Gingerbread Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups Kellogg’s® Special K® cereal, crushed to 1 cup
• 3/4 cup Equal® Spoonful or 18 packets of equal sweetener
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 2 large egg whites
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons light molasses

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 °F.
2. Lightly coat 12 muffin cups with nonstick spray or line with paper-liners; set aside.
3. Combine flour, crushed cereal, Equal®, raisins, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, baking soda and salt in large mixing bowl.
4. Stir in buttermilk, egg whites, vegetable oil and molasses until all ingredients are just moistened. Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling 2/3 full.
5. Bake in oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove muffins from pan and cool on wire rack.
7. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Food Exchanges: Food Exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®.