Gingerbread Muffins

Great with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate on Christmas morning, these Gingerbread Muffins are full of spices and topped with white sugar sprinkles for just a hint of sweetness. They are a perfect compliment to the sugar overload that is Christmas!

I have not always loved gingerbread. It wasn’t until I tried the Starbucks Gingerbread Loaf that I fell in love with the sweet and spicy flavors. Did you know that you could buy that stuff by the loaf? It’s wracked with calories though – I mean, the cream cheese frosting alone..I don’t even want to think about it! So i knew that if I wanted to be able to enjoy this traditional Christmas treat, I was going to have to find another recipe that would be a little easier to indulge in.

My kids aren’t fans of breads, but they love muffins, so I set out to find a recipe that was similar to Starbucks, but in a muffin form. The result was a muffin that is moist and slightly dense and absolutely delicious!

When I came across this recipe, I knew I’d found a winner. Try them for yourself!

Gingerbread Muffins

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Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 12 muffins

Author: Kristin

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp ginger powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter melted and cooled
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup nonfat milk
• 1/4 cup white sugar sprinkles

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder and salt with a whisk. Set aside.
• In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, stir together butter, brown sugar, applesauce, molasses and egg until combined.
• Add dry ingredients and milk and stir just until ingredients are combined. Over-mixing will result in a very dense muffin.
• Scoop batter evenly into muffin cups. (Using a ice cream scoop is helpful).
• Sprinkle sugar sprinkles on top of the muffin batter.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Adapted from A Beautiful Bite.

For more delicious muffins, be sure to try these:

Zucchini Carrot Oatmeal Muffins

Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Whole Wheat Applesauce Crunch Muffins