Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Carrot Oat Bran Muffins

I've been on a healthy muffin kick lately. Here is my latest recipe. These come out to 2 WW points each and are supper yummy like carrot cake, but healthier and chock full of fiber. (And would be delicious with some low fat cream cheese icing-- just saying....) FYI-- This recipe makes twelve muffins.

**Note-- this is the first time I made these and they were good, but: next time I would increase the baking powder to a tablespoon, as they did not rise as much as I would have liked.

You could also throw in a handful of chopped walnuts or pecans, but note that this will affect the point/calorie count.

Carrot Oat Bran Muffins

3/4 cup boiling water
1/4 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup Fiber One (original)
1/2 cup raw sugar
1/4 cup applesauce (unsweetened)
1 Tbsp. olive oil (ordinary)
1 egg
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. freshly ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup soy flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 cup golden raisins
1 cup shredded carrot
1 cup shredded zucchini
1 Tbsp. raw sugar (for sprinkling)

  • Preheat oven to 350 F and prepare a muffin tin by lining with paper liners sprayed lightly with nonstick cooking spray (or you can do what I did which is grease/flour/pray).
  • Pour the boiling water over the oats and Fiber One. Let this hang out for 8-10 minutes.
  • Combine everything including and up to the baking soda with the oats/Fiber One mixture.
  • Gently fold in raisins, carrot, and zucchini.
  • Scoop batter evenly in muffin cups and sprinkle with sugar.
  • Bake for about 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the muffins comes out clean.
  • Enjoy!
*Sorry there is no photo! It was accidentally deleted! I will update when I make these again!*

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