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Chocolate Muffins Recipe

"I first made these fancy nut-topped muffins for a Valentine's Day breakfast for my husband and son," reports Carol Gaus of Itasca, Illinois. "Applesauce keeps them moist and eliminates the need for oil."

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Diabetic Friendly

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Chocolate Muffins Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

10 20 30

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup fat-free milk
1/2 cup egg substitute
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup sliced almonds

Directions

In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda. In another bowl, whisk the applesauce, milk, egg substitute and vanilla until smooth. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill three-fourths full with batter. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: One muffin equals 119 calories, 2 g fat (0 saturated fat), trace cholesterol, 171 mg sodium, 23 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch.

Originally published as Chocolate Muffins in Quick Cooking May/June 1999, p17

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We enjoy homemade baked goods for breakfast, but I don’t have time to bake each morning before school. So I devote 1 day a month to making large batches of cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cream cheese rolls and muffins. I place them in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags labeled with the date. (They freeze for about 2 months.) On busy mornings, it’s a snap to pop a few in the microwave to warm. The kids love the fresh-baked flavor. —Lori T., New London, Texas