Recipes from Maria's Kitchen

Cranberry Muffin

Was POINTS® value of | 6
Now POINTS® value of | 2
Servings | 12
Preparation Time | 17 min
Cooking Time | 25 min
Level of Difficulty | Easy

desserts | If you gave up muffins because you were shocked by their calorie and fat content, listen up: Our delicious, healthier version has a fraction of the calories and fat.

Ingredients:
1 serving cooking spray (5 one-second sprays per serving)
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup uncooked old fashioned oats
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp table salt
1 cup fat-free vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup fat-free skim milk
2 Tbsp fat-free egg substitute
1 Tbsp reduced-calorie margarine, melted
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 Tbsp sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400ºF. Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray or fill pan with paper liners.

Combine flour, oats, 1/4 cup of sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Mix well with a fork, make a well in the center and set aside.

Whisk yogurt, milk, egg substitute, margarine and vanilla together in a small bowl. Fold mixture into dry ingredients until blended; fold in cranberries. Spoon batter into prepared pan, filling each cup about 2/3 full.

Bake for 20 minutes; sprinkle tops of muffins with remaining tablespoon of sugar. Bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean, about 5 minutes more. Allow to cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.

We renovated Cranberry Muffins by:
Using fat-free yogurt to yield a moist texture while cutting back on oil.

Replacing the remaining fat with reduced-calorie margarine.

Swapping fat-free egg substitute for whole eggs.

Opting for fat-free milk over whole milk.



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