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Apple cranberry muffins with streusel topping
These apple cranberry muffins with streusel topping are perfectly crumbly and tart, speckled with sweet apples, explosive fresh cranberries and lip-puckering lemon zest. A sweet streusel topping of Cranberry Crunch granola, brown sugar and coconut oil (or butter) crowns the whole affair.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 289 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tsps baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- ½ cup maple syrup/ honey
- 1 cup Honeycrisp or Cortland apples
- 1 cup cranberries
For streusel topping:
- ½ cup AP flour
- ½ cup granola
- ½ cup Coconut oil or butter melted
- ½ cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Chop apple.
- Mix dry ingredients together.
- In a separate bowl, whisk egg thoroughly until airy. Add oil, applesauce and maple syrup in a steady stream, continuing to whisk throughout.
- Make a well in the middle of the dry mixture, and add wet mixture. Stir only until combined (do not over mix).
- Add the apple and cranberries and fold them in gently.
- Oil a muffin pan very thoroughly. Fill each muffin cavity to the top.
- If using streusel topping, stir all the dry ingredients together. Add melted coconut oil or butter slowly, and stir to combine. Top each muffin with a tablespoon of streusel topping.
- Bake at 400F for 20-25 mins, until the tops are golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
289kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
46g
(15%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.002g
Cholesterol
14mg
(5%)
Sodium
128mg
(5%)
Potassium
129mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
37IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
76mg
(8%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 289
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 289kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 46g | 15% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.002g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 128mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 129mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 37IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 76mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.