Sugar-free reindeer muffins, ever since I discovered I have diabetes, I try not to miss out on beautiful and tasty things that don’t harm me. For this Christmas, I decided to prepare these reindeer muffins using all sugar-free ingredients (of course, with suitable sweeteners), because everyone deserves a good and delicious treat! These muffins are suitable for everyone, not just those who can’t consume sugar, and I assure you they’ll disappear in no time! So now hurry to the kitchen to prepare these adorable reindeers that you can also gift at Christmas, they will be greatly appreciated!
If you love preparing homemade Christmas gifts, then you’ll also appreciate:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 10
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas
Ingredients for the Sugar-Free Reindeer Muffins
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 eggs (medium size)
- 1/3 cup powdered stevia
- 9 tbsps butter
- 2/3 cup partially skimmed milk
- 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 packet baking powder
- 20 round mint candies (sugar-free)
- 10 red gummy candies (sugar-free)
- 20 pretzel-shaped crackers
- 5 tbsps hazelnut spread (sugar-free)
- 1 black food marker
Useful Tools
- Kitchen Scale
- Bowl
- Spoon
- Spatula
- Molds disposable muffin molds
Preparation of Sugar-Free Reindeer Muffins
Start by melting the butter slowly and then letting it cool.
In a bowl, place the eggs and stevia and mix with a spoon for a few minutes, add the butter in a slow stream, continuing to mix until well blended.
Add room temperature milk to the egg mixture and mix until well combined with the rest of the mixture.
In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients, i.e., flour, cocoa, and baking powder until homogeneous (sift for a finer result).
Add the dry ingredients to the semi-liquid mixture a little at a time, stirring continuously until you obtain a thick but lump-free mixture, set aside for a moment.
Prepare the disposable muffin molds, butter and flour them, pour the mixture inside, about 2 generous tablespoons of batter in each mold, arrange the molds in a baking tray (this will help to avoid spilling and to safely place them in and out of the oven).
Preheat the oven to 392°F, and once hot, bake the muffins for 20 minutes (towards the end of baking, always perform the toothpick test as every oven is different), once baked, remove them from the oven and let them cool completely before unmolding.
Place the muffins on a serving tray, slightly cut the tip of each muffin to create a flat surface (enjoy the leftovers for breakfast with milk!), spread half a tablespoon of sugar-free hazelnut spread on the surface of each treat.
Now take the pretzel crackers and place them towards the back to make ears.
Now take the mint candies and, with the black food marker, make dots in the center of each candy, place them in front of the pretzels.
Finally, add the red nose to the reindeer by applying slight pressure, the eyes and nose will stick perfectly! And voila, the sugar-free reindeer muffins are ready to be: enjoyed, served, or gifted!
Tips
I recommend decorating the reindeer muffins just before serving.
