Healthy Grape-Nuts Low-Fat Muffins With Flax Seed

Submitted by Chef Mom

"I got this off a box of grape-nuts. I didn't have any eggs so I used the flax meal and water substitute. My kids loved them, hope you do too."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 12-15 muffins
• Serves: 12-15

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup Grape-nuts cereal
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon flax seed meal
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1⁄2 cup applesauce
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F Spray muffin pan with cooking spray, set aside. In a large bowl mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. In a medium bowl mix cereal and milk; let stand 3 minutes. Then add flax, water,applesauce, sugar, raisins, and butter to the cereal milk mixture. Add wet mixture to flour mixture and stir just until moist (will be lumpy). Spoon batter into muffin pan making cups mostly full (it doesn't rise much if at all). Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Serve warm with butter on top, yum!