Virtually Fat Free Mini Pumpkin Muffins Food

HEALTHY PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees Celsius). If necessary, grease all 12 cups of your muffin tin with butter or non-stick cooking spray (my pan is non-stick and didn't require any grease).
• In a large bowl, beat the oil and maple syrup or honey together with a whisk. Add the eggs, and beat well. Add the pumpkin purée, milk, pumpkin spice blend, baking soda, vanilla extract and salt.
• Add the flour and oats to the bowl and mix with a large spoon, just until combined (a few lumps are ok). If you'd like to add any additional mix-ins***, like nuts, chocolate or dried fruit, fold them in now.
• Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups. Sprinkle the tops of the muffins with about a tablespoon of oats, followed by a light sprinkle of raw sugar and/or pumpkin spice blend if you'd like. Bake muffins for 22 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.
• Place the muffin tin on a cooling rack to cool. These muffins are delicate until they cool down. You might need to run a butter knife along the outer edge of the muffins to loosen them from the pan.
• These muffins taste even better after they have rested for a couple of hours! They'll keep at room temperature for up to 2 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. They keep well in the freezer in a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months (just defrost individual muffins as needed).

MINI PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat the cups of 2 24-cup mini muffin tins with cooking spray.
• Whisk together the flour, chocolate chips, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and baking soda in a medium bowl. Whisk together the pumpkin, sugar, butter, sour cream, vanilla and egg in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Stir the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture until just combined but with a few small lumps.
• Fill each muffin cup with a generous tablespoon of batter. Bake until the muffins have pulled away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 12 to 16 minutes. Transfer the muffins to a cooling rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

FAT FREE MINI BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place all ingredients into a large mixing bowl and mix until just moistened.
• Spoon into lined or nonstick, sprayed mini muffin pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Remove muffins from the tray and cool on a wire rack.

VIRTUALLY FAT FREE MINI PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix all of the ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
• Stir until all of the ingredients are JUST MOISTENED to keep them fluffy.
• Scoop into nonstick or paper-lined mini-muffin tray.
• Bake at 375 for 14 minutes and cool on a wire rack.
• Optional: You may add a cup of walnuts to the mix and/or top them with icing or confectioners sugar if desired.

FAT-FREE PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together by hand until smooth.
• Put cupcake liners in muffin pan and spray with non-stick spray.
• Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes, or until firm to touch.
• Serve with Fat-Free Cool Whip if desired.

ALMOST FRIED PLANTAINS - VIRTUALLY FAT FREE

Steps:

• Peel plantain and slice 1/4 inch thick on a slight diagonal. This will give you oblong slices that are easy to handle while cooking.
• Using medium-high heat, pre-heat a non stick skillet.
• Place plantains in a single layer in the pan. Add water just until it covers the bottom half of the plantains.
• Reduce heat a small amount and cook 2 or 3 minutes until the water evaporates. Your plantains should begin to have a softer texture and more translucent quality.
• Lightly spray the tops of the plaintains with cooking spray and turn over. Cook an additional minute or so until you get a lovely, slightly crispy brown exterior on the plantains.
• Give the tops another quick spray of oil and turn over again. Cook the first side a minute or so until it too has browned a bit.
• Stop eating the plantains while you're cooking. :-).
• Serve.

FAT-FREE BANANA-PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Mash bananas in a large bowl. Mix in brown sugar, pumpkin, and egg whites.
• Mix allspice, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and orange zest together in a small bowl. Set aside 1/2 teaspoon of mixture.
• Combine whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt, and remaining spice mixture in another large bowl. Slowly add banana-pumpkin mixture and mix until completely moistened. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Spoon batter evenly into the prepared muffin tin. Place a pinch of reserved 1/2 teaspoon spice mixture on top of each muffin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Leave muffins in their tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack for further cooling.