Christmas Sprinkle Buttermilk Muffins

Christmas Sprinkle Buttermilk Muffins – tender buttermilk muffins with festive Christmas colored sprinkles. 

CHRISTMAS SPRINKLE BUTTERMILK MUFFINS

Tender homemade buttermilk muffins with a colorful Christmas twist. These festive muffins are perfect for holiday baking. Easy to make and perfect for serving at breakfast or brunch. Adapted from my Christmas Sprinkle Buttermilk Bread recipe, these muffins are a fun individual serving size that bake up quickly.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Quick and Easy – a simple recipe that’s fun to make!
• Festive – a perfect holiday breakfast or even a gift! These would make a fun gift wrapped in a muffin tin.
• Everyone loves them! – these have been a hit with kids and adults.

Ingredients for Christmas Sprinkle Buttermilk Muffins

• All-Purpose Flour – use the spoon and sweep method to measure flour.
• Sugar – granulated white sugar.
• Baking Powder and Baking Soda – make sure the baking powder and baking soda are fresh for best results.
• Kosher Salt
• Buttermilk – I use reduced-fat buttermilk because that’s what is available in our area.
• Egg – beat lightly before adding buttermilk
• Unsalted Butter – melted and cooled
• Almond Extract – almond extract adds a lovely flavor that I always associate with the holidays. Vanilla extract would be a great substitute.
• Christmas Colored Sprinkles – also called jimmies.
• Christmas Colored Nonpareils – the small, round sprinkles.
• Powdered Sugar – sifted to prevent lumps.
• Light Corn Syrup – for the glaze

HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS SPRINKLE MUFFINS

Be sure to scroll to the recipe card for full instructions.

• Start by preheating oven and lining a loaf pan with parchment paper.
• Combine dry ingredients in a larger bowl.
• In a smaller bowl, combine wet ingredients.
• Stir just until combined and then fold in sprinkles.
• Bake at 425 for 15-18 minutes on upper rack of oven.
• Let cool completely and glaze.

RECIPE TIPS

• For the most tender muffins, mix batter as little as possible.
• Bake just until the center of the muffin springs back lightly when pressed.
• You can use the sprinkles on top of the muffins instead of the nonpareils, but don’t bake the nonpareils into the muffins. The nonpareil’s colors will run into the batter.
• Make the muffins ahead and freeze, then add the glaze before serving.

SPRINKLES (JIMMIES) VS NONPAREILS

This recipe uses sprinkles, aka jimmies, and nonpareils. The sprinkles are the longer rod-shaped pieces and the nonpareils are the smaller, round shapes. The sprinkles are baked into the bread, and the nonpareils are added to the top. The sprinkles are mixed into the batter because the colors won’t run during baking. Only use the nonpareils as the topping, as their colors will bleed if added to the batter.

More Christmas Recipe Favorites

• M&M Christmas Cookie Bars
• Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board
• Snowman Cheese Ball
• Rudolph Cheese Ball
• Christmas Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies