Cranberry Pecan Streusel Muffins

    Customize these whole-grain muffins by using your choice of cranberry sauce, but we love the 
kick from our Grapefruit & Cranberry Sauce. You’ll want to make a double batch 
of cranberry sauce this year to make certain you have extra for these treats!
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    Cranberry Pecan Steusel Muffins

    Cranberry Pecan Steusel Muffins

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    • 12 muffinsServings

    Ingredients

    STREUSEL

    • 1/4 cup white whole-wheat flour (Try: King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour)

    • 3 tbsp 
organic evaporated 
cane juice (aka organic cane sugar)
    • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
    • 1/4 cup 
chilled organic unsalted butter, cubed
    • 1/2 cup 
chopped raw 
unsalted pecans

    MUFFINS

    • 1 cup white whole-wheat flour
    • 3/4 cup 
fine stone-ground cornmeal
    • 1/2 cup 
organic evaporated 
cane juice (aka organic cane sugar)
    • 2 tsp baking powder
    • 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
    • 1/4 tsp 
each sea salt and 
ground nutmeg
    • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
    • 3/4 cup buttermilk
    • 1/4 cup 
organic unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled

    • 1¼ cups 
prepared chunky cranberry sauce (or our Grapefruit & Cranberry Sauce)

    Preparation

    1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line a 12-count muffin tin with paper liners.
    2. Prepare streusel: In a medium bowl, combine flour, cane juice and cinnamon. With fingers or a pastry blender, rub or cut in butter until in small ( 1/8-inch) pieces. Stir in pecans. Refrigerate until needed.
    3. Prepare muffins: In a large bowl, whisk flour, cornmeal, cane juice, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. With a rubber spatula, fold in egg, buttermilk and butter just until blended. Fold in cranberry sauce; do not over-stir.
    4. Divide batter among wells of muffin tin. Sprinkle with streusel and bake until a toothpick inserted in center of muffins comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.

    Nutrition Information

    • Serving Size: 1 muffin
    • Calories: 264
    • Carbohydrate Content: 37 g
    • Cholesterol Content: 35 mg
    • Fat Content: 11 g
    • Protein Content: 4 g
    • Saturated Fat Content: 5 g
    • Sodium Content: 130 mg
    • Sugar Content: 21 g
    • Polyunsaturated Fat Content: 2 g

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