Low-fat, low-sugar date bran muffins.
Date Bran Muffins
- 1 1/2 cups 100% bran cereal
1 1/2 cups skim milk
1/3 cup margarine, melted
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
4 1/4 teaspoons Equal® for Recipes or 14 packets Equal®
sweetener or 1/2 cup plus 4 teaspoons Equal®
Spoonful™
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup pitted dates, chopped
- Combine cereal and milk in medium bowl;
let stand 5 minutes.
- Stir in margarine, egg, and vanilla. Add
combined flour, Equal®, baking powder, cinnamon and salt
stirring just until mixture is blended. Stir in dates.
- Spoon batter into greased muffin pans;
bake in preheated 375°F (190°C) oven until muffins are
browned and toothpicks inserted in centers come out clean, 20
to 25 minutes. Cool in pans on wire rack 5 minutes; remove from
pans and cool on wire rack.
Makes 1 dozen.
Nutrition Information Per Serving (1 muffin):
164 cal., 5 g pro., 27 g carbo., 6 g fat, 18 mg chol., 390 mg
sodium.
Food Exchanges: 2 Bread, 1 Fat.
Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the
NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®.
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