Best Low Cholesterol Cranberry Muffins Recipes

LEMON-CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat 12 (1/2-cup) muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper liners.
• Whisk 1/2 cup sugar, yogurt, oil, egg, 2 teaspoons lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla in a medium bowl.
• Whisk flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add the yogurt mixture and fold until almost blended. Gently fold in cranberries. Divide the batter among the muffin cups. Combine the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and remaining 1 teaspoon lemon zest in a small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over the tops of the muffins.
• Bake the muffins until golden brown and they spring back lightly to the touch, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool for at least 5 minutes before serving.

DELIGHTFUL (LOW-FAT) CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Coat a 12-muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
• Whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt and set aside.
• Beat the egg, sugar and margarine with an electric mixer set on medium until smooth.
• Add the orange juice and orange peel and beat again.
• Mix the flour and cranberries into the batter by hand just until combined.
• Spoon the batter into the muffin cups so that each is about two-thirds full.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes our until the muffins are lightly browned, puff up and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in the tin set on a wire rack for about 10 minutes.
• Remove the muffins from the tin and eat them warm or let them cool completely on wire rack.

LOW CHOLESTEROL CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400°F.
• Prepare muffin pan using liners or spray with non-stick spray.
• In a mixing bowl,mix together first 3 dried ingredients, excluding cranberries, using a wire whisk.
• In a separate container, combine wet ingredients, stir then add to dry ingredients.
• Stir together quickly. Do not over mix.
• Stir in dried cranberries.
• Fill muffin cups 3/4 full. ( I like to use an ice cream scoop).
• For an extra sweet treat, sprinkle remaining granulated sugar on top of the muffins if desired.
• Bake at 400°F in a preheated oven for 15 minutes or until muffin tops are lightly browned.
• Cool on a wire rack.

LEMON CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Mix lemon juice and milk in a measuring cup, to sour milk; beat eggs, oil, and milk mixture in a bowl. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture until just moistened; fold in cranberries. Fill prepared muffin cups two-thirds full; sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack.