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Wellness Wednesday - Orange Cranberry Muffins

  • Writer: Zachary Blazier
    Zachary Blazier
  • Jan 16, 2019
  • 2 min read

Boost your students immunity with these delicious rays of sunshine. Orange Cranberry Muffins with a hidden veggie. They will thank you for their delicious snack and you can relax knowing it's packed with vitamin C, fiber, and protein!

Ingredients

  1. 2 cup – flour, whole wheat

  2. 2 teaspoon – baking powder

  3. 1/2 teaspoon – salt

  4. 1/4 cup packed – brown sugar

  5. 1/4 cup – honey

  6. 1 1/4 cup grated – carrot

  7. 1 tbsp – orange zest

  8. 1/4 cup – orange juice

  9. 1 large – egg

  10. 3/4 cup – buttermilk

  11. 2 teaspoon – vanilla extract

  12. 1/2 cup – coconut oil

  13. 1/2 cup – cranberries, dried

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

  2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.

  3. In a separate bowl combine brown sugar, honey, grated carrots, orange zest, orange juice, egg, buttermilk, vanilla extract and melted coconut.

  4. Pour liquid ingredients into flour mixture and add cranberries. Stir JUST until combined.

  5. Line muffins tins with 12 cupcake liners and fill evenly. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the tops spring back when you touch them.

Tips for Making Amazing Muffins

  1. Don’t Over Mix. As with all muffins, make sure you don’t over mix the batter. That’s the number one mistake people make. Mix until the ingredients are just barely incorporated and then stop!

  2. Mix Wet and Dry Separately. To prevent the mix from being overworked, first mix the wet ingredients together in one bowl and mix the dry ingredients in another.

  3. Add your flavors last. Spices should be added with all the other dry ingredients, fruit, nuts, and anything lumpy should be added last. Give the batter one more light-handed stir once you’ve added them in and then you’re done.

  4. Don’t overfill. Try to fill the cups ¾ full to get muffins with nice round tops, and to prevent them from spilling out over the top of the cups.

  5. Use a cookie scoop. To transfer your batter into the muffin cups without making a mess, try using a cookie scoop. There are different sizes of scoops, but a scoop that holds about 3 tablespoons is perfect for regular muffins.

Nutrition Facts

  1. NUTRITION PER SERVING% DAILY VALUE

  2. Calories: 21211%

  3. Fat: 10 g15%

  4. Carb: 29 g10%

  5. Fiber: 2 g8%

  6. Protein: 3 g6%

  7. Sugar: 13 g

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