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Leftover Cranberry Sauce Coffee Cake Muffins with a tender crumb and cranberry swirl cut open to show the inside texture

Leftover Cranberry Sauce Coffee Cake Muffins: Cozy, Bakery-Style Bliss


  • Author: Mounia
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 12 muffins 1x

Description

Bakery-style coffee cake muffins layered with sweet-tart leftover cranberry sauce and topped with a buttery crumb. Soft, cozy, and perfect for breakfast or a holiday treat.


Ingredients

Scale

Crumb Topping

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour

  • ⅓ cup light brown sugar

  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • ¼ teaspoon ground green cardamom

  • Pinch of salt

  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted

Coffee Cake Muffins

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 tablespoon baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • ½ cup unsalted butter

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • ⅓ cup light brown sugar

  • 2 eggs

  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

  • ½ cup buttermilk

  • ½ cup sour cream

  • 1 cup leftover cranberry sauce


Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with liners.

  2. Make crumb topping: In a bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt. Stir in melted butter until crumbly. Set aside.

  3. Dry ingredients: In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and cinnamon.

  4. Cream butter & sugar: In a stand mixer, beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar for 2–3 minutes until light and fluffy.

  5. Add eggs one at a time, then mix in buttermilk, sour cream, and vanilla extract.

  6. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients on low speed just until combined—do not overmix.

  7. Add 1 tablespoon of batter to each muffin liner and spread to edges.

  8. Add ½ tablespoon of cranberry sauce to the center, then fill with more batter to the top, fully covering the sauce.

  9. Add a small spoon of cranberry sauce on top of each muffin.

  10. Press 2–3 tablespoons of crumb topping onto each muffin.

  11. Bake 20–25 minutes or until lightly golden and a toothpick comes out clean.

  12. Rest muffins 5–10 minutes before removing from pan. Enjoy warm or room temp.

Notes

Store muffins in an airtight container for 3 days at room temp or 1 week refrigerated.

Freeze baked muffins for up to 3 months.

If your cranberry sauce is runny, simmer a few extra minutes to thicken.

For a citrus twist, add 1 teaspoon orange zest to your cranberry sauce.

Muffin batter freezes well for 3 weeks—thaw before baking.

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Category: Breakfast, Dessert, Holiday Baking
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 muffin
  • Calories: 428 kcal
  • Sugar: 33 g
  • Sodium: 138 mg
  • Fat: 18 g
  • Saturated Fat: 11 g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 60 g
  • Fiber: 1 g
  • Protein: 5 g
  • Cholesterol: 68 mg