Apple, Cranberry & Cheddar Muffins
Category
Breakfast & Brunch
Servings
It’s important to have a healthy, hearty breakfast. If you start your day off with a filling meal, you’ll be energized to tackle just about anything that pops up. Our lactose free apple cheddar muffins are perfect for breakfast or as a nice snack before or after lunch. The recipe creates 12 muffins, making it a great menu choice when hosting a breakfast get-together. The muffins feature a wholesome blend of cheddar cheese and finely diced apples. The mixture perfectly complements one another—on the one hand, you have a sharp kick from the cheddar, and on the other, the apples provide some refreshing sweetness.
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Ingredients
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
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4 ounces Cabot Sharp Cheddar, grated (about 1 cup)
- ⅓ cup canola or other vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup peeled and finely diced apples
Directions
- PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Coat insides of 12-hole muffin pan with cooking spray or line with muffin cups.
- WHISK together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. Stir in grated cheddar.
- WHISK together cranberry juice, vegetable oil and egg, in another bowl. Add juice mixture to dry ingredients along with apples and cranberries; stir just until dry ingredients are incorporated, but batter is still lumpy.
- FILL muffin cups about two-thirds full. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until nicely browned on top and skewer inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand for about 1 minute before removing from pan.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- per serving
- Calories
- 165
- Fat
- 4 grams
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 grams
- 10%
- Cholesterol
- 30 milligrams
- 10%
- Sodium
- 307 milligrams
- 13%
- Carbs
- 28 grams
- 9%
- Fiber
- 0.5 grams
- 2%
- Protein
- 5.5 grams
- Calcium
- 112 milligrams
- 11%