My sister Tammy shared her recipe for cranberry apple muffins with me, and I couldn’t wait to share it on my blog after I was totally and completely happy with how they turned out! Actually, these pictures are from the third time this week I’ve made this recipe! They are that good.
I don’t take credit for this recipe, but I do take credit for how many pounds this recipe caused me and my husband to gain. 
Cranberry Apple Muffins
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large or 2 small baking apples, peeled, cored, and chopped into small pieces
1 cup fresh cranberries, washed
Directions:
1. Cream butter and sugar in a small mixing bowl. Add egg and milk, mixing well.
2. In large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients, stirring to combine. Add egg mixture and stir just until moistened.
3. Blend in cranberries and apples just until mixed. Spoon into 12 lined muffin cups and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
These muffins are so good! Also, there is a lot of fruit in them, as you can see, so they are a lot better for you than some muffins. 
(Justify, justify eating many of them!)
These look soooo delicious!
Thank you!
They certainly are, and they are very easy to make.
These sound great! I love apple and cranberry in baked goods, it just screams fall. I will definitely hang onto this recipe to make for breakfast when our relatives come to stay for Thanksgiving!
Another great perk to this recipe: It is SO quick to make! Perfect for a breakfast.
I wonder if one could susbstitue orange juice for the milk? Mmmmm … I’ll bet they smelled so good baking!!!
I don’t know for sure what that would do to the texture, but I’m sure it would still taste good!
Bonnie, as with everything else you make, these look amazing! And I DO need knew ways to use up my slowly diminishing bushel of apples.
Thank you!
And I hope you do get a chance to make them. I used quite a few apples in them this week.
They’re in the oven right now!
Can you use spelt flour in these instead of all purpose flour?
I have not tried this recipe that way, but I think they would still be good!
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There is so much fruit to make these muffins moist, and I think although they might not have the exact texture with spelt flour, it could still be very good.
(If you try it, please let me know!
I’m going to have to try these! Not on my Paleo diet, but they look amazing!
Thanks!
This is hilarious to me because I thought I was the only one that had this mentality towards getting sick. I totally think myself healthy (& chug OJ!). Great recipe too!
Hope you feel better!
These sound and look delicious!
Thank you!
Bonnie, these look fantastic. Anything with cranberries is number one in my recipe book!
I’m going to try these. I have frozen cranberries and a boatload of apples.
I’m sure frozen cranberries would work just great!
These look soo good! I really like the combo of spices and fruit- I can almost smell it, just thinking about it! Will surprise my family with some of these for our Early Thanksgiving! Keep up the good work!
Thank you!
They are so quick and easy to make… this recipe does NOT disappoint!
I might do some experimenting with whole wheat flour/oat mixture and applesauce instead of sugar. May or may not work, but I’d love to make it fit me. I’ll let you know when I give it a try.
Sounds like a plan!
These look wonderful and delicious! I might try to make these gluten free.
Let me know how they turn out, if you do!
I will for sure
I have coconut flour and almond flour so I will play around 
Oh, sounds good!
These looks yummy !!
Thank you!
They are QUITE yummy
Bonnie,
Excited to finally be making these! But, was wondering, what are the best baking apples?
hmm… I know there are a lot of good baking apples! I used gala when I made these, but I would say almost any are good but not red delicious (for cooking).
Sorry, I meant red delicious is not good for baking (or cooking).
Aldi has cranberries 2/$1 right now! I bought a couple extra bags today and plan on trying these.
Great! Let me know how they turn out – what a great price!
I love making these with Ocean Spray cranberries with $1/1 coupons, making them about the price you mentioned at Aldi.
I bet these muffins would be good with frozen cranberries, too, if you had/have extras!
Made them today finally… Love them!!
So so good! I’m glad I still have a couple cups of cranberries left. 
Yeah… I used my cranberries to the MAX when I found this recipe… I make them again and again!
I like apples and cranberries. Can you make this into a bread and not cupcakes? I have a recipe for Orange Cranberry muffins and I make a 9×9 cake out of it. Keep letting your ideas Happen.
Chef Randall
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I bet you can turn it into a sweet bread!
Is that a dare? I am going to do it than. I’ll send you a flavor taste of it. Is that even possible?