Mambo Sprouts

Banana Oatmeal Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour (about 4 1/2 oz.)
• 2 Tbsp chilled butter, cut into small pieces (or 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil)
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup ripe mashed banana (about 2)
• 1/2 cup cooked Amy’s® Rolled Oats Hot Cereal
• 1 Tbsp. light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup fat-free buttermilk (or soy milk)
• 1 1/2 tsp. fat-free buttermilk
• 1 1/2 tsp. granulated sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400ºF.
2. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
3. Combine flour through cinnamon in a food processor; pulse until mixture resembles course meal.
4. Combine banana, oatmeal and brown sugar in a medium bowl.
5. Add flour mixture, 1/4 cup buttermilk alternately to banana oatmeal mixture, stirring just until moist.
6. Spoon contents into muffin pan (using either cooking spray or cupcake wrappers), brush 1 1/2 tsp. buttermilk over surface of dough; sprinkle with granulated sugar.
7. Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
8. Remove from pan; cool on wire racks.

Servings: 12 muffins

Note: if you do not have batter to fill 12 muffin wells, add water to the empty ones.

Nutritional information per serving: Calories 80, Fat 2g, Cholesterol 5mg, Carbohydrate 14g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein 2g, Sodium 140mg.