Ingredients:
- 1 cup Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1/4 cup egg substitute or 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup finely chopped dried apricots
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar or 2 tablespoons fructose or heat-stable sugar substitute equal to 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
Quaker® Oats products can be substituted with any other oats cereal products. Sweet One® products can be substituted with any other heat-stable sweetener products. Nutrition contents might be different from those listed below. Listing of any brand name products in this recipe does not represent an endorsement by Lifeclinic.
Directions:
- Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray twelve medium muffin cups with cooking spray.
- In medium bowl, combine oats and buttermilk; mix well. Let stand 10 minutes. Stir in egg substitute and margarine until blended.
- In large bowl, combine flour, apricots, nuts, sugar or sweetener, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well. Add oat mixture all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not overmix.) Fill muffin cups almost full.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool muffins in pan on wire rack 5 minutes; remove from pan. Serve warm.
Yield: 1 Dozen
| Nutritional Information: 1 muffin (made with granulated sugar, fructose or Sweet One® and without nuts or salt) provides: |
amount per serving | |
| Calories From Fat | 25 | |
| Total Fat | 3 g | |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Sodium | 130 mg | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g | |
| Protein | 4 g | |
|
with granulated |
with fructose |
with Sweet One® |
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| Total Calories |
110 |
110 |
100 |
|
| Total Carbohydrates |
19 g |
18 g |
16 g |
|
| Total Sugars |
6 g |
5 g |
3 g |
|
| Exchanges |
1/2 starch, 1/2 fat, 1/2 fruit |
1/2 starch, 1/2 fat, 1/2 fruit |
1 starch, 1/2 fat |
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Cook’s Tip: To toast nuts for extra flavor, spread evenly in shallow baking pan. Bake at 400°F for 5 to 7 minutes or until light golden brown, stirring occasionally. Cool completely before using.
