Sunday, June 22, 2008

Fiber Rich Muffins

I'm doing Weight Watchers now and thought I'd share some of the healthy new recipes I've discovered here along with the point values per serving. My kids eat this, too. :)

Fiber Rich Muffins

Using this:

Cereal


The number on the box is the points value if you make this as cereal.

The recipe:

1 c. Hodgson Mill Multi Grain Cereal
1 c. Unbleached all-purpose flour
1 T. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. ginger (I added some spices - recipe didn't call for these two)
1/2 t. cinnamon (could have used more I think)
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. shredded carrots (I used one large carrot)
1 c. apple chopped (I used one large Granny Smith apple shredded)
1/2 c. milk (I used 1%)
2 eggs (or 4 egg whites - I used whole eggs)
1/4 c. vegetable oil (I used oil but I wonder if you could use apple sauce instead)
1 t. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped pecans (I left these out to reduce fat plus my girls don't like nuts)

Preheat oven to 400. I used a 24 mini muffin and a 6 count regular cupcake pan. Recipe says it makes 12 full size cupcakes. Blend together dry ingredients. Add the remaining ingredients and mix until blended. (I just used a spoon not a mixer.) Batter will be thick. Spoon into muffin pan(s) and bake 20-22 min or until golden brown. (My mini-muffins were done in 10 minutes. The cupcakes took about 15.)

I plan on freezing these so we have something quick to grab on days I don't feel like fixing breakfast.

Weight Watchers Points Value: 4 points for 4 mini muffins or 1 regular muffin

1 comment:

Counting_Blessings said...

I came across your blog via Kiki's Lemur blog.. (I was a May 2004 mom too way back!). We're working hard on adding fiber to our diets these days, I'm making a note to try your recipe!