Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins- Only 1 Point Each!

I found this recipe on SparkPeople.com and it is actually pretty tasty and low in points. I love pumpkin and it's such a fall staple food! So whip up a batch of these muffins for a low point, healthy and tasty snack.

Ingredients

1/4 c. Egg Beaters

2/3 c. Splenda
1 can (15 oz.) Pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix
1 t. Vanilla Extract
2/3 c. Nonfat Milk
1 c. Whole Wheat Flour

1/2 c. Oat Flour (or Quaker Old-Fashioned Oats)*
1 t. Baking Soda
1 t. Baking Powder
1/2 t. Salt
1-1/2 t. Cinnamon
1-1/2 t. Pumpkin Pie Spice

*Note: If you don't have oat flour, run the Oats through a blender until they are a flour consistency.


Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a muffin pan with paper baking cups.In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, Egg Beaters, Splenda, vanilla and milk; stir well. Sift in both flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. Fill the muffin cups equally and sprinkle more cinnamon over the tops. Bake 20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Makes 12 muffins.

Recipe notes: When you make 12 muffins from this mix, they are actually only .8 points each. If you want bigger muffins, you can make 9 muffins from the mix for a full point each, or if you want smaller muffins for a 1/2 point, you can make 18 of them.


I blended the oats instead of using oat flour and I didn't sift the ingredients (I don't have a sifter) and they turned out fine.

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