Gingerbread Muffins
Gingerbread is such a traditional holiday recipe. From gingerbread men to a warm loaf of gingerbread there are so many varieties. Rich in molasses and some of my favorite spices such as ground ginger and cloves, these gingerbread muffins are perfect for Christmas morning or to give as a gift in a basket filled with oranges and coffee beans.
Just the smell of these baking in the oven is worth the few minutes it takes to whip these up. I also like the addition of fresh lemon zest to these gingerbread muffins that makes the scent of this baking amazing.
They are topped with a simple streusel topping and then drizzled with a lemon glaze that is used with the extra lemon leftover that was used for the lemon zest.
You can go ahead and bake these now. Freeze them and you are set to go with homemade gingerbread muffins to serve Christmas morning.
For an evening treat enjoy one of these with some vanilla ice cream or with a warm glass of milk sprinkled with a little cinnamon to end a winter day.
Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Stir in wet ingredients.
Pour into prepared muffin pan and sprinkle with streusel topping. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 20-25 minutes.
Gingerbread Muffins
- Yield: 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/3 cup unsulphured molasses
- 1 large egg
- Zest from one small lemon
Streusel Topping
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Lemon Glaze
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 1/2 of one lemon)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line 12 cup muffin pan with liners and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, ginger, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cloves and mix until combined.
- In a medium bowl stir melted butter, milk, molasses, egg and lemon zest. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients while mixing on low speed. Mix until just combined.
- Pour into prepared muffins pan filling about 3/4 full.
Streusel topping
- In a medium bowl combine melted butter, flour, sugar and cinnamon and mix until crumbly. Sprinkle on top of muffins bake for about 20-25 minutes until tester inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean. Let muffins cool in pan for a few minutes then remove and place on wire rack to cool completely.
Lemon Glaze
- In a small bowl stir together confectioners sugar and lemon juice. Drizzle on top of muffins.
You’re right there’s just something so Christmassy about gingerbread isn’t there. If you say I must then I must bake these right now and pop them in the freezer!
Those look so delicious. I cannot wait to make these. Christmas morning perhaps. Come and visit us this week. We are having a wonderful giveaway from a talented Southern author.
Beautiful muffins, I love that streusel topping!
Love these photos! Wish I was going to have more time/energy to cook for Christmas!
These are perfect for Christmas morning! I love the streusel topping!!
I’ve been dreaming about gingerbread muffins for a while and here you have made and shared a great recipe! Need these in my life.
pinning this to make!
Wow, these muffins look perfect! I can’t wait to wake up to these on Christmas morning!
yes. this is perfection.