Easily prepare the perfect Cranberry Pecan Muffins from scratch using fresh ingredients, such as flour, cranberries, and orange juice. These muffins are great to have at any time of the day!
Easy Cranberry Pecan Muffins Recipe
Are you looking for new muffins to try? If you want something different from traditional blueberry or chocolate chip muffins, these easy and delicious Cranberry Pecan Muffins are perfect.
The recipe is easy to follow and will leave you with the most delicious muffins that you can eat while they’re still warm. Besides eating them right out of the oven, you can also store them and save them for a few days.
Why You’ll Love this Cranberry Pecan Muffin Recipe:
- Soft and crunchy. These muffins are soft and fluffy with a bit of a crunch from the pecans.
- Dessert or breakfast. They are a great dessert, but you can also have them for a quick, simple, and tasty breakfast.
- Versatile. You can add extra ingredients to the muffins or even cover them with a glaze.
How to Make Cranberry Pecan Muffins
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Preheat your oven to 325°F and grease your muffin tin.
- Mix your dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- Add your egg to the mixing bowl and then measure a ¼ cup orange juice, two tablespoons oil, and boiling water to create ¾ cups to add to your dry ingredients.
- Mix your ingredients well.
- Carefully fold your cranberries and pecans into the muffin batter.
- Pour the batter into your muffin tin and bake the muffins for about 40 minutes.
The recipe calls for fresh cranberries, which are best to use when making your Cranberry Pecan Muffins. However, if you only have frozen cranberries, you can use them. Simply rinse the cranberries under cool water and use them as you would fresh.
While this recipe uses store-bought orange juice, you can definitely juice your own oranges. You will need 1 orange to yield ¼ cup of juice.
Yes, you can always adjust the recipe according to what you like. If you’d like to add a few extras to these muffins, consider using mini chocolate chips, mini white chocolate chips, or even some orange zest.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Chop the pecans before adding them to your muffin batter. It creates a better texture when you have smaller pieces instead of large pecans in the muffins.
- You can add a glaze to your muffins using powdered sugar and milk, but it’s optional.
- When adding your cranberries and pecans, be sure to fold them into the batter gently.
Prepare these Cranberry Pecan Muffins from scratch for a quick dessert. They’ll taste amazing! You can have them as a dessert or a quick breakfast to take with you on the go.
If you make this recipe be sure to leave us a comment or rating. Enjoy!
Easy Cranberry Pecan Muffins Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour 240 grams
- 1 cup granulated sugar 200 grams
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda 3 grams
- ½ teaspoon baking powder 2 grams
- 1 large egg 50 grams
- ¼ cup orange juice 57 grams
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 25 grams
- ½ cup boiling water 114 grams, see note
- 1 cup fresh cranberries 116 grams
- ½ cup chopped pecans 57 grams
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray a 12-count muffin tin with nonstick spray or line with paper liners. Set aside.
- Mix the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder, and egg in a medium bowl.2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder, 1 large egg
- In a 1-cup capacity liquid measuring cup, add ¼ cup of orange juice, 2 tablespoons of oil, and enough boiling water to make a total of ¾ cup of liquid.¼ cup orange juice, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, ½ cup boiling water
- Pour the orange juice mixture into bowl and mix thoroughly to combine.
- Fold in the cranberries and pecans.1 cup fresh cranberries, ½ cup chopped pecans
- Pour the batter into a prepared muffin pan, filling each well ¾ full.
- Bake for 35-40 mins, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack.
Notes
- Water: When creating the orange juice mixture it is important to only use enough boiling water to make ¾ cup of TOTAL liquid in the measuring cup. You’ll already have ¼ cup of orange juice plus the oil in your measuring cup before adding the water.
- Chop the pecans before adding them to your muffin batter. It creates a better texture when you have smaller pieces instead of large pecans in the muffins.
- You can add a glaze to your muffins using powdered sugar and milk, but it’s optional.
- When adding your cranberries and pecans, be sure to fold them into the batter gently.
A Very Beloved Holiday Favorite of mine is Cranberry Orange bread. This muffin recipe in the same theme IS A WINNER & MY NEW GO TO for my Christmas Cranberry Bread/Muffin fix!🥰🎄
I made the cranberry muffins yesterday afternoon, but I didn’t have any pecans but I had a big bag of shelled walnuts. They came out delicious, I would definitely make these again so simple and quick. 5*****’s