It's that time of year when cherries are in season and at their sweetest juiciest best. This recipe for fresh cherry almond muffins from Frugal Mom Eh! is delicious!
Ingredients
3 cups all purpose flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp. allspice
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup milk at room temperature
2 tsp almond extract
1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 cups cherries, pitted and chopped
Sliced almonds
Optional vanilla frosting
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In medium bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
In large bowl, with electric mixer, combine eggs and sugar. All milk, almond extract and melted butter. Mix well.
Gently pour in dry ingredients and mix until well combined but do not over mix.
Fold in cherries
Grease jumbo muffins pan. Divide batter evenly among 10 - 12 muffins. Press sliced almonds on top.
Bake at 425 for 5 minutes, then lower temperature to 350 degrees for 16-18 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool for several minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
Drizzle muffins with melted vanilla frosting, if desired.
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