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Healthy Apple Muffins

Reggie Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Sun, 23 Jun 2019 20:38:15 -0700
v119.n026.6
* Exported from MasterCook *

                           Muffins, Healthy Apple

Recipe By     :Blair
Serving Size  : 9     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Bread-Bakers Mailing List       Fruit
                 Hand Made                       Muffins/Rolls
                 Posted

   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 1/2           cups  bran flakes -- or similar flaked cereal Note 1
   1                cup  whole wheat flour -- or all-purpose flour
   1         tablespoon  baking powder
   1           teaspoon  cinnamon
      1/4      teaspoon  nutmeg
      1/4      teaspoon  salt
      1/3           cup  milk
   3        tablespoons  maple syrup
   3        tablespoons  coconut oil -- melted, Note 2
   1                     apple -- grated

Rich in whole grain, fiber, warm spices and fresh fruit, these 
Healthy Apple Muffins are an easy snack or nourishing breakfast to 
stash in your freezer!

Note 1: like Total, Wheaties, or Raisin Bran
Note 2: or butter or other mild tasting oil of choice

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 30 minutes

Preheat oven to 400F. Line a muffin tin with 9 nonstick liners or 
spray 9 cups with nonstick spray. If using paper liners, I suggest 
giving the liners a spritz with the nonstick spray, just to make sure 
that the muffin doesn't stick to the paper.

In a large bowl, stir together cereal, flour, baking powder, 
cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.

In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, maple syrup and oil. Add to 
the flour mixture, stirring just until moistened.

Gently fold in the grated apple.

Divide the batter evenly between the 9 muffin cups. Bake for 20 
minutes, or until golden brown and firm.

Notes: Sweeten up! Since these muffins are only slightly sweet, you 
can add more maple syrup if you prefer a more decadent taste.

I like to think of this fall muffin recipe as a foundation for any 
toppings that you desire. Top the muffins with butter, jam, peanut 
butter, or almond butter. Drizzle them with honey, or crumble them 
over a bowl of yogurt.

These muffins are made with oil and no butter. If you want to 
decrease the amount of fat used in the recipe (even though the fat 
content is already low), you can swap out the oil for an equal amount 
of applesauce.

Throw in some extras! A handful of chopped walnuts or pecans would be 
a great addition to this recipe. Dates or raisins would also be 
delicious. Try dried cherries, shredded coconut, chocolate chips or 
anything else that you can find in the pantry!

Be careful not to over-mix the batter or your muffins will turn out 
tough and dry.

I like to use an ice cream scoop to divide my batter evenly among the 
muffin cups. This ensures that each muffin is the same size and 
therefore bakes in the same amount of time.

Cal 138, Fat 5g, Carb 23g, Sod 118mg, Fiber 3g, Pro 2g

Source:
   "adapted from The Pampered Chef"
S(Internet address):
   https://www.theseasonedmom.com/healthy-apple-muffins/
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 139 Calories; 6g Fat (31.5% 
calories from fat); 4g Protein; 24g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 
1mg Cholesterol; 228mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Fruit; 
0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : 2019 - 0426