Cashew Cranberry Crunch Muffins

Cashew Cranberry Crunch Muffins is a dairy free and lacto ovo vegetarian side dish. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 251 calories, 4g of protein, and 18g of fat. For $3.67 per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A couple people made this recipe, and 40 would say it hit the spot. A mixture of cashew butter, whole eggs, vanillan extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is brought to you by A Family Feast . From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a not so awesome spoonacular score of 31%. Users who liked this recipe also liked Pumpkin Cranberry Crunch Muffins, Pumpkin Spice Cranberry Crunch Muffins, and Dark Chocolate Cashew Pudding with Candied Cashew Crunch.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

½ teaspoon almond extract

4 teaspoons baking powder

½ cup brown sugar

¼ cup canola oil

¼ cup cashew butter (see note)

1 cup Silk Cashewmilk

1 cup unsalted cashews (raw or roasted), chopped in food processor to a rough chop

1 teaspoon cinnamon

¼ cup flour

1 cup dried cranberries chopped in food processor to a rough chop

¼ cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 tablespoon good quality olive oil

½ teaspoon salt (if using salted cashews, omit salt in recipe)

Shortening to grease muffin tin

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 whole large eggs

Equipment:

stand mixer

bowl

oven

muffin tray

toothpicks

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.In the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment, combine granulated and brown sugar and mix to combine.Add cashew butter and cream until smooth.With mixer running, add one egg at a time, mixing before adding second. Mix to a creamy consistency.Add oil, and both extracts and mix to combine.Scrape bowl and mix again.Alternate adding cashew milk and flour mixture into bowl, and mix to combine.Remove from machine and add chopped cashews and cranberries by hand.Liberally grease the muffin tin with the vegetable shortening including a little on the top of the pan for the bake over edge.Divide the batter evenly between the 12 cups in the muffin tin. The batter will come right up to the edge.Mix the topping ingredients in a bowl and divide between the tops of each muffin, pressing down into the top so the topping is not loose and falling off. (There will seem like there is too much topping but it bakes out to the edges when done).Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into center. Ours took exactly 30 minutes.Serve hot with vegan butter to keep dairy free, or with butter if you are not worried about dairy. Or spread cashew butter over cut pieces and enjoy.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.In the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment, combine granulated and brown sugar and mix to combine.

2. Add cashew butter and cream until smooth.With mixer running, add one egg at a time, mixing before adding second.

3. Mix to a creamy consistency.

4. Add oil, and both extracts and mix to combine.Scrape bowl and mix again.Alternate adding cashew milk and flour mixture into bowl, and mix to combine.

5. Remove from machine and add chopped cashews and cranberries by hand.Liberally grease the muffin tin with the vegetable shortening including a little on the top of the pan for the bake over edge.Divide the batter evenly between the 12 cups in the muffin tin. The batter will come right up to the edge.

6. Mix the topping ingredients in a bowl and divide between the tops of each muffin, pressing down into the top so the topping is not loose and falling off. (There will seem like there is too much topping but it bakes out to the edges when done).

7. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into center. Ours took exactly 30 minutes.

8. Serve hot with vegan butter to keep dairy free, or with butter if you are not worried about dairy. Or spread cashew butter over cut pieces and enjoy.


Nutrition Information:

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249k Calories
4g Protein
17g Total Fat
20g Carbs
2% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
249k
12%

Fat
17g
27%

  Saturated Fat
2g
17%

Carbohydrates
20g
7%

  Sugar
13g
15%

Cholesterol
31mg
10%

Sodium
128mg
6%

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Protein
4g
8%

Phosphorus
199mg
20%

Copper
0.37mg
18%

Manganese
0.31mg
16%

Magnesium
48mg
12%

Vitamin E
1mg
10%

Vitamin K
9µg
9%

Selenium
6µg
9%

Iron
1mg
8%

Calcium
80mg
8%

Potassium
263mg
8%

Zinc
1mg
7%

Vitamin B1
0.09mg
6%

Vitamin B2
0.07mg
4%

Vitamin B6
0.08mg
4%

Folate
15µg
4%

Vitamin B5
0.32mg
3%

Fiber
0.74g
3%

Vitamin B3
0.38mg
2%

Vitamin B12
0.07µg
1%

Vitamin D
0.17µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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