If you like fruit, I highly recommend giving these zesty cranberry lemon muffins a try. They are tart and just sweet enough to make you feel like you are eating a dessert. Yet, they are balanced to be more hearty and filling than your ordinary sweet muffins.

I chose to use dried cranberries for the chewiness factor, but they could easily be traded for fresh ones. The choice is yours. Add in some nuts if you like for an even more pleasant surprise for your tastebuds. If you want to learn how to make zesty cranberry lemon muffins, keep reading. These are super fast to make!

If you are still confused on how to make zesty cranberry lemon muffins, check out this brief tutorial. You’ll be zipping down to the store to make these delightful muffins today. And while you are add it, hop on over to the banana muffin recipe and have a fruitastic filled day!

Cranberry Lemon Muffins

A hearty cranberry muffin lower in sugar and rich in flavor. The lemon brightens the tart cranberries and enhances the sweetness.

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Prep Time10 minutes minutes

Cook Time18 minutes minutes

Servings12

Calories 233.2

Ingredients

• 2 cups (300g) flour
• 1 cup (160g) dried cranberries
• ¾ cup (180mL) milk
• ¾ cup (150g) sugar
• 2 large (100g) eggs
• ⅓ cup (80mL) olive oil
• 3 tbs (45mL) zest and juice of a lemon
• 1 tsp (6g) baking soda
• ½ tsp (2.5g) salt

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400F (200C.)
• Grease or line a muffin tin with paper cups.
• Toss cranberries in 2 tbs of the flour, set aside. Zest and juice one lemon.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and zest.
• In a smaller bowl, combine milk, eggs, oil and lemon juice. Pour wet ingredients into dry, mixing until just combined. Fold in cranberries.
• Divide batter equally into each muffin tin, about 3 tbs.
• Bake 16 – 19 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Notes

If you omit the lemon juice, please use 1 tsp (4g) baking powder instead of the baking soda.

Nutrition Facts

Cranberry Lemon Muffins

Serving Size

 

1 muffin

Amount per Serving

Calories

233.2

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

7

g

11

%

Saturated Fat

 

1.1

g

7

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

0.9

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

4.4

g

Sodium

 

118.5

mg

5

%

Carbohydrates

 

39.1

g

13

%

Fiber

 

1.1

g

5

%

Protein

 

3.8

g

8

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

* Calories provided as a courtesy and not guaranteed.