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Banana-Cranberry Spice Muffins
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Banana-Cranberry Spice Muffins

Think of these delicious muffins as spicy mini banana breads with tart cranberries. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:40 min
makes:12 muffins

1cup Fiber One® cereal
1egg
3/4cup fat-free (skim) milk
3tablespoons vegetable oil
1cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium)
1 1/4cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2cup sugar
3teaspoons baking powder
1teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4teaspoon salt
1/2cup dried cranberries
1.Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray, or use paper baking cups. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or crush in food processor).
2.In medium bowl, beat egg, milk and oil with fork or wire whisk until well mixed; beat in bananas. Stir in cereal; let stand 5 minutes.
3.Stir in remaining ingredients except cranberries until blended. Stir in cranberries. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
4.Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from pan to cooling rack. Serve warm.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.

Nutritional Information
1 Muffin: Calories 180 (Calories from Fat 40); Total Fat 4 1/2g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 20mg; Sodium 200mg; Total Carbohydrate 32g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 15g); Protein 3g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 2%; Calcium 10%; 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.

 
 
 
1 Review

 

Delicious!
These muffins were easy to make and they were soo delicious! They were the perfect amount of sweet and spice, and I absolutely love banana bread. I am definitly making this recipe again!
Posted at 7:42 AM on January 17 2008 by Melisa , Clarksville MD