Healthy Oat Peaches and Cream Muffins

Awesome creamy spring perfection!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 MUFFINS

Ingredients

• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup quick oats
• 2⁄3 cup  firmly packed brown sugar, plus
• 1  tablespoon  firmly packed brown sugar, divided
• 1⁄3 cup  oat bran
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup low-fat cream cheese
• 1  cup  peeled chopped  fresh peach, divided
• 1  cup skim milk
• 3  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 cup  toasted chopped walnuts or 1⁄2 cup pecans

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and spray 12 muffin tins with non stick cook spray or olive oil.
2. Combine dry ingredients in medium bowl, reserving 1 tbs brown sugar.
3. Mix well and set aside.
4. Stir together cream cheese and reserved brown sugar.
5. When well blended, fold in 1/4 cup peaches.
6. Add milk, oil, vanilla and egg to dry ingredients, mixing just until dry ingredients are moistened. Lightly stir in remaining peaches and nuts.
7. Spoon 3/4 of mixture in center of each, then.
8. Spoon remaining batter over the top bake at 20 - 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
9. Makes 12 muffins.