Yummy Good-4-U Muffins

I love snacking on dried apricots cuz they taste like candy and I never even knew they were good for me! According to WHFoods, apricots are full of Beta-carotene for a healthy heart and Vitamin A to protect your eyes AND when they're dried, they contain even more of those nutrients! What a winner right? Combined with oatmeal, these muffins make the perfect breakfast to start a healthy day!

Ingredients: (6 muffins)


3/4 c all-purpose flour
1/2 c quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c packed brown sugar
1/3 c buttermilk
1/4 c vegetable oil
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1/3 c finely chopped dried apricots
1/4 c chopped pecans
1 Tbsp old-fashioned oats


Prep:


1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray or line 6 muffin cups.


2. In medium bowl, mix flour, oats, the baking powder and salt. In small bowl, mix brown sugar, buttermilk, oil, vanilla and egg with a whisk until blended. Stir milk mixture into flour mixture just until flour is moistened. Fold in apricots and pecans. Divide evenly among muffin cups. Sprinkle each with about 1/2 teaspoon oats.


3. Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Serve warm or cool.