Cranberry-Nut Upside Down Muffins Recipe

Name: Cranberry-Nut Upside Down Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups cranberries; ¾ cup sugar; ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour; ⅓ cup sugar; ⅓ cup chopped walnuts or ⅓ cup pecans; 2 teaspoons baking powder; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 beaten egg; ¾ cup milk; ¼ cup cooking oil; ½ teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel

Servings: persons

1 ½ cups cranberries
¾ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup sugar
⅓ cup chopped walnuts or ⅓ cup pecans
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 beaten egg
¾ cup milk
¼ cup cooking oil
½ teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel

1
Grease twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin cups or line them with paper bake cups.
2
Set muffin cups aside.
3
In a small covered saucepan, cook cranberries and the 3/4 cup sugar over low heat just until mixture starts to form juice, stirring occasionally.
4
Uncover and heat to boiling, stirring frequently.
5
Boil gently, uncovered, about 5 minutes or until berries pop.
6
Stir in nutmeg.
7
Divide the cranberry mixture evenly among the prepared muffin cups.
8
Set muffin cups aside.
9
In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the flour, the 1/3 cup sugar, nuts, baking powder, and salt.
10
Make a well in the center of the dry mixture.
11
In another medium mixing bowl, combine egg, milk, cooking oil and lemon peel.
12
Add egg mixture all at once to the dry mixture.
13
Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy).
14
Spoon batter on top of the cranberry mixture in the muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.
15
Bake in a 400F oven for about 20 minutes or until done.
16
Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
17
To remove muffins from muffin cups, invert them onto the wire rack.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 ½ cups cranberries, ¾ cup sugar, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, and more.

Yes, Cranberry-Nut Upside Down Muffins falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Cranberry-Nut Upside Down Muffins

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