Heart Smart Sweet Potato Muffins

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  • Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
Whole Wheat Flour, 1 cup All-purpose flour, 1 cup Brown Sugar, 1/2 cup, packed Baking Powder, 2 1/2 tsp Cinnamon, ground, 1/2 tsp Cloves, ground, 1/8 tspSalt, 1/2 tspMilk, 1%, 1 cup Egg white, 2 serving Canola Oil, 1 tbspSweet potato, 1 cup, finely gratedDried Apples, finely chopped, 1/2 cupTopping:1 Tbsp sugar1 Tbsp cinnamon
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375. coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.

2. Combine whole-wheat flour and next six ingredients (through salt) in a mixing bowl.

3. combine milk, egg whites and oil in a separate bowl. Whisk well.

4. Make a well in the center of dry ingredients. Pour wet ingredients into the well and stir until just combined. Gently fold in sweet potato and apples.

5. Fill muffin cups two-thirds full. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Bake 18-20 minutes, until centers spring back when touched. Makes 12 muffins.

Using skim milk would reduced the number of calories.
Any type of dried fruit, such as pears or raisins could also be used.

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VBALLERINA11.

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 154.2
  • Total Fat: 1.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 1.0 mg
  • Sodium: 236.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 31.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
  • Protein: 4.1 g

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