One of my favorite memories growing up was my Mom’s delicious Currant Muffins. It was amazing how she could take a tiny Bitter “berry” type fruit and turn it into something so delicious.
What is a Currant you ask? Ok; I admit Currants aren’t the most well-known berry. Currants are the berries from a Fast Growing Shrub; that grow in a clustered ‘grape-like’ fashion. They are small with seeds in the center. They are quite bitter on their own, but when cooked can be turned into some of the most delicious Jelly, muffins, juice and purees!
A sweet and Tart Currant Muffins Recipe
So let me share with you our Currant Muffin Recipe; in the chance that you ARE familiar with Currants and would like some more ideas on what to actually DO with them! This is actually one of our favorite recipes. It’s a deliciously sweet and tart breakfast muffin. And our currant muffins recipe is perfect to please the entire family. It’s a lot less sweet than a typical muffin you will find in a bakery so truly makes a hearty breakfast.
Currant Muffins Recipe; a Family Favorite Breakfast Recipe
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a Delicious and hearty breakfast Currant muffin recipe that kids and adults alike love.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil (we use Olive oil..because well..we use Olive oil for EVERYTHING)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1-2 cups Frozen Currant berries (not processed, un-stemmed, washed and frozen whole)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Grease Muffin cups or use paper liners.
- Beat egg, stir in milk and oil.
- Sift flour and measure and add Sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Combine Dry ingredients with the egg mixture.
- Stir until the flour is moistened.
- Batter should be slightly lumpy. Don't over mix.
- Gently Fold in still frozen Currant Berries. If you like a lot of berries in your muffins add a full 2 cups; if you like less, only add 1 cup.
- Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm and enjoy!
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Let me know what YOUR favorite way to use Currants are!
Have you tried our Currant muffins recipe? What did you think? Let us know!
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Amber
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Besides my quirky obsession with BBC classics, Sci-Fy, Dystopian novels, Fantasy, DR Pepper, Chocolate, and Popcorn; I also have a passion for photography, baking and creating recipes, crafts & crochet, tabletop board games, and camping. My Husband and I have 4 children, 2 girls ages 2 and 8 years. And 2 boys ages 12 and 14.I am the owner & editor of Busy Creating Memories located just north of the greater Salt Lake City, Utah area.
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Could those look any more perfect or delicious! I've never tried anything with currants actually. I'll have to look for them at my grocery store next time…thank you!
Hey, thanks for linking up on our Fitness Hop! I got your extra link straightened out;)
Pam
Those look delicious, Amber. I have never tried currents but I want too after seeing those pictures.
Theresa
These look a lot like the little treats my husband likes to bring back from China that I absolutely love. I am going to have to make these to see if they compare. Thanks for sharing!
Robin (Masshole Mommy)
LOL, thank you so much for telling us what a currant was. I’ve never heard of one and I honestly don’t think they even sell them around here…..maybe they do, but I can’t say I’ve noticed. I will have to check the next time I am at the store.
Sarah Bailey
WOW those look yummy, I do love a good muffin and I don’t think I have had a currant one before but I would sure like to try one of yours! x
Terry (My Journey With Candida)
I haven’t eaten anything with currants in it for many years. The last time I used them was when my Daughter and her friend brought me back some and ask me to make them something. This is when they were little. I made currant crip.
Katherine Bartlett
Now I love currants so this would be the perfect muffin to make for me!
Amberlee Cave
Those look amazing! I have been seeing currants everywhere. I’ll will have to try these out.
Rosey
I have never even tried a currant but now I want to!!!
Michele
I have certainly heard of currants but do not remember ever eating them. This muffin recipe looks easy enough for even me to make. now if I can find currants (frozen or otherwise) in a store near me I will certainly try to make them.
Anita Breeze
It’s so awesome that there are people who know what currants are! I grew up with both red and black currants growing in our yard. My mom made currant jelly, currant juice, dried currants. Never currant muffins though. These look delicious!
Tess
I’ve never tried currants either. They look good in a muffin andwould make a great breakfast or snack.
Pam
This brings back a lot of memories. We use to pick currants when I was a little girl and my mom would bake wonderful desserts with them.
Bobbi Renee Hass-Burleson
I have never used currants before. I pinned this so I can give it a try 🙂
Slap Dash Mom
I’ve never tried currant. The muffins look delicious but I’m such a baby when it comes to trying new things LOL. I’m going to have to take the plunge. 😉
amanda
i like currants actually – so this recipe looks good for my family.
Fan R @TeddyOutReady
I like currants and thank you for the recipe, my hubby love muffins, but with currants it almost impossible to find one around in the city. I know they taste awesome.
Jenny
looks so good 😀 i’m not a fan of berries, other than straw berries but I’d totally eat this.
Melanie
These look really great! I don’t think I ever cooked with currants before…Must try this out !
Anastasiia
I made these muffins with black currant and they were absolutely delicious ^^
Thanks for sharing recipes!!!
Amber
Oh I would love to get some black currants to try with these muffins!! I’ve only ever tried red currants, huckleberries, blueberries, cinnamon chips, and chocolate chips (my kids begged me, it was a treat day). But man, black currants would be amazing!
Carole Orpe
Its sad that our government banned currants from being grown in this country (thought that currant bushes caused some kind of blight on white pine trees) but 50 yrs later they realize it didn’t. So now we can buy currant bushes from certain nurseries. I have one on order for next spring, lovely blackcurrants. Red currants are available at Vons market in So Cal just now.
R
Just made these and found them super tasty! Works great with fresh currants, but beware of using muffin liners as it will stick to the paper. Can’t wait to make again!