Molasses Spice Oatmeal Muffins

Ingredients:

Muffins:

• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/3 cup fat-free milk
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
• 1 cup applesauce, any type

Glaze:

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 to 3 teaspoons orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel

Quaker® Oats products can be substituted with any other oats cereal products. Sweet One® products can be substituted with any other heat-stable sweetener products. Nutrition contents might be different from those listed below. Listing of any brand name products in this recipe does not represent an endorsement by Lifeclinic.

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 400°F. Line 12 medium muffin cups with paper baking cups or spray bottoms only with cooking spray.
2. For muffins, combine dry ingredients in large bowl; mix well. Combine milk, molasses, oil and egg whites in medium bowl; mix well. Stir in applesauce. Add to dry ingredients all at once; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not overmix.)
3. Fill muffin cups almost full. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs clinging to it. Cool muffins in pan on wire rack 5 minutes; remove from pan.
4. For glaze, combine all ingredients in small bowl; mix until smooth. Drizzle over muffin tops. Serve warm.

Source: With permission from Quaker Oats Company. Quaker® Oats is a registered trademark of the Quaker Oats Company. Sweet One® sweetener is a registered trademark of the Stadt Corporation.