Black Forest Muffins Recipe

Recipe : Black Forest Muffins

Ingredients :

2 1/2 cups white self-raising flour

2 tsp baking powder

2 tbsp cocoa

1/2 cup Splenda artificial sweetener powder

1 x 425g can stoneless black cherries, drained, liquid reserved

1/2 cup liquid, from cherries

1/2 cup skim milk

100g light mixed berry or vanilla Fruche

4 tbsp blackcurrant or cherry jam

2 egg whites (or egg replacer powder)

1 tbsp cherry liqueur

1 tbsp corn syrup

Method :

Preheat oven to 180C and lightly spray 2 large size muffin trays with vegetable oil spray. Sift the flour, baking powder and cocoa together into a large bowl. Stir in the artificial sweetener.

Place all of the other ingredients, except the cherries, into a blender and mix well. Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir well. Lastly, fold the cherries into the mixture gently.

Spoon into the muffin trays (makes 18) and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until muffins just spring back when lightly touched. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing from trays and placing on a wire rack.

Makes 18 large muffins

Each Muffins -

Fat - less than 0.4g

Kilojoules - 449

Calories - 107

Carbohydrates - 22.2g

Protein - 2.9g

Fibre - 0.9g

These deliciously naughty moist muffins are filled with chocolate and cherries. Less than 1g of fat each!

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