White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Muffins

These sweet tangy white chocolate cranberry orange muffins are the perfect way to get the holidays rolling!

5 from 9 votes

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 22

Cooling time: 5

Total Time: 37

Servings: 12

Calories: 491kcal

Author: Kristen

Equipment

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
1/2 cup sugar + 1 tsp
2 large eggs at room temperature
1/2 cup greek yogurt
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup orange juice
2 tsp orange zest
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
11/2 cups frozen cranberries do not thaw
1 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F and spray your muffin pan with nonstick spray or line with cupcake liners, set aside.
In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the room temperature butter on high speed until smooth and creamy. Add the 1/2 cup of sugar and beat on high until creamed together, about 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl as needed to make sure all the sugar is incorporated. Next add the eggs, yogurt, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until the mixture is combined and smooth in texture. Lastly add the orange juice and zest and mix just until combined.
In a separate bowl, toss your dry ingredients together (flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt). Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined (be careful not to over mix). Next fold in the cranberries and white chocolate chips with a wooden spoon or spatula.
Spoon the batter into your muffin pan, filling them all the way to the top. Use the remaining tsp of sugar and sprinkle the top of each muffin with a little. Bake at 400F for 8 minutes, then keeping the muffins in the oven, lower the temperature to 350F (and bake for 13-15 more minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cool and serve. Muffins can be kept in an airtight container on the counter for 2-3 days, or in the fridge for 4-5 days. They can also be frozen.

Notes

You may use fresh cranberries as well. You can also use dry, just note you may want to adjust the sugar as dried cranberries are much sweeter.

These muffins are not that sweet (that's the way we like them in this household), they are definitely more tart, so if you like things sweet, you can add a 1/4 cup more sugar.

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