12 Days of Christmas Recipe Countdown: Gingerbread Muffins

 

INGREDIENTS:

3 ½ cups All-purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoon Baking soda

½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg

2 teaspoons Ground ginger

1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon Ground cloves

2 cups Brown sugar

¾ cup Molasses

½ cup Yogurt, non-fat, plain

1 stick Butter, unsalted

3 large Eggs

1 cup Hot water

PREPARATION:

• Preheat oven to 350° F.


• Lightly spray 2 muffin pans with vegetable spray.


• In a large bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.


• In mixer bowl, combine brown sugar, molasses, yogurt, and butter; mix until creamy.


• Mix dry ingredients from above into the wet ingredients and run mixer until just combined.


• Then add in eggs, one at a time, and hot water slowly.


•  Use ¼ cup scooper to scoop out batter, make sure batter is leveled off, so you are able to make the correct portion size creating 24 muffins.


• Bake muffins for about 15 to 20 minutes.


• Once muffins are finished, remove them from the oven and let them cool in pans for about five minutes.

 

Servings: 24

Serving size: 1 muffin

Calories: 160

Fat: 5