Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins

from Jessica Seinfeld's new cook book

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 muffins

Ingredients

•  nonstick cooking spray
• 1⁄2 cup  natural-style peanut butter (creamy)
• 1⁄2 cup carrot, pureed
• 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar or 1⁄2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2  tablespoons  trans-fat free margarine
• 1⁄2 cup nonfat plain yogurt
• 1  large  egg white
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup  low-sugar raspberry preserves

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Coat muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray or cupcake cups.
3. Beat together the peanut butter, carrot puree, sugar, and magarine with wooden spoon until well combined. Add yogurt, egg white, yogurt, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Be careful to not over mix, there will be some lumps.
4. Divide batter among the muffin tin and put a spoonful of preserves on each muffin.
5. Bake 20 - 25 minutes until muffins tops are slightly brown and they are no longer runny in the middle.