Power Muffins

This is a low fat muffin recipe which is nice and sweet and full of vitamins and iron!

Makes 16 muffins

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup unbleached flour
½ cup protein powder or wheat germ
1 tablespoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 ripe bananas or ½ cup unsweet applesauce
¾ cup soy or almond milk
¼ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup blackstrap molasses
¼ cup pure maple syrup
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1 cup raisins or chopped dates or walnuts (or a mix!)

1. Heat oven to 350 – spray a 12 cup muffin tin
2. Mix ingredients 1-6 in large bowl
3. Mash bananas separately then mix milk, oil, molasses, syrup, vinegar
4. Combine wet ingredients into the dry ones – stir in dried fruit
5. Fill muffin cups and bake for 17-20 minutes – muffin will start to pull away from the side of pan when done

You can add walnuts or pecans if you like or replace the bananas with chopped apples!

ENJOY!