Yummy muffins
on a low GI diet
Kori Ellis
These apple raisin oat muffins are not only low glycemic (low GI), they are also low fat with less than 1 gram of fat per muffin. If you are craving something sweet, try this muffin recipe as an alternative to cake or cookies.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup All-Bran cereal
- 2/3 cup non-fat milk
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 green apple
- 1/2 cup unprocessed oat bran
- 3/4 cup raisins
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Pour All-Bran into milk and let stand for 10-15 minutes.
- Sift flour, baking powder, allspice and cinnamon into a large bowl.
- Peel and dice apple.
- Add apple, oat bran and raisins to flour mixture and stir to combine.
- Combine slightly beaten egg, honey and vanilla in a small bowl. Pour into flour mixture and stir with wooden spoon.
- Pour All-Bran mixture into the rest of the ingredients and continue stirring until well combined.
- Lightly grease 12-hole muffin tin and spoon in the mixture.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes until lightly brown.
- Serve warm.
Makes 12 Muffins
Low GI recipes
Kori Ellis is an editor and writer based in San Antonio, TX, where she lives with her husband and two labs, Yogi and Deuce. At SheKnows, she contributes articles to the Beauty & Style and Food & Cooking channels. Additionally, Kori has been published in dozens of magazines, newspapers and websites worldwide, writing about everything from wedding planning to fantasy sports.
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