Healthy Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins

          

Don’t let the long ingredient list fool you – easy to prepare, whole grain, low-fat, and delicious!

Original recipe makes 1 dozen cupcakes

Ingredients

1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons white vinegar
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup quick cooking oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 egg
1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cranberries
1/4 cup dried cranberries

  • PREP

    25 mins

  • COOK

    25 mins

  • READY IN

    55 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
  2. Stir milk and vinegar together in a small bowl.
  3. Mix whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, oats, baking soda, ginger, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl.
  4. Whisk pumpkin, brown sugar, white sugar, vegetable oil, and egg together in a separate bowl; beat in milk mixture until smooth. Stir flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until just combined. Fold in fresh and dried cranberries. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool muffins in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 149 kcal
Carbohydrates: 28.1 g
Cholesterol: 18 mg
Fat: 3.4 g
Fiber: 2.1 g
Protein: 2.8 g
Sodium: 236 mg