Cherry–Almond Muffins (Reduced Sugar)

Name: Cherry–Almond Muffins (Reduced Sugar)
Yield: Makes 12 muffins
Ingredients: 1¼ cups, sliced almonds, toasted; 2⅓ cups (11⅔ ounces), all-purpose flour; 1¾ teaspoons, baking powder; ¾ teaspoon, baking soda; 1½ teaspoons, five-spice powder; ¾ teaspoon, salt; 1½ cups, white grape juice; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 2 , large eggs; 1 tablespoon, vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon, almond extract; 1 cup, dried cherries, chopped

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A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Naturally Sweet

SERVESMakes 12 muffins

TIME1 hour, plus 20 minutes cooling

Sugar11 grams (down from 29)

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Naturally Sweet

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To ensure that our muffins were chock-full of almond flavor, we started by stirring 1¼ cups of sliced almonds into the batter. Although the almonds added pleasant nuttiness, the lack of sugar meant that the muffins were a little tough and d...

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