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Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Muffins

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I’m happy to share my new addition to muffins recipes, Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Muffins! They are incredible, soft with a crunchy top. Sour cranberries are perfectly balance with sweet white chocolate chips and mild sweetness of the muffin!

Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Muffins 1 from willcookforsmiles.com #muffins #cranberry

Christmas baking is full swing here! The tree is up, the decorations are up, some gifts are already wrapped and the only thing that’s missing is the Christmas music. I don’t really do the music until right before the holiday. It’s probably because I used to work at restaurants a they start playing Christmas music the day after Halloween. I got so sick of it that I can only take about 2 days a year.

But decorations, baking and gifts….bring it on!

Hubby says that it’s like winter wonderland in here and the little man is running around rearranging the ornaments and singing Jingle Bells! Smells like cookies and muffins in here…heaven!

Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Muffins 3 from willcookforsmiles.com #muffins #cranberry

With all this baking, I have my best friend by my side. I’m talking about the PAM Cooking Spray. PAM and I have been together for over 10 years, pretty much since I’ve started baking, and I always have a couple of them next to my oven.

PAM has always been a great tool at baking because it works best to protect your baking creations from sticking to the pan but they’ve made some improvements (like it needed it). The improved formula of Original, Butter and Baking PAM spray have zero calories and it leaves 99% less residue that a bargain brand. I love that because, as you can see, my muffin pans are used a lot and and need good protection from baked-on residue.

I actually just now tried the baking one and I’m in love! I used to just use the original one and I’ve been missing out. My favorite part is the vanilla scent!

Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Muffins

Muffins…we love muffins around here! Now that it’s holly-jolly Christmas time, it’s all about cranberries, gingerbread and peppermint! I am bringing on the cranberries!!

These muffins were AMAZING! So soft inside and the best crunchy top I’ve made yet! The flavor combination is perfect. Cranberries and white chocolate are just so good together!

Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Muffins 2 from willcookforsmiles.com #muffins #cranberry

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Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Muffins

Sour cranberries are perfectly balance with sweet white chocolate chips and mild sweetness of the muffin!

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cranberry, muffins, white chocolate
Servings 9 muffins

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of flour
  • 1 cup of brown sugar
  • 1 tbs baking powder
  • 1/2 stick of butter 4 tbs
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup of cranberries
  • 3/4 cup of white chocolate chip

Instructions

  1. **Tip: always mix your muffin batter until the ingredients are just combined, don't over-mix. If you over-mix, you will end up with cupcake texture or even a flat muffin.**
  2. Preheat the oven to 400.
  3. Beat the butter and sugar for a couple of minutes.
  4. (On low) mix in the egg, milk and vanilla until just incorporated.
  5. (Still on low) Mix in the flour, baking powder and salt until just incorporated.
  6. Fold in the cranberries and white chocolate chips.
  7. Grease the muffin pan with PAM and add the matter, 3/4 way full.
  8. Bake for 18-20 minutes.

Recipe Notes

Recipe from Lyuba @ willcookforsmiles.com. All images and content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to share this recipe, please simply link back to this post for the recipe. Thank you.

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  6. Jennifer Stanifer

    December 4, 2013 at 12:30 pm

    I use Pam any time I do any kind of baking, whether it’s muffins, cakes, etc. I also spray it on my hands when making meat loaf and on measuring cups, etc. Yes, I go through a lot of Pam!

    Reply

  7. Erica

    December 4, 2013 at 12:31 pm

    I use Pam on my hands when doing a sticky kitchen task like pressing rice krispy candy into th epan or forming popcorn balls. It really helps to do that.

    Reply

  9. Auntiepatch

    December 4, 2013 at 12:40 pm

    I use Pam every day. I spray the griddle, the frying pan, baking sheets, muffin pans, cake pans, measuring cups before measuring honey or corn syrup, the foil on the bottom of a baked dish AND the foil on top so the top doesn’t stick, and my hands when I’m mixing something messy like meatloaf to get in there and mush it all together. Like I said, I use it every day. Great product!

    Reply

  16. DESIREE H

    December 4, 2013 at 2:36 pm

    I use PAM Spray for my Triple Berry Pie recipe and my mom’s Chicken Dressing recipe! Both are a necessity for the outcome of those recipes!
    Thanks!

    Reply

  21. Cindy Parisi

    December 4, 2013 at 2:59 pm

    When I make mini pecan pies, PAM is definitely my buddy. these can get pretty messy and PAM makes clean up so much easier. Can’t wait to try these muffins.

    Reply

  24. Mary Gardner

    December 4, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    I use Pam every time I bake and especially during the holidays for Mac and Cheese because if I don’t I have a stuck on mess!

    Reply

  41. Allison Downes

    December 5, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    Mine would be either pecan pie or a pumpkin roll

    Thank you for the nice giveaway!

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    Reply

  44. D Schmidt

    December 5, 2013 at 9:59 pm

    I always use PAM to make sure my bundt cakes do not stick to the pan! Especially great when baking chocolate peppermint ones that tend to stick

    Reply

  65. Terri

    December 7, 2013 at 9:07 pm

    I use Pam for most anything I don’t want to stick and have a mess to clean up, especially when it contains cheese. Hooray for Pam and I wonder how any of us EVER got along in cleaning stuck-on foods before it was invented. I bake a lot, too, and it also comes in handy then as well.

    Reply

  68. marian boll

    December 8, 2013 at 1:53 pm

    When don’t I use Pam!!! When baking my chicken special, when making meatloaf, all pasta dishes, and then there are the cakes and cookies. Love PAM

    Reply

  71. cathy

    December 9, 2013 at 1:09 pm

    I forgot to use Pam last night when making scalloped potatoes, the dish is soaking as we speak! Wish I’d used the PAM!!!

    Reply

  80. Autumn Henderson-Brazie

    December 9, 2013 at 3:22 pm

    I’m a competitive bodybuilder, so when I’m training for a competition, real butter is absolutely off limits. But spraying a little pam in my pan gives me that “butter flavor” without the calories.

    Reply

  90. Deb @ Kneaded Creations

    December 12, 2013 at 10:41 am

    These muffins look pretty fabulous! I really love cranberries, and will take them in just about any way I can get them! I’m just popping over from the Memories by the Mile Link Party. I have pinned, liked and tweeted, and g+-ed. I would love it if you would drop by my site at http://www.kneadedcreations.com for a short visit! I will look forward to seeing you there! Deb @ Kneaded Creations.

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  92. Julianne

    October 13, 2014 at 7:47 pm

    Hi,
    Just curious the baking powder measurement seemed a lot, is it supposed to be a tablespoon or a teaspoon? Otherwise this looks amazing!

    Reply

  93. Janet

    December 11, 2015 at 11:52 am

    These muffins look delicious – want to try these! Just wondering about when to add in the butter – it doesn’t say when to add in. also, is it melted or just softened ? Also, do you use fresh cranberries or the dried kind? Thanks!

    Reply

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