Healthified Ginger-Pear Muffins

 

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.