Maple gingerbread muffins are great for the holidays!
Gingerbread Muffins
It’s been quite un-Christmasy around here lately.
As a girl who grew up in Wyoming, I much prefer a chilly/cold/wintry Christmas and I just can’t quite capture that holiday spirit when it’s 70 degrees outside, which is exactly the weather we’ve been having around these parts for the last week. On one hand – yay! – the weather is nice and it was great to soak up the sun over a bottle of wine with some friends last weekend, but on the other hand – booooo – it’s Christmastime! Where is the snow? Get me some frosted window panes!
So to battle this doesn’t-feel-like-Christmas-at-all feeling I’ve been baking. A lot.
First it was several batches each of snickerdoodles and molasses cookies and now these oh-so-holiday maple gingerbread muffins with a simple sugar glaze. The best way to get some holiday spirit is to pump your house full of holiday scents like ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Oh, and doing a little sing-along with Feynman helps, too.
Yes, I am that person who plays piano and sings Christmas carols to her puppy.
I think he likes it.
These couldn’t be any easier – it’s really just a dump and stir sort of operation. It’s all said and done in about 45 minutes, which is a small-time investment for all the holiday cheer you’ll get in return after you take a big o’ bite – all those wonderful, cozy holiday flavors are hard to beat.
Even if it is 70 degrees outside.
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Maple Gingerbread Muffins
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 muffins 1x
Description
Gingerbread is always a holiday favorite! These muffins are sweetened with maple syrup and topped with an easy sugar glaze.
Ingredients
For the Muffins
- 11/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup 2% milk
- 1/4 cup of molasses
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
For the Glaze
- 1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 1/2–1 tablespoon 2% milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, spices, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl whisk together the melted butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, milk, molasses, and maple syrup.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones, stirring until just combined.
- Fill the muffin cups half-way with the batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let the muffins cool for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- While the muffins cool, mix together all of the ingredients for the sugar glaze. If the mixture is too thick, you want it thin enough to drizzle, add a little more milk until you get the right consistency.
- Once the muffins have cooled, drizzle the glaze over the tops. Let them dry and then serve or store the muffins in an air tight container. Makes 12 muffins.
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 239
- Sugar: 23.5g
- Sodium: 181.2mg
- Fat: 8.9g
- Saturated Fat: 5.2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36.8g
- Fiber: 0.6g
- Protein: 3.5g
- Cholesterol: 52.5mg
Keywords: gingerbread muffins, holiday muffin recipe
The nutrition information in this recipe is an estimate only and was calculated using Nutrifox, an online nutrition calculator.
Libby says
Soooo yummy!Need more! 😉
★★★★★
Agness says
Now I’m licking my laptop screen! Everything looks so amazing and yummy! :)You are a real gingerbread muffin queen!
★★★★★
April says
Thanks, Agness!
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says
It’s hard to get in the spirit here too, April, because it has been in the 70’s as well. Boo. But, YAY to these muffins!! LOVE the maple gingerbread combo! And looove that these are super easy! Means I can whip up 10 dozen! 😉 Cheers, my dear!
April says
The weather is starting to feel more Christmas-y now 🙂 Hope you guys have a great holiday! 🙂