Low Fat Raspberry Corn Muffins Recipe

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Low Fat Raspberry Corn Muffins Recipe

The last time I made corn muffins they came out a lot better than I expected, so I decided to try it again.  When I saw the list of ingredients that goes into this Raspberry Corn Muffins Recipe, my first thought was, “how can it not be good.” The apricot, raspberries, and orange zest were a delicious combination of flavors, and if you serve them hot with melted butter they are delicious. This is another simple recipe that you can put together very quickly so you can have hot muffins on the table in less than an hour. This recipe calls for frozen raspberries but with the berry season approaching, fresh would be the best; when they become available.

The next time you’re in the mood to do some baking give this Low Fat Raspberry Corn Muffins Recipe a try; you and your family will love them. Adapted from Food Network.

Low Fat Raspberry Corn Muffins Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12-24

Ingredients
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2½ cups yellow cornmeal
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups low-fat buttermilk
  • ½ cup apricot nectar
  • 3 tablespoons grape seed oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • 4 large egg whites
  • 2 cups frozen raspberries

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375F.
  2. In a large bowl whisk all the dry ingredients together.
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  4. In a medium size bowl mix together the buttermilk, apricot nectar, grape seed oil, vanilla, and orange zest.
  5. In a separate bowl beat the egg whites until peaks form.
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  7. Gradually mix the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients, and then gently fold in the egg whites, followed with the raspberries. (Just mix until combined so as not to break up the berries.)
  8. Spray 12 large muffin cups with cooking spray and divide the batter between the 12 cups. (If you use a cupcake tin this recipe will make 24.) Bake for 30 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool for a few minutes, remove the muffins to a wire rack for cooling.

Low Fat Raspberry Corn Muffins Recipe

Ginger Date Muffins Recipe

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Ginger Date Muffins Recipe

The local market was running dates on sale and my wife purchased some of them thinking they would make a nice snack; but she changed her mind deciding they weren’t such a nice snack after all. So what can you prepare with dates? I am sure there are a lot of recipes that you can use dates as one of the ingredients such as date bars or cookies; when I saw this Ginger Date Muffins Recipe I thought it looked pretty good so I decided to give it a try. I was a little skeptical because I wasn’t sure how the flavor of ginger would taste with the dates, but they were really good. When you are preparing the batter it will be thick so you will have to spoon it into the muffin cups-it should be that way.

Like most muffin recipes, this is a simple recipe, and you will have hot muffins on the table in less than an hour. This recipe will make 12 regular size muffins, or 6 jumbos.

 

Ginger Date Muffins Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: Makes 12

Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup dates (finely chopped)

Instructions
  1. Pre-Heat Oven to 400.
  2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and salt. Mix thoroughly and set aside.
  3. In a separate large bowl mix together buttermilk, egg, oil, and vanilla.
  4. Gradually add the flour mixture into the milk mixture; stir until just combined. Fold in the dates.
  5. Using a muffin tin with liners, or lightly sprayed with cooking spray, spoon the batter into the muffin cups.

 

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Blueberry Corn Muffins Recipe

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Blueberry Corn Muffins Recipe

I guess I am rushing the season a little bit but I don’t very often bake corn muffins. When I saw this recipe it looked pretty good so I decided to splurge and pick up some fresh blueberries at the local market. According to the recipe you can use fresh or frozen blueberries, but I don’t seem to have very good luck using frozen blueberries. This recipe also gives you the option of using a granulated artificial sweetener or sugar so I decided to use Splenda in this recipe. This is a simple recipe that is quick to put together and you can have hot corn muffins on the table in less than an hour. If you like corn muffins give this recipe a try. If you have never made these before it’s a nice treat. Enjoy

Blueberry Corn Muffins Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Brunch
Serves: Makes 12

Ingredients
  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1¼ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup sugar or artificial granulated sweetener
  • ½ cup butter or margarine (softened)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries (fresh or frozen)

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. In a medium size bowl combine all the dry ingredients.
  3. In a large bowl whisk together the egg and butter until the butter forms small lumps in the mix. Then mix in the buttermilk and vanilla. Using a large spoon gradually mix in the dry ingredients and then fold in the blueberries.
  4. Spoon batter into muffin cups. (This recipe will make 6 jumbo muffins or 12 regular size)
  5. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.

 

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Cranberry Muffins Recipe

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Cranberry Muffins Recipe

I really like fresh cranberries they are so much better than the canned berry sauces. For some reason I never thought of them being used in a muffin recipe. I was running out of treats to go with my coffee so when I saw this Cranberry Muffins Recipe I thought I would give it a try. Cranberries are kind of sour; I wasn’t sure if the sweetness of the batter would incorporate into them or not. As it turned out, the cranberries blended very well with the other muffin ingredients. These muffins have a nice moist texture and are very good, and the color for the holidays, doesn’t get much better. I prepared the recipe as written. This is a very simple recipe. It takes very little time to put it together so you can have hot Cranberry Muffins on the table in about half an hour. Enjoy

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups of flour

1 cup of cranberries, either fresh or frozen

1 cup of Milk

½ cup of sugar

¼ cup of melted butter

1 tablespoon of baking powder

1 medium egg

1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 375F-grease or spray muffin tins

1. In a large bowl mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

2. In a separate bowl beat together the milk, melted butter and egg.

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3. Mix the milk mixture into the flour until thoroughly moistened, and then fold in the cranberries.

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4. 5. Fill muffin tins until 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until browned, and when a tooth pick inserted in the muffins comes out clean.

Makes 12 regular size or 6 large muffins (increase cooking time for large 5 to 10 extra minutes)

Cranberry Muffins Recipe

Applesauce Muffins Recipe

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Applesauce Muffins Recipe

Fall is a good time for all the good stuff like apples, winter squash, and pumpkins so I decided on this Applesauce Muffins Recipe. This is a simple recipe, but it is large making 24 standard size muffins. I wanted to bake some extra for the freezer so I stuck with the recipe as written, but it could easily be cut in half. This is a simple recipe that is quick to prepare and the muffins have excellent flavor. The recipe calls for nuts; but you could substitute raisins, or leave them out all together. These muffins are also topped with powdered sugar which I think if I make these again I will leave off-they are very good without the added sugar. The next time you are looking for a sweet treat give these Applesauce Muffins a try. Enjoy

Ingredients

2 medium eggs

4 cups flour

2 cups unsweetened applesauce

2 cups sugar

1 cup of chopped nuts

1 cup of butter or margarine

3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

2 teaspoons of ground allspice

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon salt

Powdered sugar (optional)

 

Directions

Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).

1. Cream the butter and sugar. Then mix in the eggs one at a time.

2. Mix in the applesauce, cinnamon, allspice and cloves.

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3. Sift together the salt, baking soda and flour. Then add to applesauce mixture and mix thoroughly.

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Stir in the chopped nuts.

4. Pour into greased or sprayed muffin tins and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes. Test with a tooth pick to come out clean.

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While still warm, sprinkle the tops with powdered sugar. (optional)

Makes 24

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Zucchini Nut Muffins Recipe

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Zucchini Nut Muffins Recipe

Anyone that plants a garden quickly leans that a few zucchini plants usually amount to an over abundance of zucchinis. I decided to put them to good use and do a couple of recipe posts using fresh zucchini.  For the first one I decided on this Zucchini Nut Muffins Recipe and will follow it up later in the week with a stuffed zucchini recipe.

If you like zucchini bread you will love these Zucchini Nut Muffins. This is a very simple recipe and you’ll have hot fresh muffins on the table in less than an hour. I followed the recipe as is and they turned out perfect. My wife loves muffins and she made sure this Zucchini Nut Muffins Recipe made it onto our favorites list. If you have some extra zucchini to use up, give this Zucchini Nut Muffins Recipe a try; it’s really good. Enjoy

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Zucchini Nut Muffins Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Muffin Recipes
Serves: Makes 24

Ingredients
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup oil
  • 1⅔ cups sugar
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 2 cups zucchini (grated)
  • 3 cups flour (sifted)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup walnuts (chopped)

Instructions
  1. Beat the eggs until they are light and foamy.
  2. Add the sugar, oil and zucchini.
  3. Blend well with a spoon.
  4. Mix the dry ingredients and add to the egg mixture and blend well.
  5. Fold in the nuts, and spoon into greased muffin tins.
  6. Bake at 325°F for 20 minutes or when a tooth pick is inserted- it comes out clean.

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