Hearty, Healthy Cranberry Nut Muffins

Submitted by nycbabs

"A hearty, healthy, tasty bite to accompany your morning coffee! Made with oatmeal, whole wheat flour, yogurt, orange, and walnuts, these muffins pack lots of nutritious goodness -- especially if you include the (optional) flax and chia seeds. For an extra sweet treat-- add in semi sweet chocolate chips. These muffins freeze well to save ."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 22
• Yields: 12 Muffins

ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 7 ounces Greek yogurt, 2% plain
• 2 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds (optional)
• 1 tablespoon flax seed meal (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1⁄3 cup oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 egg
• 1 cup cranberries, chopped
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1⁄4 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Use 3 separate bowls.
3. 1st Bowl - Soak the oats in the yogurt and half & half.
4. 2nd Bowl - Sift the dry ingredients (flours, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, chia and flax).
5. 3rd Bowl - Mix the sugars and the oil. Add in the vanilla and orange juice. Then add the egg and beat until well blended.
6. Pour Bowl 3 (wet ingredients) into to Bowl 1 (Oats) and mix well. Then add in the cranberries, orange zest and nuts. (and optional chocolate chips).
7. Gradually fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients (Bowl 1). Do not overmix.
8. Scoop into paper lined muffin tins (or greased and floured muffin tins). Batter will be thick. Fill to top.
9. Bake x20 minutes - or until a toothpick comes out clean.
10. Yield 12 muffins.