Fresh Cranberry Muffins

These muffins are great for using up leftover cranberry sauce.

Makes: 12 muffins
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Recipe Created By: Charlyn Fargo
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups white whole-wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon chia or flax, ground
  •  cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup fresh cranberries, chopped or ½ cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
  • ⅔ cup skim milk
  • ⅓ cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
  • ½ cup pecans, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Combine flour, chia or flax, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl; stir well with a whisk.
  3. Chop fresh cranberries in a food processor and add to the flour mixture, or, if you prefer a sweeter muffin, use whole-berry cranberry sauce. Make a well in the center of mixture.
  4. Combine milk, butter, orange juice, orange rind, vanilla and egg. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Add chopped pecans.
  5. Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups with liners. Bake for 18 minutes. Remove muffins from pan immediately and allow to cool on a wire rack.

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