Confetti Corn Muffins Recipe

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Green pepper and shredded carrot add color to these homemade corn muffins from Dolores Hurtt of Florence, Montana. "They are a nice change from sweeter muffins and very good to serve with soup and salad," she says.

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Diabetic Friendly

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Confetti Corn Muffins Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cornmeal
2 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 medium carrot, shredded
1/3 cup chopped green pepper

Directions

In a large bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine egg, milk and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in carrot and green pepper.
Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 425° for 14-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: One muffin (prepared with fat-free milk) equals 139 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 312 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch.

Originally published as Confetti Corn Muffins in Quick Cooking July/August 2003, p20