Gingerbread Muffins with White Chocolate Chips
Posted: 12/21/2015
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Gingerbread muffins with white chocolate chips are perfect for Christmas morning or any other morning. The crunchy sugar topping makes them completely irresistible.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of In The Raw via Burst Media. The opinions and text are all mine.
Remember how I talked about baking bread for my family members to give them at our early Christmas party? Well, I landed on a beautiful cinnamon swirl quick bread. I had three smallish foil loaf tins so I figured one batch wouldn’t be enough. I doubled the batch and like a dunce, filled the pans nearly to the brim. I knew I was making a mistake but I guess I was hoping for a Christmas miracle – that they wouldn’t bake over the edges.
I’m not completely naïve, so I did put them all on a foil-rimmed baking sheet to help with any messes that might would happen. Truthfully, I’m not sure why I filled them so full. Lazy, probably.
They smelled amazing while they were baking, even though they were overflowing onto the sheet pan. I was so disappointed that I made a stupid mistake, but the house smelled absolutely phenomenal while they were baking.
I told Ben that if nothing else, at least they made the house smell good. I think that’s truly one of the best parts of any baking, but especially holiday baking. These gingerbread muffins with white chocolate chips are no exception. The warm scents of the cinnamon, cloves, ginger and molasses are undeniably cheerful.
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Muffins, muffins, muffins!
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Gingerbread muffins with white chocolate chips are perfect for Christmas morning or any other morning. The crunchy sugar topping makes them completely irresistible.
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup Sugar In The Raw Turbinado Cane Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, beat egg. Add brown sugar, molasses, milk, applesauce, oil, and vanilla. Whisk until combined.
- Add flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and cloves. Stir all ingredients together until combined, but do not overmix. Fold in white chocolate chips.
- Divide evenly into prepared muffins tins. Sprinkle generously with Sugar In The Raw Turbinado Cane Sugar.
- Bake for 15-16 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into one of the muffins comes out clean.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1muffin, Calories: 213kcal, Carbohydrates: 38g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 18mg, Sodium: 204mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 21g
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Verdict: I love the spicy gingerbread flavor of these paired with the sweet, creamy white chocolate. The crunchy top is the best part though.
Husband’s take: Gingerbread isn’t his favorite so he wasn’t head-over-heels about these, but the kids loved them. I also sent a plate off with one of Ben’s coworkers and we got a text later that their whole family approved.
Changes I would make: None are necessary!
Difficulty: Easy!
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Sara L. Nelson says
I made these; they are GOOD. Didn’t have applesauce and at 10 PM wasn’t going shopping! Just used butter.
Rachel Gurk says
So glad you liked them, thanks Sara!
denise says
yummy
Happy Valley Chow says
Boy that sounds and looks absolutely delicious. Can’t wait to try, pinned! :)
Liz says
The sugar topping and white chocolate chips make these worthy of a holiday breakfast—but I’d be happy to indulge anytime!
Sues says
These look gorgeous! I can imagine your house smelled just lovely :)
Sues