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Peaches and Cream Oat Muffins

• Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 3/4 cup quick cooking oats
  • 2/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar, divided
  • 1/3 cup oat bran
  • 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup low-fat cream cheese
  • 1 cup peeled, chopped peaches, divided
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup toasted, chopped walnuts

• Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray 12 muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl, reserving 1 tablespoon brown sugar; mix well and set aside.
  3. Stir together cream cheese and the reserved 1 tablespoon brown sugar. When well blended, fold in 1/4 cup peaches.
  4. Add milk, oil, vanilla and egg to dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened.
  5. Lightly stir in remaining peaches and walnuts.
  6. Spoon 3/4 of the mixture into prepared muffin tins. Place a teaspoonful of the cream cheese mixture in the center of each then spoon remaining batter over the top.
  7. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• • Yields: 12 Muffins

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