These fruity, spiced Christmas muffins are perfect for breakfast on Christmas morning, or for snacking throughout December.
They’re very easy to make – watch the video below to see! I made them with my toddler and we both loved the process.
The muffins are made with sultanas, orange and dried cranberries – the most festive of fruits – as well as ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg for that amazing spiced flavour.
These are delicious as they are, but would also be amazing with custard (try them as a pudding option for those who don’t like Christmas pudding!)
These freeze well, so make them up to 3 months in advance of the big day for a stress free Christmas breakfast option.
Christmas Muffins – The Ingredients
- Self raising flour and bicarbonate of soda – for the perfect raise with those fruity ingredients.
- Caster sugar – you could switch with light brown sugar for a darker colour.
- Ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg – we have lots of Christmassy spices in this to make them super flavourful.
- Orange– you’ll need the orange zest for this.
- Milk, egg, butter – these are your liquid ingredients. You’ll need to melt the butter and leave it to cool for a few minutes beforehand.
- Sultanas and dried cranberries – you could switch the sultanas for raisins. You could also add some dried cherries.
- Mincemeat – the magic ingredient! For that extra festive taste.
Want more Christmas recipes? Try these:
- Ginger Mince Pies
- Fruity Christmas Cake
- Christmas Cake Porridge
- Christmas Mac and Cheese
- Christmas Pasta with Figs, Green Olives and Ricotta
- Sausage and Cranberry Spaghetti
- Classic Baked Ham
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Christmas Muffins
November 22, 2024Spiced Christmas muffins with sultanas and cranberries.
Ingredients
- 250 g self raising flour
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 200 g caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 orange zest only
- 150 ml milk
- 1 egg
- 125 g unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 100 g sultanas
- 100 g dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons mincemeat
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Prepare a muffin tin by lining with muffin cases.
- Put the flour, bicarbonate of soda and sugar in a large bowl. Add the spices and orange zest. Stir.
- In a jug, whisk together the milk, egg and melted butter. Tip into the bowl and stir well to combine.
- Mix in the sultanas, cranberries and mincemeat. When all is combined and there are no clumps of flour, spoon evenly into the muffin tin.
- Put in the oven for 30 minutes, until risen and cooked through. Allow to cool before serving.
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