Orange Cranberry Muffins

1 cup whole unpeeled orange, washed and cut up
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup chopped dates (optional)
1 egg
1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp olive oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup dried cranberries

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Measure flours, sugar, baking powder and soda in a medium sized bowl. Make a well in the center.

Cut orange into pieces. Remove seeds. Combine orange pieces and juice in a blender. Puree. Add dates, egg and olive oil to blender. Blend.

Pour orange mixture into the well in the dry ingredients. Stir just to combine.

Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups 3/4 full. Place muffin pan in oven. After 5 minutes, lower the temperature to 350 F. Bake for an additional 15 minutes or until the muffins are lightly browned and tooth pick inserted comes out clean.

Makes 12 large or 16 medium muffins or 3 mini loaves.

Found this recipe at lauraleacooks.com (She has a lot of great looking diabetic recipes there so check it out!)