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Sugarless Fruit Nut Muffins Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

1 c Chopped Dates

1/2 c Raisins

1/2 c Chopped prunes

1 c Water

1/2 c Margarine, cut into pats

2 Eggs, beaten

1 ts Vanilla, extract

1 c All-purpose flour

1 ts Baking soda

1/2 c Chopped nuts

In a saucepan, combine dates, raisins, prunes, and water. Bring to a boil and boil 5 minutes. Stir in margarine and salt. Set aside to cool. Add remaining ingredients to fruit; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon into greased mini-muffin pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes (if desired, bake in a 11" x 7" x 2" baking pan for 30 minutes). Yield: 32 muffins

Diabetic Exchanges: One mini-muffin equals, 1/2 fruit, 1 fat, 1/2 starch; also 94 calories, 52 mg sodium, 14 mg cholesterol, 12 gm carbohydrate, 2 gm protein, 4 gm fat. SOURCE: Fern Albertson, Spokane, WA Country Woman Magazine Sept/Oct 92

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<h1>Sugarless Fruit Nut Muffins</h1>
    <b>Ingredients And Procedures</b><p>
        <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><P>1 c Chopped Dates <P>1/2 c Raisins <P>1/2 c Chopped prunes <P>1 c Water <P>1/2 c Margarine, cut into pats <P>2 Eggs, beaten <P>1 ts Vanilla, extract <P>1 c All-purpose flour <P>1 ts Baking soda <P>1/2 c Chopped nuts <P>In a saucepan, combine dates, raisins, prunes, and water. Bring to a boil and boil 5 minutes. Stir in margarine and salt. Set aside to cool. Add remaining ingredients to fruit; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon into greased mini-muffin pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes (if desired, bake in a 11" x 7" x 2" baking pan for 30 minutes). Yield: 32 muffins <P>Diabetic Exchanges: One mini-muffin equals, 1/2 fruit, 1 fat, 1/2 starch; also 94 calories, 52 mg sodium, 14 mg cholesterol, 12 gm carbohydrate, 2 gm protein, 4 gm fat. SOURCE: Fern Albertson, Spokane, WA Country Woman Magazine Sept/Oct 92 <P><BR><BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <p>
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