Cranberry Muffins
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Was | 6POINTS
Now | 2POINTS
Servings | 12
Preparation Time | 17 min
Cooking Time | 25 min
Level of Difficulty | Easy
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.
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1 sprays cooking spray
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
- 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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