Santa’s Surprise Gingerbread Muffins

Name: Santa's Surprise Gingerbread Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 16 muffins.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup molasses; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon each ground ginger, cloves and allspice; 1 cup buttermilk; 1/2 cup cranberry-raspberry sauce

Cranberry-raspberry sauce is the luscious surprise tucked inside these mouthwatering muffins.—Edie DeSpain, Logan, Utah

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup molasses
3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon each ground ginger, cloves and allspice
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup cranberry-raspberry sauce

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the molasses. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, cloves and allspice; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Fill 16 greased or paper-lined muffin cups half full; spoon about 1-1/2 teaspoons cranberry-raspberry sauce over each. Top with remaining batter. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.