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Reduced-fat Cherry-Almond Muffins
Healthy Recipe

Ingredients:
2-1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 /2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 /4 teaspoon salt
1/ 3 cup melted butter
4 egg whites
3 /4 cup skim milk
1 /2 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 ounces cherries, drained

Directions:
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, combine the egg whites, milk and extracts. Whisk the melted butter into the milk mixture. Stir in the flour/sugar mixture. Stir until combined. A few small lumps are to be expected. Do not over mix.

Fold the cherries into the prepared batter. Place batter into your favorite muffin pan. Top with sugar and sliced almonds. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20 minutes or until top of muffin is set.

Recipe yields 2 dozen muffins.

Nutritional information per muffin:
Calories: 93
Protein: 2g
Carbohydrates: 15g
Fat: 3g
Cholesterol: 7mg
Sodium: 75mg