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Cranberry Banana Muffins
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Cranberry Banana Muffins

These Cranberry Banana Muffins combine ripe bananas, tart fresh cranberries, and rich chocolate chips within a tender, moist crumb. The combination of sour cream and melted butter creates a soft texture, while the nutmeg adds a subtle warmth to the muffin flavor. Baking them until golden and puffed produces muffins with a gently crisp top and a flavorful bite throughout. They offer a pleasing mix of sweet and tart with a hint of spice, suitable for breakfast or snack times.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
18 mins
Additional Time
5 mins
Total Time
38 mins
Servings: 1 dozen
Course: Breakfast

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated
  • 8 tablespoons butter unsalted, 4 ounces, melted
  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 egg large, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract pure
  • 1 cup sour cream full-fat
  • 2/3 cup banana mashed ripe
  • 1 cup Cranberry fresh, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees (F). Line a 12 cup muffin tin with paper liners and it set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt; set aside.
  3. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the butter, both sugars, eggs, vanilla extract, sour cream, and mashed bananas, mixing until ingredients are fully incorporated.
  4. Add the dry mixture of ingredients to the wet mixture of ingredients and, using a rubber spat
  5. Fold in the cranberries and chocolate chips, mixing just until combined.
  6. Divide the batter evenly among prepared muffin tins, filling each tin all the way to the top. 
  7. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, or until the tops are puffed up and lightly golden brown, and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, or with a just a few moist crumbs attached. Cool muffins at least 5 minutes in the pan before transferring to a cooling rack.
  8. Enjoy muffins warm, or store in a covered container for up to 2 days.