Cranberry Muffins: Snacks for under $0.10

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Who doesn't love muffins? Maybe a few of you, but it seems most people are all about muffins. Buying them at a coffee shop or even at a bakery can get spendy and they have a lot more calories and sugar than you would think. We started making our own to enjoy great flavor, fresh ingredients, and save money by making our own snacks (or breakfast). Makes ~12 regular size muffins or 24 mini muffins or a combination of both!




INGREDIENTS:
2 Cup All Purpose Flour
2 Tbsp Granulated Sugar
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Salt
1 Large Egg
0.25 Cup Butter
1 Cup Milk
1 Cup Cranberries
(Optional: add 1/2 Cup Sugar to sweeten Cranberries)

Preheat your oven to 400° F.

Begin by chopping up cranberries. Or use a food processor to speed things up. You can use dried cranberries too, but this increases cost and adds a lot of sugar to your recipe.


Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

Add in eggs, milk, and butter.





Mix
Finally, mix in your cranberries.
Grease your muffin tin or use paper liners.
Spoon muffin mix into each cavity of the muffin tin, filling them about 2/3 full. Put in oven and wait patiently.

If you are using mini-muffin tins, bake ~10minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
For a full size muffin, bake ~20-25minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Enjoy your fresh baked muffins. Makes great snacks!


Cranberry Muffins Cost Breakdown
ItemCost/UnitShopping CostCost Recipe 

2 cup Flour - Gold medal all purpose flour 
$0.10
$4.98
$0.21
2 Tbsp Granulated Sugar 
$0.075
$3.99
$0.15
1 large Egg, fresh, whole, raw 
$0.21
$3.72
$0.21
.25 cup Butter, salted 
$1.17
$9.39
$0.29
2 tsp Baking Powder 
$0.02
$5.78
$0.03
1 tsp Salt 
$0.01
$1.78
$0.01
1 cup Milk, nonfat (skim milk) 
$0.16
$2.59
$0.16
1 cup, chopped Cranberries 
$0.50
$1.50
$0.50
Totals
$33.73
$1.56
Cost/ Serving (24 mini muffins)
$0.06
 
Cranberry Muffins Nutrition
Servings Size1 Mini Muffin

Calories
50.50
Total Fat1.7 g
Cholesterol10.5 mg
Sodium126.8 mg
Carbs7.7 g
Fiber0.4 g
Protein1.3 g

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