Gingerbread Muffins Recipe
These moist, tender spiced gingerbread muffins are perfect for chilly winter mornings. They're everything you love about gingerbread cookies, without all of the work!
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 311kcal
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup canola oil OR vegetable OR coconut oil
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp kosher sea salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 cup cashew milk we like Almond Breeze*
- turbinado sugar for sprinkling on the top
For the Maple Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp cashew milk we like Almond Breeze*
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a standard size muffin tin with 12 liners, set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the granulated sugar, brown sugar, molasses, oil and applesauce. Mix until combined. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
- In a medium mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Gradually alternate adding the dry ingredients and the milk. Mix just until combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tin (I used a large cookie/ice cream scoop) - fill 3/4 of the way full. Sprinkle with sugar if desired (omit if you plan on glazing them).
- Place into the oven and bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees, then turn the oven down to 375 degrees and bake for an additional 5-7 minutes or until the tops spring back when touched. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the glaze: in a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, maple syrup and vanilla.
- Dip the tops of the muffins in the glaze and swirl for 30 seconds or so to remove any excess glaze. Allow to harden/set for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
*any kind of milk can be substituted here
Nutrition
Serving: 12serving | Calories: 311kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 219mg | Potassium: 236mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg