77 fruit muffin recipes

Miniature cream cheese tassies filled with apricot fruit filling, nuts, and vanilla in a buttery pastry cup. Bite-sized holiday cookies baked in mini muffin tins.

Cinnamon raisin muffins with a farina-boosted crumb, brushed with fruit juice and rolled in sugar for a sparkly, sweet crust. Makes a dozen in 40 minutes.

Big-batch raisin bran muffins spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, loaded with mixed dried fruit and nuts. Buttermilk batter that keeps in the fridge for weeks.

Victorian jewels, glistening mini fruitcakes: brandy-soaked candied fruit and raisins in a spiced walnut batter, baked as bite-size muffins and glazed with melted jelly so they shine. A jewel-like holiday gift.

Buttery blueberry muffins bursting with berries thanks to a clever trick: mashing half a cup of blueberries into the batter for intense fruit flavor in every single bite.

Quick orange-scented muffins with chopped pecans and a hidden center of sugar-free cherry fruit spread. Made with low-fat baking mix and ready in 45 minutes.

Fruity cake loaded with dried dates, papaya, pears, and raisins baked with honey, sesame oil, and orange zest using a muffin mix shortcut. A dense, fruit-packed holiday loaf.

Peanut butter and jelly muffins made with whole wheat flour, crunchy peanut butter cut into the dry mix, and a hidden spoonful of fruit preserves in the center of each one.

Quick fig muffins with a tender crumb, sweetened naturally with California dried figs. A vintage gem recipe that turns stewed fruit into warm, wholesome breakfast treats in under 30 minutes.

Prune puree: a low-fat baking substitute made from blended pitted prunes with fruit juice and lecithin. Replace butter or oil in brownies, cakes, and muffins with richer, moister results.

Apricot poppy seed muffins use a clever shortcut: a jar of apricot baby food gives the batter even fruit distribution and a tender, almost cake-like crumb dotted with crunchy poppy seeds.

Easy mini cheesecakes baked in a muffin tin, each on a single vanilla wafer crust, no springform pan needed. Creamy, individual portions to top with fruit, lemon curd, or melted chocolate.

Blueberry drop cookies fold fresh blueberries and bright lemon zest into a soft cake-style dough, then bake into pillowy, fruit-studded rounds. A summer cookie that's halfway to a muffin top.