Reviewed: May 5, 2007

I really enjoyed these muffins. I did change a few things. Sweetened applesauce was used. Butter was used instead of vegetable oil. I added 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Also, I used frozen cranberries. I was really pleased with the final product. I will make these muffins again.

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peacejones

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Home Town: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Living In: Overland Park, Kansas, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2007

I think these need a little more sugar with the tartness of the cranberries, but my Mom thought they were perfect! The muffins are delicious and will be great with some honey or jelly. I think I'll take a note from jungle jean's suggestion of blueberries and add them with the cranberries next time. I used Holiday Cranberry Applesauce from this site; it includes red hot candies in the ingredients, and it made the muffins a little pink! I left out the nuts. Great recipe, and one I will definitely try again.

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Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: Bixby, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2007

Substituted whole wheat flour for half of the flour, walnuts instead of cranberries and pumpkin pie spice for the cinnamon. Best. Muffins. Ever. Healthy, too!

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Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2007

I followed the recipe as stated. These muffins are horrible. Cranberries are far too bitter for this base. Blueberries would have been a better choice. I didn't like, my husband didn't like and neither did my son. Substitute the cranberries for a sweeter berry and you'll have a good muffin.

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jungle jean

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2007

I just made these and they are now my favorite muffin ever! And I love muffins!

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2007

I thought these were very good with the changes I made. I used homemade applesuace and about 2/3 can cranberry sauce with a hand full of dried cranberries. I also used half whole wheat flour and half bread flour. I didn't use any sugar because the applesauce was very sweet. These came out very moist and light. I will diffently make these again.

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CHARLOTTE

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Home Town: Torrington, Wyoming, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2006

This has become my favourite muffin recipe! I love the dense texture - great for a mini meal on a long hike. I increased the cinnamon to 1 1/2 tsp and use half white flour, half multi-grain for a healthy alternative.

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Denise J.

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Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2006

This recipe was perfect for what I wanted them for! I love using applesauce in recipes. I used egg replacer istead of egg to make them vegan, and dehydrated cranberries instead of frozen. I think that the frozen would definitely be preferred, as the ones I used did not make the muffins very tart at all. Which was kind of sad!

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Eddie Mars

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2006

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2006

I thought these were great! I made mine with sweetened applesauce and I think that added a bit to the overall flavor. I also used chopped walnuts instead of pecans. I would definitely make again. Great texture!

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Amajan

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Home Town: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2006

Ok, but I followed the other reviewers advice and added more oil and substituted half wheat flour and brown sugar. I also used dehydrated cranberries so I added a tad bit of water. However, the sugar needed to be about double (would be my guess) as it was very a little on the bland and boring side. Would make again w/ the extra sugar.

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Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2006

These are not exceptional, but they are quite edible.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: North Delta, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: May 6, 2006

I doubled the recipe and used a full can of full berry cranberry sauce (they were on sale and I was looking for something to use them in) Turned out great, very moist and tasty. I also added 1 teaspoon of baking poweder for leavening.

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Living In: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2006

I took the advice from others' comments and they turned out fantastic. Adjustments were 1/4 cup oil, 1+1/4 applesauce....plus additional 1/2 tsp nutmeg, cinnamon, and baking powder.

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JENSJON

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Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2006

Not sure what all the raving is about. These needed double the amount of sugar. They were VERY bland! I'm not looking for a cake, but they definately need to be a little sweeter in order to be like a muffin. Bread is sweeter than these were. I'll keep looking

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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2006

Finally, a cranberry muffin recipe I like! My modifications were: 1 1/4 cup applesauce, 1/4 cup oil, brown sugar instead of white, used half wholewheat flour, and added 1/2 tsp baking soda. Baked about 20 mins. They are great! Very moist, nice light texture. I might add more cinnamon next time.

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2006

really great, I added the 1/2 t of baking soda, more dried cranberries (no nuts) and more applesauce, came out great!! oh, i also made it in a loaf instead of muffins, which added like 20min, but worth it!

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MAVACHE

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Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2005

YUM YUM! Tiny changes to original recipe: omitted pecans, used whole wheat flour and fresh cranberries - next time I will double the cranberries - as we love them!

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GINATUFANO

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Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2005

I added the baking powder as suggested by others. These were good just not anything special. I'll keep looking.

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2005

Love this recipe! Just sweet enough to be a dessert...better than having cake, right? and very easy to make! I use dried cranberries instead of Frozen or fresh, probably added a few more calories, but they turned out great!

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