Sour Cherry Citrus Muffins

Submitted by Pepita

"From a Canadian Living Muffins and Cookies book. The original recipe was for blueberries and suggested sweet cherries as a possible substitution. I found it much more interesting with sour cherries - and there's plenty of brown sugar in here to compensate for the tartness of the cherries."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 12 muffins

ingredients

• 236.59 ml brown sugar, lightly packed
• 177.44 ml rolled oats
• 157.80 ml whole wheat flour
• 118.29 ml all-purpose flour
• 14.79 ml baking powder
• 1.23 ml cinnamon
• 1 grated lemon, rind of (or orange)
• 236.59 ml skim milk
• 59.14 ml vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 236.59 ml sour cherry

directions

1. In large bowl, combine sugar, oats, whole wheat and all-purpose flours, baking powder, cinnamon and lemon rind. Beat together milk, oil and egg; pour over dry ingredients and mix just until moistened but not over-mixed. Gently fold in cherries.
2. Spoon into large lined muffin cups, filling three-quarters full. Bake in 400 F (200 C) oven for 20-25 minutes or until tops are firm to the touch.

Reviews

[MollyJ]

I made these with dried cherries which I soaked in water and the orange juice (from the zested orange I used). The dried cherries makes these pretty calorie dense but very satisfying. I also used 1/2 t of cinnamon because there is no such thing as too much cinnamon.