Healthy Oat Peaches and Cream Muffins

Yield:
Makes 12 muffins

Ingredients:

  1. 1 cup flour
  2. 3/4 cup quick oats
  3. 2/3 cup plus 1 Tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar, divided
  4. 1/3 cup oat bran
  5. 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  6. 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  7. 1/2 cup low fat cream cheese
  8. 1 cup peeled, chopped peaches, divided (about 2 peaches)
  9. 1 cup skim milk
  10. 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  11. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  12. 1 egg
  13. 1/3 cup toasted, chopped walnuts
Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray 12 muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray.

Combine flour, oats, 2/3 cup brown sugar, oat bran, baking powder and cinnamon in a medium bowl; mix well and set aside.

Stir together cream cheese and the reserved 1 tablespoon brown sugar. When well blended, fold in 1/4 cup peaches.

Add milk, oil, vanilla and egg to dry ingredients, mixing just until dry ingredients are moistened. Lightly stir in remaining peaches and walnuts. Spoon 3/4 of the mixture into prepared muffin tins. Place a teaspoonful of the cream cheese mixture in the center of each; spoon remaining batter over the top.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Courtesy of California Tree Fruit Agreement


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