Baking Fool!

Lately, as we've been getting healthier and cheaper, I've started doing some Sunday baking to last us through the week and provide us with healthy and tasty snacks. I really love the fruity granola bars and No Pudge brownies in addition to the two muffins I made today.

Even though these are exceptional in the fall, they're still tasty and remarkably healthy all year round...
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin muffins


1 box spice cake mix
1 15-oz. can pure pumpkin puree (Libby's)
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (I use mini chips for max distribution)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine cake mix, pumpkin and water, mix until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips. Divide batter between 20 muffin papers. Bake for 20-22 minutes.

Makes 20 servings
130 calories
3.3g fat
1g fiber

The Banana Muffins are a big hit with Scott. I actually don't like banana flavored things, but he's a big fan and being the selfless wife I am, I make them for him anyway :) They can be breakfast or a snack :)
Banana Muffins

Ingredients
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 large egg white
3/4 cup mashed ripe banana
1/3 cup fat-free milk
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (6 ounces)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Cooking spray
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add banana and milk; beat well.
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add to sugar mixture; beat just until moist.

Spoon batter evenly into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 22 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. Cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Place muffins on wire rack.

Yields 12 servings (serving size: 1 muffin)

Nutritional Information
CALORIES 183(28% from fat); FAT 5.7g (sat 0.9g,mono 1.3g,poly 3.1g); PROTEIN 4.3g; CHOLESTEROL 18mg; CALCIUM 61mg; SODIUM 155mg; FIBER 1.4g; IRON 1.6mg; CARBOHYDRATE 30g