Healthy and Delicious Oat Bran Muffins

Oat Bran Muffins:  (submitted by Expert Trainer Christy Gould)

2 cups Quaker Oat Bran Hot Cereal, uncooked

¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp salt (optional)

1 cup skim milk or 2% low-fat milk

2 egg whites, slightly beaten

¼ cup honey or molasses

2 TBSP vegetable oil

Heat oven to 425 degrees F.  Line 12 medium muffin cups with paper baking cups or spray bottoms only with no-stick cooking spray.  Combine dry ingredients; mix well.  Add combined milk, egg whites, honey, and oil; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened.  * Fill prepared muffin cups ¾ full.  Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until golden brown.

*VARIATIONS:  Stir into batter ½ cup fresh or frozen blueberries or ½ cup (1 medium) mashed, ripe banana.

Nutrition information:  1 plain muffin

Calories: 120, Calories from fat 27, Total fat 3g, Saturated Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 90 mg, Total Carbohydrates 19g, Dietary fiber 2g, Protein 4g.