Pear Bran Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups whole-grain pastry flour
• 1 cup wheat bran
• 2 tbsp granular sugar substitute
• 1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cups 1 % or fat-free buttermilk
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 3 tbsp canola oil
• 1 Bosc pear, cored and cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Makes 12 Servings

1. Heat oven to 350 F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners or lightly coat with cooking spray.
2. Combine flour, bran, sugar substitute, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl. Combine buttermilk, eggs, oil, pear and vanilla in another mixing bowl.
3. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix to just combine; do not overmix. Divide batter evenly into muffin cups. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool and serve.

WW POINTS VALUE:  2 pts per muffin

Note: This recipe appears in the South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook. Muffins don't have to be fattening. They can actually be good for you if you use the right ingredients. I had these muffins and they are delicious. The combination of pears and cinnamon is delicious. I added nutmeg to this recipe because cinnamon and nutmeg go well together. You can freeze these muffins and have one on the go if you're in a hurry.