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Lemon Cranberry Muffins

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 205 min

These sweet muffins are easy to make and delicious to have. The tanginess from the cranberries adds another level of flavor that makes these muffins a hit.

Makes

12 servings

Serving size

1 muffin

Ingredients

¾ cup sugar 

1 ¼ cups flour 

1 teaspoon baking powder 

¼ teaspoon baking soda 

⅓ cup dried cranberries 

¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 

2 medium eggs 

¾ teaspoon vanilla extract 

½ cup sour cream 

2 tablespoons lemon juice 

2 teaspoons lemon zest

 

Special Equipment 

Muffin tin and liners 

Sifter 

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. 
  2. Place liners in each muffin tin. 
  3. Sift the sugar, flour, baking powder, and baking soda together. 
  4. Stir in the cranberries. Set aside. 
  5. Mix the butter, eggs, vanilla, sour cream, lemon juice and zest together until well blended. 
  6. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet, just until it comes together. 
  7. Place about 2 ounces of batter into each muffin liner. 
  8. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until edges turn golden and a toothpick comes out clean. 
  9. Let muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then move to cooling racks. 

Cooking Tip

Serve muffins with fresh fruit.

Recipe contributed by Satellite Healthcare

Nutrition Info

Nutrition Info

Makes: 12 servings  Serving size: 1 muffin

Calories

184

Fat

8 g

Saturated Fat

5 g

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

46 mg

Carbohydrates

26 g

Sugar

16 g

Fiber

1 g

Protein

2 g

Sodium

78 mg

Calcium

32 mg

Phosphorus

38 mg

Potassium

30 mg