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Cherry muffin recipe with almond streusel

Plump, juicy cherries are the star of this cherry muffin recipe with almond streusel.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Total Time33 minutes
Course: Breakfast and brunch recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 dozen muffins
Calories: 337kcal
Author: Cheryl Bennett

Ingredients

For the muffins

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour // 240g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder // 8g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup milk - any kind of dairy or non-dairy milk // 113g
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sugar // 100g
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar // 50g
  • 1 stick butter 8 tbsp., melted and cooled // 113g
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh cherries stems and pits removed, then sliced in half // 338g

For the cinnamon almond streusel

  • 1/4 cup old fashioned oats // 22g
  • 1/2 cup flour // 60g
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar //50g
  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds // 22g
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 stick butter 4 tbsp., melted and cooled // 56g

For icing drizzle

  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar icing sugar // 29g
  • 1 - 2 tbsps. half and half or milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F / 200°C. Line a muffin tin with papers, or butter and flour the pan, or coat with nonstick baking spray. Whichever method you prefer.
  • In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients for the streusel except the melted butter. Pour in the butter and mix with a fork until you have coarse crumbs. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk to combine and set aside.
  • Combine milk, eggs, sugars, vanilla and butter in separate bowl and whisk to incorporate.
  • Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients. Gently stir with a spatula until not quite fully mixed.
  • Add cherries by folding in with a spatula, making sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl. Again, do not overmix. This will make your muffins tough.
  • Fill muffin tins 2/3 full. Sprinkle each muffin with streusel topping.
  • Bake for 18 - 20 minutes, or until a tester comes out with only a few moist crumbs on it.
  • Let muffins cool in tin for 10 minutes before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Once muffins have cooled completely, combine powdered sugar and milk or half & half in a small bowl and drizzle with a spoon over the tops.

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Notes

You can use frozen cherries in place of fresh if cherries are out of season.

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 246mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g