Bring these festive cupcakes, topped with pomegranate seeds for an extra touch, to any holiday party and wow your crowd.
Christmas Pomegranate Cupcakes
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
- 5 egg whites
- 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 cup pomegranate seeds (from 1 pomegranate)
Frosting
Garnish
- 6 tablespoons pomegranate seeds
- Fresh mint sprigs, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups, grease and flour muffin cups, or spray with baking spray with flour.
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Step2In medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat shortening with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, about 1/3 cup at a time, beating after each addition and scraping bowl occasionally. Beat 2 minutes longer. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about 1/3 of mixture at a time, and milk, about 1/2 at a time, beating just until blended. Stir in 1 cup pomegranate seeds.
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Step3Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
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Step4Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans; place on cooling racks to cool.
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Step5Frost cupcakes. Sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon pomegranate seeds. Place cupcakes on platter; surround with mint sprigs.
Nutrition
320
Calories
12g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
48g
Total Carbohydrate
36g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
- Calories
- 320
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 19%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 24%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 170mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 85mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 48g
- 16%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 36g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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