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Ginger-Pear Muffins

Ginger-Pear Muffins
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This batter keeps in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, so you can bake the muffins all at once or a few at a time.
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Here's the skinny:

2 cups all-purpose flour > 11/4 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour plus 1 cup Fiber One® cereal
1/2 cup chopped dried pear > 1 cup chopped pear
1 cup whole milk > 1 cup fat-free milk
1 egg > 1/4 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed
1/3 cup cooking oil > 1/4 cup cooking oil
1/4 cup finely chopped almonds > 2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds
3/4 cup packaged cream cheese spread > 1 recipe Ginger-Cream Spread

Nutritional Highlights

Calories
230  (before)

170  (after)
Total Fat
10 g (before)

5 g (after)
Saturated Fat
3 g (before)

1/2 g (after)
Cholesterol
30 mg (before)

15 mg (after)
Dietary Fiber
1 g (before)

3 g (after)
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:40 min
makes:15 Servings
11/4 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pear
1 cup Fiber One® cereal
1 cup fat-free milk
1/4 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed
1/4 cup cooking oil
2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds
1 recipe Ginger-Cream Spread (below)

1  Preheat oven to 400ºF. In a large bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ginger, and salt. Add pear, stirring to coat. Stir together cereal and milk; let stand 5 minutes. Stir egg product and oil into cereal mixture; add to pear mixture, stirring just until moistened.
2  Spray 14 to 16 muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray or line with paper bake cups. Spoon batter into cups, filling 3/4 full. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean. Serve warm with Ginger-Cream Spread.
3  Ginger-Cream Spread: In a small bowl, combine 2/3 of an 8-ounce tub fat-free cream cheese, 1 tablespoon honey, and 1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger or 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger until mixed.

Nutritional Information

14-16 Muffins: Calories 170 (Calories from Fat 45); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 160mg; Protein 4g % Daily Value Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 2%; Calcium 10%; Iron 8% Exchanges 1 Starch, 1 Other Carbohydrate, 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices 2