Carrot, Zucchini and Date Muffins (a Weight Watchers recipe)

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Written By Janine Mergler

Another recipe from the QCWA Burpengary Green Wattles Branch. 

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A great recipe for morning teas, afternoon teas and lunch boxes, and for those looking to reduce their weight. 

Ingredients

  • 240g self raising flour 
  • 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar 
  • 1 cup carrot (grated) 
  • 1 cup zucchini (grated) 
  • 240g dried dates (chopped) 
  • 1/2 cup skim milk 
  • 90g margarine (melted) 
  • 2 eggs (beaten)

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 220c.  
  2. Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray or use paper muffins in your muffin tin. 
  3. Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon into a bowl.  
  4. Stir in brown sugar, carrot, zucchini and dates. 
  5. Make a well in the centre and add the milk, melted margarine and add the eggs. Mix with a fork until just combined. 
  6. Spoon into the prepared tin.   
  7. Bake for 20 minutes or until spongy to touch.   

Stand for five minutes before removing to a rack to cool. 

Serves 12.  

(Has seven grams of fat and three grams of fibre in the recipe). 

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