Apple Walnut Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat or whole grain pastry flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 3 tbsp canola oil 
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 3 tbsp packed brown sugar
• 2 tbsp sugar or sugar substitute
• 1 egg beaten
• 1/2 medium apple, peeled and finely chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Makes 12 muffins

1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Coat 12-cup nonstick muffin pan with cooking spray or line with paper baking cups.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon.
3. In a large bowl, combine the buttermilk, oil, brown sugar, sugar and egg. Stir in the flour mixture until combined. DO NOT OVERMIX. Stir in apples and walnuts.
4. Evenly divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups, filling them about 2/3 full. Bake for 12 minutes or untila wooden pick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 5 minutes. Remove to the rack to cool completely.

WW Points Value: 3 pts.

Note: This recipe appears in the South Beach Diet Cookbook. I baked these muffins late last night and they are soooooo good. You can freeze these muffins and save them for later and they taste just as good. They're a perfect snack as well.