Cinnamon-Apple Muffins

Yield: 1 1/2 dozen (serving size: 1 muffin)

Ingredients

• 2 1/3  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1  cup  sugar
• 1  tablespoon  baking powder
• 2  teaspoons  ground cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon  baking soda
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1 1/2  cups  finely chopped peeled Granny Smith apple
• 1  cup  low-fat buttermilk
• 1/3  cup  2% low-fat milk
• 1/3  cup  light ricotta cheese
• 3  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1  tablespoon  vanilla extract
• 2  large egg whites
• 1  large egg
• Cooking spray
• 3  tablespoons  sugar
• 2  teaspoons  ground cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°.

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in apple, and make a well in center of mixture. Combine buttermilk and next 6 ingredients (buttermilk through egg); stir well with a whisk. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Spoon batter into 18 muffin cups coated with cooking spray.

Combine 3 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over batter. Bake at 400° for 18 minutes or until done. Remove from pans immediately; cool on a wire rack.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

153 (19% from fat)

Fat:

3.2g (sat 0.7g,mono 0.9g,poly 1.2g)

Protein:

3.4g

Carbohydrate:

27.6g

Fiber:

0.8g

Cholesterol:

13mg

Iron:

1mg

Sodium:

133mg

Calcium:

67mg