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Banana-Date Muffins

Banana-Date Muffins
Recipe Tip
Super Sunflowers
Sunflower seeds or nuts provide vitamin E and unsaturated fats. Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant helping to protect cells and unsaturated fats can help lower blood cholesterol.
Variation
Add a personal touch by using your favorite dried fruit; chopped dried apricots and sweetened dried cranberries are good choices. Toss in some chopped nuts, if you like.
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Bake a fruity muffin with a whole-grain boost from Banana Nut Cheerios® cereal. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:35 min
makes:12 muffins

2 1/2cups Banana Nut Cheerios® cereal
1 1/4cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/3cup packed brown sugar
1teaspoon baking soda
1/4teaspoon salt
1cup buttermilk
1/4cup canola oil
1/2teaspoon vanilla
1egg
1/2cup chopped pitted dates or raisins
1 1/2teaspoons coarse or granulated sugar
1.Heat oven to 400°F. Spray bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups. Spray bottoms only of paper baking cups with cooking spray. In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, coarsely crush cereal with rolling pin or meat mallet to measure 1 3/4 cups.
2.In large bowl, mix crushed cereal, flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. In medium bowl, beat buttermilk, oil, vanilla and egg until blended. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in dates. Spoon batter into muffin cups. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
3.Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Serve warm or cool.

Nutritional Information
1 Muffin: Calories 180 (Calories from Fat 50); Total Fat 6g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 20mg; Sodium 230mg; Total Carbohydrate 28g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 14g); Protein 3g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 4%; Calcium 6%; Iron 10% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 MyPyramid Servings: 1 tsp Fats & Oils, 1 oz-equivalents Grains 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
 
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