Simple Orange Cranberry Crumble Muffins

Simple Orange Cranberry Crumble Muffins

These Orange Cranberry Crumble Muffins are perfect for breakfast or even a snack! They’re super easy to make, and if you like cranberry, they’ll always be a hit! These muffins are full of warm flavor from the orange, cinnamon, and cranberries. I have a similar recipe for cranberry bread, but I prefer these more. They’re moist, soft, and so fluffy!

Let’s get to it! 

Ingredients:

Muffin Batter:

• ½ cup water

• 4 Tbsp butter

• 1 cup orange juice

• 2 c sugar

• ½ tsp grapefruit zest

• 2 eggs, lightly beaten

• 2 cups finely chopped cranberries (fresh or frozen)

• 3 ½ c all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 3 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp sea salt

• ½ tsp cinnamon

Crumble Topping:

• ½ c all purple flour

• ¼ c dark brown sugar

• 3 Tbsp butter, melted

• Pinch of sea salt

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees

Make a double boiler by stacking a medium-large heat-proof bowl on top of a saucepan. Fill the pan with an inch or two of water. Add the ½ cup of water and 4 Tbsp butter to the bowl till heated and melted. 

While that is going, lightly whisk the eggs and set aside. In the same bowl with the water and melted butter, add the orange juice, zest, cranberries, and whisked eggs. Mix until combined, then add the rest of the ingredients. Fold everything until no flour remains.

Make the crumble topping by mixing in the flour, brown sugar, melted butter, and a pinch of salt. Whisk it all together and set it aside. 

Add the batter to the muffin pans. I usually use silicone pans, so I don’t need to grease them, but if you use normal pans, make sure you grease them! Sprinkle the crumble on top and then pop them into the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes.

They’re finished when they spring back. Let the muffins cool for a few minutes, and take them out to finish cooling on a rack. 

Pack them up and share or eat them all because they are that good!

Tips:

• Instead of butter, you can use coconut oil.

• You can use orange zest instead, but grapefruit adds a different flavor

• I don’t measure out the zest; putting too much in is hard. 

That is all, enjoy! If you make these, make sure you comment down below!

~Becky 🙂