Cinnamon Roll Muffins
- FILLING:
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons butter, melted
- MUFFINS:
- 8.25 ounces white whole-wheat flour (about 2 cups)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- GLAZE:
- 1/3 cup 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 ounce 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
- Preheat oven to 375u0b0F. Coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
- To prepare filling, combine pecans and next 4 ingredients (through salt) in a small bowl; toss to combine. Add buttermilk and butter, stirring until smooth.
- To prepare muffins, weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (through baking soda) in a bowl; stir with a whisk. Place 3/4 cup buttermilk and next 4 ingredients (through eggs) in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed for 2 minutes. Add flour mixture to buttermilk mixture; stir just until combined.
- Place 1 tablespoon batter in each muffin cup. Top evenly with filling. Spoon remaining batter over filling. Bake at 375u0b0F for 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans.
- Combine yogurt, powdered sugar, and cream cheese, stirring well with a whisk. Drizzle over muffins.
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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/cinnamon-roll-muffins (may not work)