranberry-Orange-Nut Muffins image

Provided by patriciafulda

Categories Breakfast

Time 55m

Yield 6 muffins, 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 tablespoon orange zest (from a large navel orange)
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped using blender
1/2 cup pecan pieces

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees for a 6 cup muffin pan or 375 degrees for a dark, non-stick muffin pan.
Grease bottoms of jumbo muffin pan with vegetable shortening.
Prepare orange zest in a large bowl. Beat orange zest, milk, oil and egg with a wire whisk until well mixed. Using a large spoon, blend four, sugar, baking powder and salt and add all at once to liquid mixture, stirring just until flour is moistened. Batter will be lumpy; do not overmix.
Wash 1 cup cranberries. Put in blender on Chop (lowest setting) for 2 seconds ONLY. Fold in cranberries and nuts into muffin batter. Divide among 6 jumbo juffin cups.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes until a round toothpick pressed in the center of the muffin comes out clean. Let muffins cool about 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. Serve warm with butter.