As someone who thrives on creating delicious yet healthy treats, I’m always on the hunt for the next exciting flavor combination for low-point muffins! Lately, I’ve been obsessed with all things cranberry, and these Weight Watchers Cranberry Orange Muffins are a true explosion of taste. They’re not just any ordinary muffin – they’re bursting with vibrant orange zest and tangy cranberries, offering a delightful contrast in every bite. I love these during the winter months because cranberry and orange are both Christmassy flavors. You could even add a dash of cinnamon to make it extra fun.
Whether you’re looking for a satisfying morning pick-me-up with a cup of coffee or tea or a quick and convenient grab-and-go breakfast option, these muffins are your perfect solution. Plus, each muffin comes in at a budget-friendly 2 Weight Watchers points on all of the WW programs. So ditch the store-bought pastries and whip up a batch of these beauties today! Your taste buds (and your waistline) will thank you!
Three reasons why you need to make this recipe!
It gets you out of the banana nut muffin rut.
Typical muffin flavors work because they’re delicious, but it can keep you from experiencing wonderful ones like these cranberry orange muffins. Don’t be afraid to branch out and try new flavors.
They’re only 86 calories and 3 grams of sugar each.
Compared to the typical 400 calorie, 40 grams of sugar bakery muffin, these are a winner. You can enjoy fun flavors even on a diet.
Baking with fresh ingredients always brings out the best flavors.
I use freshly squeezed orange juice and orange zest in these muffins to ensure that the flavors come through really well.
Ingredients you need to make Weight Watchers Cranberry Orange Muffins:
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened apple sauce
- ½ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- ⅓ cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- Heaping 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1.5 tablespoon fresh orange zest
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
How to make Weight Watchers Cranberry Orange Muffins (step by step):
- Preheat the oven to 350F and spray a regular size muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a bowl, whisk the eggs and add in the sugar. Stir in the apple sauce, yogurt, and orange juice.
- Mix in the all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and orange zest and stir well.
- Fold in the fresh cranberries.
- Pour the batter into 10 muffin cups and bake them in the oven for 16-18 minutes or until the tops look golden brown. Enjoy!
Makes 10. Nutrition info for 1 muffin: Calories 82, Fat 1 g, Saturated fat .32 g, Carbs 14 g, Fiber .86 g, Sugars 3.29 g, Sodium 82.34 mg, Protein 4 g.
WW Points For Weight Watchers Cranberry Orange Muffins
- Eggs 0 points
- White sugar 4 points
- Unsweetened apple sauce 0 points
- Plain nonfat Greek yogurt 0 points
- Fresh squeezed orange juice 1 point
- All purpose flour 14 points
- Baking powder 0 points
- Baking soda 0 points
- Fresh orange zest 0 points
- Fresh cranberries 0 points
2 points per serving based on the WW app recipe creator.
If you’re using an older version of WW, check out these points below.
Freestyle SP- (blue & purple) 2 using WW recipe builder
Smart Points- (green) 2 using SP calculator
Points Plus- 2 using PP calculator
Different ways to change up this recipe:
- You can use dried cranberries if that’s all you have, but it will drastically increase the points. If you do use dried cranberries, I suggest soaking them in hot water for a few minutes before draining and adding them to the batter so they’re nice and plump.
- Lily’s no sugar added white chocolate chips would be a great addition to this if you have the points for it.
Tips and Tricks for Making Weight Watchers Cranberry Orange Muffins:
- Due to the ingredients used you might notice a little sinking with the muffins, but that’s okay.
- Muffins will freeze well and they are best stored in the fridge after day one.
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Weight Watchers cranberry orange muffins
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1/2 cup plain 0% greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- Heaping 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1.5 Tbsp fresh orange zest
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and spray a regular size muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a bowl, whisk the eggs and add in the sugar. Stir in the apple sauce, yogurt and orange juice.
- Mix in the all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and orange zest and stir well.
- Fold in the fresh cranberries.
- Pour the batter into 10 muffin cups and bake them in the oven for 16-18 minutes or until the tops look golden brown. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Would all of your muffin recipes work with whole wheat flour?
They should, but I have never baked with whole wheat so I can’t give an honest answer sorry
I hope you don’t mind my butting in. I have worked with whole wheat flour and feel like it would significantly change the texture of the muffins. To get a similar consistency I would try either whole wheat pastry flour (which is a little more refined) or half whole wheat flour and half all purpose flour. Then you can adjust the ratio after tasting the results.
Nope don’t mind at all I always welcome tips/tricks 🙂 thank you
Do you have to use fresh OJ and can I substitute blueberries?
fresh OJ has no points so just keep that in mind, and sure you can swap out for blueberries, that sounds yummy 🙂
I have a ton of dried cranberries. What do you suggest in terms of quantity to replace fresh?
Hi Pam, I’d probably still use a cup if I was using dry, let me know how they turn out 🙂
NO the points!!!!! Dried cranberries are 29 points per cup. Fresh cranberries are zero points for one cup.
Ugh, I hate that dried fruit is so high in points!
Can I omit the table spoon of sugar?
Yeah it will just leave out that hint of sweet
I made these with dried cranberries and they are very good However I think I would add a bit of vanilla or almond flavouring next time.Thanks for the recipe.
You are welcome, glad you enjoyed them and thanks for the tip 🙂
I added coconut flavoring and YUMMY
Yum, love coconut 🙂
What could u use in place of orange juice
The OJ really adds to the flavor so I am not sure I would leave it out otherwise your completely changing the overall results
Could I substitute some oat flour for some of the all-purpose flour?
HI, I have never baked with oat flour but I don’t see why not
Can you use frozen cranberries & self rising flour? If you can use self rising flour, what ingredients can you leave out?
Yes frozen are fine but sometimes do carry extra water, self rising flour is fine, you can leave out baking powder or just add a tiny pinch instead