Fresh fig muffins

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 179.6
  • Total Fat: 10.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 36.6 mg
  • Sodium: 183.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 17.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
  • Protein: 4.8 g

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Introduction

Great seasonal breakfast with low-fat cream cheese, or add in walnuts or dried fruit. Great seasonal breakfast with low-fat cream cheese, or add in walnuts or dried fruit.
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    2 c. whole wheat flour
    1 t. baking soda
    1 t. baking powder
    .5 t. salt or less
    2 eggs
    .5 c. canola or olive oil
    8 oz. plain yogurt
    citrus zest (of one orange, lemon or lime)
    1 c. fresh figs, coarsely chopped or mashed

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Add yogurt, eggs and oil in turn, stirring well. Add mashed fresh figs and zest of choice, as well as walnuts and/or dried cranberries if desired (not in calorie calculations). After batter is thoroughly mixed, divide into muffin tins (greased if not silicone). Makes 12 not-very-sweet muffins. Using vanilla yogurt will make them sweeter, but also add calories.

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AQUAJANE.