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Gingerbread muffins with cream cheese frosting

Gingerbread Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting

These gingerbread muffins with cream cheese frosting are a cozy morning recipe and perfect for Christmas morning breakfast!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup 1 stick butter, melted in microwave for 30 seconds
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup apple sauce
  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 tsp. ground ginger
  • 2 Tbs. crystalized ginger diced into small pieces
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. cloves or all spice I used all spice
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • For the Frosting
  • 4 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat over to 350
  • Combine melted butter, sugar, vanilla, egg and apple sauce. Once combined, add in remaining ingredients.
  • Use a cookie scoop to scoop mixture into 12 lined baking cups
  • Bake at 350 for 20 minutes
  • While muffins are baking, make frosting by simply combining cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla.
  • Remove muffins from oven and let cool.
  • Remove wrapper and frost

Notes

Keep muffins in the refrigerator, due to cream cheese in the frosting

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 84mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g