Low Fat Cranberry Orange Muffins 2 Recipes

CRANBERRY-ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Mix in cranberries.
• Whisk together orange juice, sugar, melted butter, egg, and orange zest in a separate bowl. Add orange juice mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened; do not overmix. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and firm to the touch, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix together powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon orange juice, and orange zest for glaze. Add more orange juice, if necessary, to reach desired consistency. Drizzle glaze over cooled muffins.

CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.

DELIGHTFUL (LOW-FAT) CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Coat a 12-muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
• Whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt and set aside.
• Beat the egg, sugar and margarine with an electric mixer set on medium until smooth.
• Add the orange juice and orange peel and beat again.
• Mix the flour and cranberries into the batter by hand just until combined.
• Spoon the batter into the muffin cups so that each is about two-thirds full.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes our until the muffins are lightly browned, puff up and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in the tin set on a wire rack for about 10 minutes.
• Remove the muffins from the tin and eat them warm or let them cool completely on wire rack.

LOW FAT CRANBERRY ORANGE MUFFINS (2)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix dry ingredients (including orange rind).
• Add wet ingredients and mix until just mixed.
• Lightly oil a muffin tin, fill and bake for 20-25 minutes or until just lightly browned around the edges.
• Allow to cool before removing from tin.
• Note: When muffins are cool, put away in plastic bags.
• Unlike other muffins they will stay better this way.
• Due to the low fat content they will dry out quickly, this way they will stay moist and yummy.
• VARIATIONS: Make a higher fat muffin by replacing the apple sauce with canola oil.
• Use other dried fruits like apricots, figs, prunes or dates.
• Use fresh or frozen raspberries instead of cranberries.
• Use 2 cups whole wheat or spelt flour for a heartier muffin.