Gingerbread Muffins Recipe

Name: Gingerbread Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: FOR THE MUFFINS:; 1-3/4 cup All-purpose Flour; 3/4 cups Sugar; 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoons Ground Cloves; 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter, Melted And Cooled; 1/2 cups Whole Milk; 1/3 cups Unsulphured Molasses; 1 Large Egg; 1 Small Lemon, Zested; FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING:; 2 Tablespoons Butter, Melted; 1/3 cups All-purpose Flour; 1/2 cups Light Brown Sugar; 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon; FOR THE LEMON GLAZE:; 1/2 cups Confectioners Sugar; 1 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice (for 1 Tablespoon You'll Need 1/2 Of One Lemon)

Servings: persons

FOR THE MUFFINS:
1-3/4 cup All-purpose Flour
3/4 cups Sugar
1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoons Ground Cloves
1/2 cups Unsalted Butter, Melted And Cooled
1/2 cups Whole Milk
1/3 cups Unsulphured Molasses
1 Large Egg
1 Small Lemon, Zested
FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING:
2 Tablespoons Butter, Melted
1/3 cups All-purpose Flour
1/2 cups Light Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
FOR THE LEMON GLAZE:
1/2 cups Confectioners Sugar
1 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice (for 1 Tablespoon You'll Need 1/2 Of One Lemon)

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For the muffins:
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Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with liners and set aside.
3
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, ginger, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cloves and mix until combined.
4
In a medium bowl stir together the melted butter, milk, molasses, egg and lemon zest. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients while mixing on low speed. Mix until just combined.
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Pour batter into the prepared muffin pan filling each liner about 3/4 full.
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For the streusel topping:
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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 a tester inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
8
Remove pan from oven. Let muffins cool in pan for a few minutes then remove them from the pan and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
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For the lemon glaze:
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In a small bowl stir together confectioners' sugar and lemon juice. Drizzle on top of muffins.

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

You need 21 ingredients. The key ingredients include: FOR THE MUFFINS:, 1-3/4 cup All-purpose Flour, 3/4 cups Sugar, 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger, and more.

Yes, Gingerbread 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.

Gingerbread Muffins

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