Heart-Smart Sweet Potato Muffins
Mark Boughton Boughton
- Yield: 12 pieces
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 18 mins
Watching your cholesterol and weight? These are low in fat, and high in beta carotene and potassium for a healthy heart.
Ingredients
- teaspoon Cooking spray
- 1cup whole-wheat flour
- 1cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2cup packed brown sugar
- 2 1/2teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8teaspoon ground cloves
- 1cup skim milk
- 2-- egg whites
- 1tablespoon canola oil
- 1cup finely grated raw sweet potato
- 1/2cup finely chopped dried pears
- 1 to 2tablespoons turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
- Combine whole-wheat flour and next six ingredients (whole-wheat flour through salt) in a mixing bowl.
- Combine milk, egg whites and oil in a separate bowl. Whisk well.
- 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 pears.
- Fill muffin cups two-thirds full. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, until centers spring back when touched.
Recipe by Mary Carter.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 150
- Glycemic Load 0
- Fat 1.5g
- Saturated Fat 0g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 125mg
- Potassium 160mg
- Carbohydrate 32g
- Fiber 2g
- Sugars 16g
- Protein 4g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 2%
- Vitamin C 2%
- Calcium 10%
- Iron 6%
