Cranberry Apple Spice Muffins

3 cups pancake mix
3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, OR:
2-3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 cup melted butter, room temperature
2 eggs, room temperature
1 1/4 cups milk, 2% or whole
2/3 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup peeled and diced apples,
OR,
1 cup dried apples (simmered in 1/3 cup apple cider till softened, cool)
Optional: coarsely chopped nuts: hazelnuts, pecans, walnuts

Cranberry Orange Muffins

3 cups pancake mix
1 cup melted butter, room temperature
2 eggs, room temperature
1 1/4 cups milk, 2% or whole
2/3 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup dried cranberries (simmered in 1/3 cup orange juice till plump, cool)
OR,
1 1/2 cup fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped
zest of one orange

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, line muffin pans with liners.
In one bowl, sift together: flour and spices
In another bowl, mix together the butter, eggs, milk and sugars
By hand, pour the wet mixture into the flour bowl and stir till combined
Fold in the cranberries and zest.
Scoop batter into the paper liners, filling each one to the top.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean