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Maple Bar Muffins

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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
  • 3/4 cup 2% milk
  • 1/3 cup low-fat ricotta cheese (part skim milk)
  • 3 tablespoons oil (canola oil)
  • 1 large whole egg
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • MAPLE ICING
  • 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons maple flavoring
  • 2 tablespoons light Neufchâtel cheese (at room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon water (plus 2 teaspoons)
  • Salt, pinch
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 375F. Coat large 6-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.

  • Step 2: In a large bowl combine dry ingredients.

  • Step 3: In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients (except icing ingredients).

  • Step 4: Pour into dry ingredients and mix just until all ingredients are moist.

  • Step 5: Spoon batter in muffin tin, filling to rims. Bake 20-30 minutes, until light brown, and a cake tester inserted into center comes out clean.

  • Step 6: Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

  • PREPARE ICING

  • Step 7: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and beat on medium speed with electric mixture until creamy and smooth. Frost top of each cooled muffin.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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