Skinny Chocolate Cranberry Muffins Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk and butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and chocolate., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar and enough cranberry juice to achieve drizzling consistency. Drizzle over muffins.

DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°. Grease 12 medium muffin cups, 2 3/4x1 1/4 inches, with shortening; or line muffin cups with paper baking cups and spray with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, 1/3 cup sugar, the cocoa, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Stir in egg, milk, butter and chocolate chips just until blended. Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full.
• Mix cream cheese, melted baking chips and 1 tablespoon sugar in small bowl until smooth. Stir in cranberries. Drop spoonfuls of cream cheese mixture onto muffin batter, pressing down slightly.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until muffins are puffed and cream cheese mixture is light golden brown. Remove from pan to wire rack. Cool 15 minutes before serving.

CUTE CRANBERRY TANGERINE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• Simmer dried cranberries and tangerine juice in a small saucepan over medium heat; remove pan from heat and set aside to cool.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Mix butter, tangerine zest, and 1 cup sugar in a separate large bowl, using an electric mixer, until mixture is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl and beat eggs into butter mixture, one at a time, until thoroughly combined.
• Gently fold flour mixture into the butter mixture, alternating with milk in two additions, until batter is just mixed. Fold cranberries and juice into batter. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups and top with 1 teaspoon sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until muffins are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack.

CRANBERRY CHOCOLATE ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.
• Place cranberries, orange zest, and baking soda in a bowl. Pour boiling water on top. Let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes.
• Mix brown sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Add the cranberry mixture and beat well.
• Stir flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl; stir into the cranberry mixture until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips gently. Spoon batter evenly into the prepared tin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and tops spring back when touched, 20 to 25 minutes.

SKINNY CHOCOLATE & CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and cinnamon into a bowl. Stir in the sugar and cranberries. Microwave the chocolate on Medium for 1-1½ mins, stir, then set aside.
• Mix the yogurt and milk with the oil and egg. Make a well in centre of the dry mix and gently stir in the liquid. Drizzle half the chocolate over the mix, gently fold in until swirled, then repeat with the remaining chocolate. Take care not to over-mix. Spoon the mix into the muffin cases and bake for 15-20 mins until risen and firm to the touch.

BAKERY STYLE CRANBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Line muffin pan with paper liners.
• Whisk flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
• Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, melted butter and vanilla extract in another bowl.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. mix just until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• Stir in the chocolate and cranberries.
• Divide among muffin cups.
• Top with cinnamon sugar and/or sanding sugar.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. This can potentially be as little as 15 minutes for small muffins, up to 30 minutes for jumbo muffins with frozen cranberries.
• Let cool slightly, then cool completely on a rack. Best served the day they are baked, but freeze well also.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, coarsely chop cranberries.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs, milk, oil, orange zest and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, just until combined. Fold in chopped cranberries and chocolate chips. Do not overmix.
• Spoon batter into greased or lined (with paper liners) muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until puffed, golden and a tester inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on rack.