Healthy Cranberry Walnut Muffins Recipes

CRANBERRY, ORANGE, & WALNUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. arranging a rack in the center of the oven. Generously grease 12 muffin cups. Remove zest from the oranges. Mince the zest and measure out 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon. Squeeze the juice from the oranges and reserve 2/3 cup.
• In a medium bowl, toss together the cranberries, nuts and reserved orange zest. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and the 2/3 cup sugar and whisk together.
• In a medium bowl, combine the reserved orange juice, melted butter and egg. Whisk until blended. Pour the liquid over the flour mixture and stir lightly 3 or 4 times with a rubber spatula, to combine. Add the cranberry-nut mixture and distribute evenly, using as few strokes as possible (the batter will not be perfectly smooth).
• Quickly divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle a pinch of the 1 teaspoon sugar over the top of each muffin. Bake 25 minutes in preheated oven or until golden. Let muffins rest in pan for about 2 minutes. Using a blunt knife, ease the muffins out onto a wire rack and let cool 15-20 minutes.

BANANA WALNUT CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 16 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Combine 2 cups flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl.
• Combine white sugar, melted butter, and eggs in another bowl; whisk until smooth. Mix in bananas, cranberries, and 1/2 cup walnuts. Fold in flour mixture and mix until a lumpy batter forms.
• Spoon batter into lined cups, filling each 3/4 full.
• Mix brown sugar and 3 tablespoons flour in a small bowl. Cut in cubed butter with a pastry cutter or two knives until pea-sized crumbles form. Mix in 1/3 cup walnuts.
• Sprinkle walnut crumble over batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes.

GLUTEN-FREE CRANBERRY WALNUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray 18 muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper liners.
• Place milk and vinegar in a small bowl; stir and set soured milk aside.
• Beat brown sugar, white sugar, and butter together in a bowl using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer until creamy and smooth. Add soured milk, eggs, egg yolk, and vanilla extract; beat until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Mix brown rice flour, white rice flour, flax seeds, baking powder, xanthan gum, cinnamon, and salt together in another bowl. Stir slowly into creamed butter mixture until just mixed. Stir in cranberries and walnuts.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes.