The Best Bakery-Style Gingerbread Muffins
Bakery-style gingerbread muffins are the best holiday treat! They're easy to make in 30 minutes and packed with molasses and warm ginger flavors!
Servings: 6 jumbo muffins
Calories: 516kcal
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Measuring spoons
- Whisk
- Spatula
- Jumbo Muffin Pan with liners
Ingredients
- 2⅓ cups (291.67 g) all-purpose flour weighed in grams or spooned and leveled
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (118.29 ml) vegetable oil or other neutral oil
- ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar packed, light or dark
- 1 large egg room temperature
- ½ cup (118.29 ml) Lifeway Organic Plain Whole Milk Kefir room temperature
- ½ cup (168.5 g) unsulphured molasses
- 1 tablespoon coarse sugar optional for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a jumbo muffin pan with large parchment baking cups.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, brown sugar, egg, kefir, and molasses.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet ones just until the flour streaks disappear.
- Fill the jumbo muffin liners evenly with batter. Sprinkle coarse sugar over the tops (optional).
- Bake on the middle rack at 425°F for 5 minutes, then lower the temperature to 350°F without opening the oven door. Continue baking until a toothpick comes out clean (about 15-20 more minutes; 20-25 minutes total).
- Let the muffins cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
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Notes
Storage: Store cooled gingerbread muffins at room temperature for 1 week or in the freezer for 2 months.
Mini Muffins: Bake at 350°F for about 10-15 minutes.
Regular Muffins: Fill regular muffin liners ¾ full and follow the same baking instructions as written. They make take less time to bake.
Lifeway Kefir: This recipe is sponsored by Lifeway Foods. All opinions are my own and I genuinely love their foods and mission! If you can't get your hands on their kefir, you can substitute it with an equal amount of buttermilk.
Nutrition
Calories: 516kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 348mg | Potassium: 503mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 87IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 231mg | Iron: 4mg
