Low Fat Apricot Muffins Recipes

APRICOT OAT BRAN MUFFINS - LOW FAT

Steps:

• Preheat ove to 400.
• Spray 6 large 3" muffin cups with no-stick spray.
• In large bowl, stir oat bran, brown sugar and baking powder. Make a well in the center.
• In a small bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy. Stir in buttermilk and molasses.
• Add buttermilk mixture to the oat-bran mixture and stir just until moistened. Fold in apples and apricots.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, filling each 3/4 full.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
• Cool in muffin cups for 5 minutes, then remove and cool on a wire rack.
• NOTE:.
• To make standar sized muffins spray 12 2 1/2" muffin cups with no-stick spray, spoon batter into cups. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes.

APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan, or line with paper muffin cups. Place apricots into a small bowl, and pour the boiling water over them. Let stand for 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the melted butter, oil, buttermilk and egg. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir until just blended. It is okay for the batter to have some lumps. Drain water from apricots, and mix them into the batter. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top springs back when lightly pressed. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.

LOW FAT APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Beat butter and Splenda Brown Sugar until light, somewhat fluffy and mixed together in mixer using the whisk/wire beater.
• Add Apricot Preserves, milk and egg beaters to mixer. Beat until well mixed.
• In another large bowl sift all dry ingredients except the pecans.
• Remove mixing bowl from mixer base and add the dry ingredients and pecans to the wet ingredients.
• Mix together with wooden spoon until the batter comes together and is moistened.
• Spray muffin pans with baking spray w/ flour (Crisco makes a good one.).
• Fill each cup 2/3 full.
• Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Makes about 18 muffins or 12 massive ones!

FRUITBURST MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/ fan 180C and very lightly butter a 12-hole muffin tin. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. In another bowl, lightly beat the eggs, then stir in the melted butter, milk and honey. Add to the flour with the remaining ingredients. Combine quickly without overworking (it's fine if there are some lumps left - you want it gloopy rather than fluid). Spoon the mixture into the muffin tin. Bake for 20-25 minutes until well risen and pale golden on top.
• Leave in the tin for a few minutes before turning out. When cool, they'll keep in an airtight tin for two days. (Can be frozen for up to 1 month.)

PLUM AND APRICOT JAM MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with baking spray.
• Combine pastry and all-purpose flours, sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon in a medium mixing bowl; stir until well blended.
• Put plums in a large bowl with jam and eggs. Beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Slowly add dry ingredients and mix until flour is totally absorbed into the batter. Drop batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until nicely browned on top, about 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool completely.

APRICOT OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients. In anther bowl, combine the oats, apricots, butter and boiling water; stir until butter is melted. Cool for 5 minutes. Stir in eggs, milk and orange zest if desired. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks.

APRICOT-OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 6 regular-size muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, 1/2 cup oats, the baking powder and salt. In small bowl, mix brown sugar, milk, oil, vanilla and egg with fork or wire whisk until blended. Stir milk mixture into flour mixture just until flour is moistened. Fold in apricots. Divide evenly among muffin cups. Sprinkle each with about 1/2 teaspoon oats.
• Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Serve warm or cool.

APRICOT BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat butter and sugars until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add egg; mix well. Stir in banana and cream. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; add to creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in apricots and walnuts. , Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill three-fourths full with batter. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.