Tropical Dried Fruit Muffins Recipe

Recipe : Tropical Dried Fruit Muffins

Ingredients :

1/2 cup pineapple juice

100g dried pineapple pieces

100g dried pawpaw

100g dried mango slices, chopped

1 1/2 cups white self-raising flour

1 1/4 cups wholemeal self-raising flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup Splenda artificial sweetener powder

2 very ripe bananas

1 cup canned unsweetened peach slices in juice, drained - reserve juice

1/2 cup skim milk

1/4 cup reserved peach juice (from can)

2 egg whites

1/4 cup apple sauce

Method :

Soak dried fruits in pineapple juice for 30 minutes (reserve 18 pieces for decoration). Preheat oven to 180C. Lightly spray 1 1/2 muffin trays (large size) with vegetable oil spray.

Sift flours and baking powder together into a large bowl. Add artificial sweetener. Place all other ingredients except peaches into a blender and mix well.

Add liquid mixture to flour mixture and stir well to combine. Fold in the peaches and dried fruit mixture. Spoon into muffin trays (makes 18). Decorate with remaining dried fruit pieces and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Makes 18 large muffins

Each Muffin -

Fat - 0.3g

Kilojoules - 505

Calories - 120

Carbohydrates - 25g

Protein - 3.5g

Fibre - 3.2g

Delectable tropical treats bursting with fruit.

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