Gingerbread Muffins Recipe

These delicious bakery style Gingerbread Muffins with Streusel topping are perfect for a holiday breakfast, or simple enjoy with a cup of seasonal coffee.

How to Make Gingerbread Muffins

Now let's make a batch of these festive Gingerbread Muffins. Follow along here with step-by-step directions with pictures or jump down to the printable recipe card if you prefer.

The gingerbread muffin recipe makes 18 muffins.

Prep time: 10 minutes Baking time: 23 minutes

Ingredients for Gingerbread Muffins:

Here is all you need to make these scrumptious holiday muffins!

Batter

• 2 cups flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ cup dark brown sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup molasses
• ¼ cup butter, melted

Streusel:

• ½ cup dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ginger
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• ½ cup flour

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Place paper liners in a muffin pan or grease with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and brown sugar. Whisk to mix then set aside.

In a medium bowl, mix together eggs, milk and butter. Stir in molasses.

Mix wet ingredients slowly into the dry ingredients until just incorporated. Set aside.

In a small bowl combine brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and flour for the streusel. Add melted butter and mix until crumbly.

Use a spoon or cookie scoop to fill each muffin cup with muffin batter, ¾ of the way.

Sprinkle streusel over the tops.

Bake in the oven at 425 degrees for 8 minutes. Then reduce the heat to 350 and bake for another 12-15 minutes.

Cool completely on a wire cooling rack.

Store the holiday muffins in an airtight container on the counter for up to 3-5 days.

This will soon become one of your favorite muffin recipes, particularly during the Christmas season! If you are a big gingerbread lover, be sure to try my Gingerbread Loaf Cake, Gingerbread Pie or Gingerbread Boy Rice Krispie Treats (yes, they are gingerbread flavored).

Gingerbread Muffins with Streusel

Delicious Gingerbread Muffin recipe that is perfect for serving at a holiday breakfast!

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Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Christmas muffins

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 23 minutes minutes

Total Time: 33 minutes minutes

Servings: 18

Calories:

Author: Robin Gagnon

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ cup dark brown sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup molasses
• ¼ cup butter melted

Streusel:

• ½ cup dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ginger
• ¼ cup butter melted
• ½ cup flour

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place muffin liners in a muffin pan or grease with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and brown sugar. Set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, mix together eggs, milk and butter. Add in molasses.
• Mix wet ingredients slowly into the dry ingredients until just incorporated. Set muffin batter aside.
• In a small bowl combine brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and flour for the streusel. Add butter and mix until crumbly.
• Get the prepared muffin pan. Use a spoon or cookie scoop to fill each of the muffin cups with batter, divide batter evenly about ¾ of the way full. Sprinkle streusel over the tops.
• Bake in the oven at 425 degrees f for 8 minutes. Then reduce the oven temperature to 350f and bake for another 12-15 minutes. When a toothpick inserted into the center pulls cleans (other than a little streusel) the muffins are done.
• Place the gingerbread muffins to cool on a wire baking rack. Eat warm or room temperature.

Notes

Store cooled muffins in an airtight container on the counter for 3-5 days.