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Mandarin-Orange Cranberry Muffins Recipe
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These Mandarin-Orange Cranberry Muffins are a juicy, refreshingly fruity and not-too-sweet treat with a crunchy streusel topping.
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Cook Time
15
minutes
mins
Total Time
15
minutes
mins
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Ingredients
½
1x
2x
3x
Muffins:
1-½
cups
cranberries
dried or fresh
¾
cup
granulated sugar
divided
2-¼
cup
all-purpose flour
2-½
teaspoon
baking powder
½
teaspoon
baking soda
¾
teaspoon
salt
1
teaspoon
vanilla
1
egg
1
teaspoon
grated mandarin-orange zest
⅞
cup
mandarin-orange juice
¾
stick
0.4 cups butter, melted
¾
cup
chopped nuts
optional
Streusel Topping:
2
tablespoon
all-purpose flour
2
tablespoon
granulated sugar
1.5
tablespoon
butter
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 F. Coarsely chop cranberries and mix with ¼ cup sugar. Set aside.
Place streusel ingredients into a small bowl and combine with you fingers until mixture is crumbly.
Line a muffin tray. In a bowl combine flour, ½ cup sugar, baking powder and soda, salt and vanilla.
In another bowl beat the egg and add mandarin-orange zest, juice and melted butter.
Add dry mixture to wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Mix in cranberries and optional nuts.
Fill 12 muffin liners with the batter, sprinkle streusel crumbles on top and bake for 15-20 minutes until muffins are golden brown.
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