Healthy Living from Curb Your Cravings: Home Style Whole Wheat Apple Molasses Muffins

Monday, January 7, 2008

Home Style Whole Wheat Apple Molasses Muffins

Delicious, nutritious and so easy to make, these healthy muffins are lower in calories and fat than any commercial muffin you can buy. For a quick breakfast or a healthy afternoon treat, nothing beats a low-calorie muffin.

Cook Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories per serving: 264
Fat per serving: 8 g
Carbs per serving: 45 g

INGREDIENTS

1 egg
½ cup skim milk
¼ cup molasses
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp salt
1 large apple
2 cups whole wheat flour
¼ cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder

DIRECTIONS:

Peel, core, and finely chop the apple. Heat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly grease eight 3-inch muffin pan cups. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Add Apple and stir. In small bowl, beat together milk, molasses, oil, and egg. Stir into dry INGREDIENTS and mix just until blended. Fill muffin pan cups with batter. Bake 5 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 12 to 15 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove muffins from pan and cool.

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1 comment:

Shauna, RD said...: These look delcious and healthy!

Start your day with a fiber-rich muffin paired with non-fat yogurt mixed with fresh fruit or a muffin, scrambled egg and fruit. You'll be off to a balanced start!

~Shauna, RD; January 10, 2008 at 1:24 PM

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