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Cherry Vanilla Mini Muffins

Mini muffins are great for packing into lunch boxes, having on hand for after-school snacks and eating on the road. These sweet and colorful muffins are easy to prepare, so they're ideal for busy days. —Nancy Zimmerman, Cape May Court House, New Jersey
Cherry Vanilla Mini Muffins
Cherry Vanilla Mini Muffins Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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  • Total Time
    Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
  • Makes
    about 2-1/2 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 cup vanilla yogurt
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, chopped

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, beat the egg, yogurt, butter and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cherries.
  • Fill greased or paper-lined miniature muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° for 13-15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
2 each: 127 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 24mg cholesterol, 184mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

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  • kristenhandshoe01
    Jan 27, 2010

    These were just ok for us. They were good if you bit directly into a cherry but other than that we found them to be really bland. Sorry.

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