Best Ginger Muffins Recipes

FRESH GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease 16 muffin pans.
• If you have a food processor, process the ginger until it is in tiny pieces. Or, hand chop it into fine pieces. You should have about 1/4 cup. It is better too much ginger than too little.
• Put the ginger and 1/4 cup of the sugar in a small skillet and cook over medium heat until the sugar has melted and the mixture is hot. Do not walk away from the pan - the sugar will melt quite quickly. Remove from the heat and let the mixture cool completely.
• Put the lemon zest and 3 tablespoons sugar in the food processor and process until the peel is in small bits. Or, sprinkle the sugar over the zest and chop by hand. Add the zest and sugar mix to the ginger mixture and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the butter slightly, then add the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and beat until smooth. Add the eggs and beat well. Add the buttermilk and mix until blended. Add the flour, salt and baking soda and beat until smooth. Add the lemon-ginger mixture and mix well.
• Spoon the batter into the muffin cups so that each cup is about 3/4 full. Bake 15-20 minutes. Serve warm.

GINGER PEAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, beat brown sugar, oil and egg until well blended. Beat in buttermilk. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, ginger, salt and cinnamon; gradually beat into buttermilk mixture until blended. Stir in pears. Fill 18 paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. , For topping, combine brown sugar and ginger. Stir in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

APPLE, CARROT, AND GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 16 muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper liners.
• Stir together flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ground ginger, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Whisk together maple syrup, Greek yogurt, applesauce, eggs, and vanilla extract in a second bowl until thoroughly combined. Add maple syrup mixture to flour mixture and stir until just combined. Fold in carrots, apple, crystallized ginger, raisins, and walnuts.
• Divide batter evenly between 16 prepared muffin cups, filling each to the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the muffins comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, COCONUT, AND GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with liners. Whisk eggs, butter, buttermilk, ginger, and 2/3 cup brown sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Mix egg mixture into dry ingredients with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until just combined. Mix in squash, coconut, and pecans.
• Divide batter among muffin cups, filling to the brim (about 1/2 cup batter per muffin). Sprinkle remaining 2 Tbsp. brown sugar on top.
• Bake muffins, rotating pan halfway through, until golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 30-32 minutes. Let cool in pan 5 minutes, then transfer muffins to a wire rack and let cool completely.
• Do Ahead
• Muffins can be made 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature, or freeze up to 2 months.

GINGER PEAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, and salt together in a bowl; form a well in the center of flour mixture. Whisk milk, oil, and egg together in a small bowl and pour into well. Stir until batter is just moistened; fold in pear and walnuts. Fill prepared muffin cups with batter.
• Mix oat bran and remaining 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger together in a small bowl; sprinkle over batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean and tops are brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing from muffin cups. Serve warm.

GINGER & LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in ginger and lemon zest. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. In a small bowl, mix topping ingredients; sprinkle over muffins. Bake 14-16 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

TRIPLE-GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees and line a standard muffin tin with paper liners.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, butter, eggs, milk, molasses and grated ginger, and whisk until smooth.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, ground ginger and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. (Be careful not to overmix! The batter will be slightly lumpy.) Stir in 3/4 cup crystallized ginger, reserving the remaining 3 tablespoons for the topping.
• Using an ice cream scoop or a large spoon, divide the batter between the 12 muffin cups. Sprinkle the reserved crystallized ginger onto the tops of the muffins, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean and the muffins spring back when lightly pressed. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then carefully transfer muffins to a cooling rack and cool completely.

PEAR & GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Lightly oil nine deep muffin tins.
• Place the butter and sugar in a bowl, then beat until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs, then stir in the pears, stem ginger and lemon zest.
• Mix the milk into the yogurt. Mix the flour with the ginger. Stir a little of the milk mixture into the butter mixture, then stir a little of the flour into the mixture. Repeat until all the ingredients are used up, being careful not to over-mix.
• Divide the mixture between the muffin tins, filling to the top. Bake for 40 mins until golden. Serve warm.

GINGER MOLASSES MUFFINS

Steps:

• Grease a 12 cup muffin pan and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine all of the dry ingredients in a medium size mixing bowl and set aside.
• Beat eggs, oil, molasses and milk in a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer on slow speed.
• Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and combine well until glossy and smooth.
• Add the ginger and just stir until incorporated into the batter.
• Pour batter evenly into greased muffin cups and fill 2/3 full.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until nicely browned.
• Remove from oven and set aside for 10 minutes before removing from container. Let cool on wire rack.
• Enjoy with a spot of butter on the side.

PUMPKIN GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• In large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
• Beat the margarine, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a medium-sized bowl until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the egg and pumpkin.
• Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk, blending well.
• Fold in the chopped ginger.
• Fill paper-lined or greased muffin pans three fourths full.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes.

GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and molasses; mix well. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating just until blended. Fill greased muffin cups half full. , Bake at 350° for 16-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

GINGER-PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line sixteen 1/3-cup muffin cups with paper liners. Mix 2 1/2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, currants and brandy in small bowl.
• Sift flour, ground ginger, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt into medium bowl. Whisk pumpkin puree, buttermilk and vanilla in another bowl. Using electric mixer, beat egg whites and egg in large bowl until foamy. Add 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons brown sugar; beat until light, about 2 minutes. Beat in molasses and oil. Beat in dry ingredients alternately with pumpkin mixture in 3 additions each. Stir in currant mixture.
• Divide batter among prepared muffin cups. Mix 3 tablespoons crystallized ginger and 1 tablespoon brown sugar in small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over muffins.
• Bake muffins until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool on rack.

HEALTHY, LOW-FAT APPLE-GINGER OAT-BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Line muffin cups of standard muffin pan with paper liners or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a measuring cup combine milk and vinegar; set aside.
• In a large bowl combine 7 dry ingredients. Make a well in the center; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine milk and next 5 ingredients.
• Pour wet mixture into the well of the dry ingredients and mix until just combined and slightly lumpy.
• Pour into muffin pan.
• Make the streusel topping by combining flour and cinnamon. Stir in oil until mixture represents course crumbs. Stir in apple. Sprinkle over batter.
• Bake 15-18 minutes, or until tops are golden and toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool for 5 minutes in pan on rack. Remove from pan and cool completely.

PEAR AND GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F and grease muffin tin.
• Put the dried pears in a small bowl and pour over some boiling water. Let stand for 15 minutes.
• Drain pears and dry with a paper towel. Cut into small pieces(about 1/2 inch).
• Peel and core the fresh pear, and chop into similar pieces.
• In a new bowl, mix dry incredients.
• In another bowl, whisk together rest of the incredients (including the pears).
• Mix dry and wet incredients, stir until mixed but don't overdo it. The batter will be lumpy.
• Fill the tins about 2/3 full. Bake about 20 minutes.
• Cool 5 minutes in the tin, then on a wire rack.

DOUBLE-GINGER PUMPKIN MUFFINS WITH SWEET CANDIED PECANS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking parchment paper. Spray regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, toss pecans with egg white until well coated. Add 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons ground ginger and the kosher salt; toss until coated. Spread in single layer on parchment-lined pan. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, stirring once, until golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Coarsely chop; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat pumpkin, eggs, oil, water, 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar and the vanilla with electric mixer on low speed. Stir in flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, 1 teaspoon ground ginger and the nutmeg. Stir in crystallized ginger. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Top each muffin cup with 2 teaspoons candied pecans.
• Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack.

EASY GINGER PEAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick spray.
• Combine eggs and applesauce in a bowl. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a second bowl.
• Combine pears, sugar, and ginger in a third, large bowl. Add egg mixture; stir until well blended. Add flour mixture, 1 cup at a time, until just moistened. Fill the prepared muffin cups 2/3 full with batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes.

SNAPPY GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat the oil and sugars. Beat in molasses and egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt; stir into molasses mixture alternately with water. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

GIANT PUMPKIN MUFFINS WITH MOLASSES-GINGER GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 6 giant (1 1/4-cup) muffin cups or 18 standard (1/3-cup) muffin cups with nonstick spray. Sift flour, ginger, baking soda, and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat 1 cup sugar and oil in large bowl to blend. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, blending well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin, 1/2 cup molasses, buttermilk, and 1/4 cup crystallized ginger. Stir in flour mixture until just blended.
• Divide batter among prepared muffin cups. Bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes for giant muffins and 30 minutes for standard muffins. Transfer muffins to rack; cool completely.
• Whisk powdered sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons water, and 1 tablespoon molasses in medium bowl, adding more water as needed to form thick glaze.
• Dip muffin tops in glaze; transfer to rack, allowing glaze to drip down sides. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup crystallized ginger. Let stand until glaze is set, about 1 hour.

APRICOT & GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees, prepare pans.
• In a large bowol sift together, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt& ginger.
• Combine egg, milk, melted butter, grated peel& chopped apricots.
• Add dry mix to wet mix until just combined.
• Spoon into pans& bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

MACADAMIA NUT, CRANBERRY, GINGER AND WHITE CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 F (180 C).
• Combine dried cranberries, crystallized ginger, brandy or Grand Marnier, and hot water and let sit for 15 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl beat egg. Add brown sugar and butter and continue to beat for one minute. Stir in buttermilk.
• In separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Mix thoroughly. Add this mixture all at once to the egg mixture. Stir lightly until combined. Do not over mix.
• Fold in white chocolate chips and nuts, along with cranberry and brandy mixture, into the batter. Spoon into muffin cups.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until tops are slightly browned.