Healthified Ginger-Pear Muffins

50% less cholesterol • 84% less sat fat than the original recipe. This batter keeps in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, so you can bake the muffins all at once or a few at a time.

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The Quick Take: Healthified

Calories Reduced By 60
Fat Reduced By 5g
Dietary Fiber Added 2g

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Nutrition Information:

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 170
Calories from Fat: 45),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 5g; 5%
(Saturated Fat 1/2g, 1/2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 15mg; 15%;
Sodium: 160mg; 160%;
Total Carbohydrate: 29g; 29%
(Dietary Fiber 3g 3% Sugars 16g 16% ),
Protein: 4g; 4%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%;
Vitamin C: 2%;
Calcium: 10%;
Iron: 8%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 40 min
Servings 15

Ingredients

11/4: cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

3/4: cup packed brown sugar

1: tablespoon baking powder

1/2: teaspoon ground ginger

1/4: teaspoon salt

1: cup chopped pear

1: cup Fiber One® cereal

1: cup fat-free milk

1/4: cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed

1/4: cup cooking oil

2: tablespoons finely chopped almonds

1: recipe Ginger-Cream Spread (below)

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 400ºF. In a large bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ginger, and salt. Add pear, stirring to coat. Stir together cereal and milk; let stand 5 minutes. Stir egg product and oil into cereal mixture; add to pear mixture, stirring just until moistened.
2 Spray 14 to 16 muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray or line with paper bake cups. Spoon batter into cups, filling 3/4 full. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean. Serve warm with Ginger-Cream Spread.
3 <b>Ginger-Cream Spread: </b> In a small bowl, combine 2/3 of an 8-ounce tub fat-free cream cheese, 1 tablespoon honey, and 1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger or 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger until mixed.

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Before	After
2 cups all-purpose flour	11/4 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped dried pear	1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole milk	1 cup chopped pear
1 egg	1 cup Fiber One® cereal
1/3 cup cooking oil	1 cup fat-free milk
1/4 cup finely chopped almonds	1/4 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed
3/4 cup packaged cream cheese spread	1/4 cup cooking oil
	2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds
	1 recipe Ginger-Cream Spread (below)

Nutritional Highlights

Calories		230 (before) 170 (after)
Cholesterol		30 mg (before) 15 mg (after)
Dietary Fiber		1 g (before) 3 g (after)
Fat		2 (before) 1 (after)
Saturated Fat		3 g (before) 1/2 g (after)
Total Fat		10 g (before) 5 g (after)

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Posted 10/12/2011 12:09:37 PM REPORT ABUSE Marbs2You said:

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While healthy,I found these to be lacking in flavor and the Fiber One to be chewy.

Posted 4/20/2010 1:04:33 PM REPORT ABUSE followthecoug12 said:

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every recipe is fantastic from this website! i didn't have any fiber one cereal so i substituted grape nuts and they turned out fantastic!!! it wasn't too sweet and not too sugary. next time i will add a bit more ginger though because you could barely taste it. :) DELISH!!

Posted 3/30/2010 12:22:56 PM REPORT ABUSE robinnova said:

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I substituted diced apples for pears and used mostly white wheat flour instead of all purpose, and these were wonderful.

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We calculated the nutrition of this recipe at the time it was created on 07/16/2012. NOTE: We do not include optional ingredients in our calculations.