Cranberry Orange Muffins
Bake a batch of these low-sugar muffins to get in the festive spirit! Your house will smell incredible after making these, and it can be a great activity to make with your kids too. These have very little sugar in them- just the sugar from the small amount of honey and what is in the fruit, so it is a great option for the whole family if you are mindful of how much sugar might be consumed over the festive period!
Makes: 12
Prep: 20 Mins
Cooking Time: 25 Mins
Ready In: 45 Mins
- 250g Self Raising Flour
- 1tsp Baking Powder
- 2 Oranges, zest only
- 3tbsp Orange Juice
- 1/2tsp Ground Cardamom
- 150ml Whole Milk
- 50g Butter, melted
- 2 Eggs
- 3tbsp Honey
- 125g Fresh Cranberries
- Preheat the oven to 170C/150C Fan/Gas 3. Grease a muffin tin with a little butter.
- In a measuring jug add the milk and 3tbsp of the orange juice, Stir (this will start to make a butter milk so don’t panic when it thickens).
- In a large bowl add the self-raising flour, baking powder, the orange zest and ground cardamom. Give a little stir.
- Whisk the eggs, then add the eggs, melted butter, milk and honey to your flour mix. Stir to combine then finally fold in the cranberries.
- Spoon into the muffin tray and bake for 20-25 mins. Leave to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Method
- Preheat the oven to 170C/150C Fan/Gas 3. Grease a muffin tin with a little butter.
- In a measuring jug add the milk and 3tbsp of the orange juice, Stir (this will start to make a butter milk so don’t panic when it thickens).
- In a large bowl add the self-raising flour, baking powder, the orange zest and ground cardamom. Give a little stir.
- Whisk the eggs, then add the eggs, melted butter, milk and honey to your flour mix. Stir to combine then finally fold in the cranberries.
- Spoon into the muffin tray and bake for 20-25 mins. Leave to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Ingredients
- 250g Self Raising Flour
- 1tsp Baking Powder
- 2 Oranges, zest only
- 3tbsp Orange Juice
- 1/2tsp Ground Cardamom
- 150ml Whole Milk
- 50g Butter, melted
- 2 Eggs
- 3tbsp Honey
- 125g Fresh Cranberries
Additional Information
Please note this is not suitable for infants under 12 months as it contains honey.
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