Low Fat Cran-Blueberry Muffins While touted as a "healthy" breakfast option the truth about muffins is that they're still laden with fat and cholesterol in the form of oil/butter and eggs. Substituing applesauce for these items makes a truly "healthier" muffin option. In a large bowl, stir flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.

Ingredients of Low Fat Cran-Blueberry Muffins

  1. You need 2 cup of all-purpose flour.
  2. It's 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.
  3. Prepare 2 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
  4. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
  5. It's 3/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce.
  6. It's 1 cup of 1% milk (can substitute soy or almond milk for dairy free option).
  7. It's 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
  8. It's 1/2 cup of unsweetened dried cranberries (such as Ocean Spray Craisins).
  9. Prepare 1/2 cup of fresh blueberries washed and gently dried (may use frozen, thaw first, but fresh is best).
  10. Prepare of Optional topping.
  11. It's 2 tsp of additional sugar.
  12. You need 1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon.
  13. You need of non-food.
  14. It's 12 of paper muffin tin liners.

Low Fat Cran-Blueberry Muffins step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F and place one paper liner per well in a muffin tin..
  2. In a medium bowl place the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Stir to combine..
  3. Add applesauce, milk and vanilla. Stir until just incorporated..
  4. Gently fold in cranberries and blueberries..
  5. Fill paper lined muffin cups evenly until all batter is used, a little over 3/4 full each. Mix additional sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle on top of batter in each cup if desired..
  6. Bake in pre-heated oven 20-25 minutes or until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Do not over-Bake or they will be dry..
  7. Remove from oven. Let cool in muffin tin for 10 minutes. Remove muffins from tin and place on wire rack to cool completely. Eat and enjoy a "better for you" muffin!.
  8. NOTE: If you would like to enjoy these warm you will have to spray your paper liners with cooking spray. Due to the lack of oil they tend to stick to the liners while still warm. They sometimes stick when cool as well, so spraying anyway may be desired. Although this does add a trivial amount of oil. They always come clean out of the paper on day two without spray, for some crazy reason. Lol. You can also spray your muffin tin directly instead of using paper liners..

The fat of traditional recipes is cut by using a small amount of heart-healthy canola oil instead of butter or margarine and fat-free milk is used instead of whole or skim milk. Those simple swaps make these blueberry muffins a win-win situation. These muffins freeze well, so make a couple of batches to keep on hand for a fast, easy breakfast or snack. (Bonus: This recipe can easily be adapted for vegans simply by using an egg-replacer.) Low-Fat Banana Muffins Grease muffin cups or use paper muffin liners. In a large bowl, mix together applesauce, egg, brown sugar, and vanilla. Sift together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

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