Sugar-free reindeer muffins, since discovering I am diabetic, I try not to miss out on beautiful and good things that won’t harm me. For this Christmas, I decided to make these reindeer muffins using all sugar-free ingredients (naturally with suitable sweeteners) because everyone deserves a tasty and delicious treat! These muffins are suitable for everyone, not just those who can’t consume sugars, and I assure you they will disappear in no time! Now, hurry to the kitchen to prepare these sweet reindeer, which you can also gift at Christmas, they will be highly appreciated!
If you love making homemade Christmas gifts, you will also appreciate:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 10
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas
Ingredients for Sugar-free Reindeer Muffins
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 eggs (medium size)
- 1/4 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 pretzels
- 5 tbsps hazelnut cream (sugar-free)
- 1 black edible marker
Useful Tools
- Kitchen scale
- Bowl
- Spoon
- Spatula
- Disposable muffin molds
Preparation of Sugar-free Reindeer Muffins
Start by slowly melting the butter and then letting it cool.
In a bowl, put the eggs and stevia and mix with a spoon for a few minutes, add the butter in a thin stream while continuing to mix until fully combined.
Add the room temperature milk to the egg mixture and mix until combined with the rest of the mixture.
In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients, namely flour, cocoa, and baking powder until homogeneous (sift them 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 per mold, place the molds on a baking tray (this will help prevent spilling and allow you to put them in and take them out of the oven easily).
Preheat the oven to 392°F (200°C) and once hot, bake the muffins, cook for 20 minutes (but towards the end of cooking always do the toothpick test as every oven is different), once cooked remove them from the oven and let them cool completely before removing from the molds.
Place the muffins on a serving tray, slightly trim the tip of each muffin to obtain a flat surface (enjoy the trimmings in milk for breakfast!), spread half a tablespoon of sugar-free hazelnut cream on the surface of each treat.
Now take the pretzels and position them towards the back to make ears.
Now take the mint candies and use the black edible marker to make dots in the center of each candy, place them in front of the pretzels.
Lastly, add the red nose to the reindeer, making a slight pressure to attach the eyes and nose perfectly! And voilà, the sugar-free reindeer muffins are ready to be: enjoyed, served, or gifted!
Tips
I recommend decorating the reindeer muffins just before serving.
