4.7 from 9 votes
Gingerbread Muffins
These gingerbread muffins are moist butter based muffins with cozy gingerbread spices like nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and cinnamon, with rich and deep molasses, and brown sugar.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 259 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 ounces unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup brown sugar lightly packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsulphured molasses not blackstrap molasses
- 2-½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line 12 standard muffin tins with paper liners.
- Add the softened butter and brown sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until they are well combined, about 2 minutes.
- Next add the eggs and vanilla. Mix until just combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Add the molasses and mix until combined.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, kosher salt, and cloves.
- With the mixer on low speed, alternate between adding the dry ingredients and the milk in batches - ⅓ flour, ½ milk, ⅓ flour, last ½ milk, last ⅓ flour.
- Mix just until combined. You don’t want to overmix!
- Divide the batter between the muffin pans, filling each one ¾ of the way full. Top with a sprinkle of coarse sugar, if desired.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove the muffins to a wire rack and cool before storing. Muffins will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1muffin
Calories
259kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
53mg
(18%)
Sodium
213mg
(9%)
Potassium
278mg
(8%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
20g
(40%)
Vitamin A
298IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
0.01mg
(0%)
Calcium
62mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 259
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1muffin | |
| Calories | 259kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 53mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 213mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 278mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 298IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 62mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.