Krusteaz Fat Free Cranberry Orange Muffin Mix

By: Tanya Taylor, PhD | Jul 9, 2006
4 stars

Remember those dreaded 460 calorie Otis Spunkmeyer muffins [diettrash], well Krusteaz Fat Free Muffin Mix bakes up 12 muffins at 140 calories each, with no fat and 16 grams of sugars (32 grams total carbohydrates). Lets face it - muffins will never really be very diet friendly, but Krusteaz is a great lower calorie way to enjoy muffins.

I tried the Cranberry Orange muffin mix and the cranberries came in their own separate containers - real cranberries not dried! And - as if I needed another reason to love this product - all I had to do was add water, stir until moistened (no mixer necessary), spoon into a muffin pan, bake 16 - 18 minutes - and viola! I actually got 16 muffins from the box (because I have small muffin tins), and they came out golden brown with a nice soft texture, sweet (but not too sweet), with cranberries poking out of every muffin and a hint of orange zest flavor.

I bought one box of Krusteaz Muffin Mix for $2.50 at Target, and I will definitely be buying it again. This bakes up some seriously delicious muffins, that are pretty darn good nutritionally. Don't think all you can make are muffins either. Check out the website [link] for more recipes like cranberry carrot cake and cranberry pineapple spice loaf.

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Tue: July 11, 2006
Nic said:

I have to say that I've tried their ff blueberry muffin mix and thought it was pretty tasty, too. I even gave them to people who had no idea they were fat free and they liked them, which pretty much confirmed to me that I wasn't crazy. I'm curious to try their recipes using the mixes, now, too.

Thu: July 13, 2006
Peggasus said:

I haven't had these, but have been using the Krusteaz pancake mix for years now, ever since my parents went to a B&B in Wisconsin and asked the owner what they used. And there do not seem to be an extraordinary amount of preservatives and stuff in them. I get a 5# bag at Sam's Club for $5 or so. I never make my own anymore, that's how good these are.

Fri: September 1, 2006
pam said:

I use the blueberry ones with double the water to make blueberry waffles...wonderful!!

Wed: September 6, 2006
katiedidnot said:

I replace the water with half orange juice and half plain yogurt and it makes them even yummier. I love Krusteaz mixes...it's a shame about the name...

Thu: August 7, 2008
jojo said:

It's "voilà", not "viola". That's an instrument.