| Who can resist warm muffins? Not me. I love | | | | muffn with calorie-free brown sugar. Bake in a |
| muffins and bake many different kinds. Making | | | | 400 degree oven for 20-25 minutes. Yield: 1 |
| muffins from scratch gives me a chance to add | | | | dozen muffins. |
| more grains and fruits to my diet. Though I can't | | | | SWEET CORN MUFFINS |
| say these recipes are totally healthy, I can say | | | | Dry ingredients: 1 1/4 cups flour, 3/4 cup corn |
| they're healthier than the original recipes because | | | | meal, 1/4 cup Splenda, 1 tablespoon baking |
| of the ingredients I've swapped. | | | | powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| Instead of white flour I use half white and half | | | | Wet ingredients: 2 eggs, 1 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup |
| whole wheat. I use half Splenda and half sugar for | | | | sugar-free applesauce, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, |
| most muffin recipes. The muffins are virtually fat | | | | 2 tablespoons honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla |
| free because I use sugar-free applesauce instead | | | | In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients with a |
| of shortening. I also swap skim milk for whole. | | | | whisk. In a separate bowl, combine wet |
| All of these recipes get a five-star rating, | | | | ingredients with a whisk. Add wet ingredients to |
| according to my family members. Eat them right | | | | dry, being careful not to over mix. If the batter is |
| from the oven and you won't need butter or | | | | too stiff add a little more milk. |
| margarine. The Apple Cinnamon Muffins will make | | | | Spoon batter into paper muffin cups. Sprinkle each |
| every breakfast special. For another breakfast | | | | muffin with a little sugar. Bake in a 400 degree |
| treat pair Sweet Corn Muffins with sugar-free | | | | oven for 15-20 minutes. Yield: 1 dozen muffins. |
| strawberry jam. These corn muffins also taste | | | | ORANGE-BLUEBERRY MUFFINS |
| good with chili. And the Orange-Blueberry Muffins | | | | Dry ingredients: 1 cup white flour, 1 cup wheat |
| are so tasty you may find yourself eating them | | | | flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup Splenda, 2 teaspoons |
| for dessert. | | | | baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 cups fresh or |
| APPLE CINNAMON MUFFINS | | | | frozen blueberries |
| Dry ingredients: 1 cup white flour, 1 cup wheat | | | | Wet ingredients: 1 egg, 1/2 cup sugar-free |
| flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup Splenda, 3/4 | | | | applesauce, 1 tablespoon cooking oil, 1/2 cup fresh |
| teaspoon baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 | | | | orange juice, 1 teaspoon orange zest, 1 teaspoon |
| 4 teaspoon salt | | | | vanilla |
| Wet ingredients: 2 eggs, 3/4 cup sugar-free | | | | In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients with a |
| applesauce, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon | | | | whisk. Gently fold blueberries into dry ingredients. |
| vanilla, 1 medium apple (grated), calorie-free brown | | | | In a separate bowl, combine wet ingredients with |
| sugar | | | | a whisk. Add wet ingredients to dry, being careful |
| In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients with a | | | | not to over mix. If the batter is too stiff add a |
| whisk. In a separate bowl, combine wet | | | | little more orange juice. Spoon batter into paper |
| ingredents together with a whisk. Add wet | | | | muffin cups. Sprinkle each muffin with a little |
| ingredients to dry, being careful not to over mix. | | | | sugar. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20-25 |
| If the batter is too stiff at a little skim milk. | | | | minutes. Yield: 1 dozen muffins. |
| Spoon batter into paper muffin cups. Sprinkle each | | | | |