Mincemeat Muffins
These light and fluffy, studded with dried fruit, Mincemeat Muffins make for the perfect, festive Christmas muffins! Yield: 12 muffins
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 159kcal
Ingredients
- 2 c unbleached all-purpose flour
- ½ c whole wheat flour
- ⅓ c brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ c buttermilk*
- ¼ c unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 c mincemeat
- ½ c pecans, chopped
- Powdered sugar (to top before serving)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Stir together flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- In a small bowl mix together buttermilk, melted butter and egg. Add wet ingredients to the dry mixture and stir until everything is moist.
- Fold in mincemeat and pecans, until evenly incorporated.
- Fill a greased muffin tin ¾ full with batter. Bake 15-20 minutes, until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to serve or cool completely.
Notes
*To make buttermilk: Place 1 ½ tablespoon of vinegar in the bottom of a 2 cup liquid measuring cup. Add milk to reach 1 ½ cups. Let the mixture stand for 5-10 minutes before using.
This recipe was updated in January 2019. We made the muffins even better! Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 159kcal | Carbohydrates: 24.3g | Protein: 3.4g | Fat: 4.4g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 164mg | Fiber: 1.3g | Sugar: 8.8g