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Make this for: Snack

Category: Breads & Muffins

This Recipe Makes: 9 Serving(s)

Summary

What is the surprise? It's cream cheese, which adds flavor and tenderness. Vanilla whey protein is used in place of standard flour.

What you'll need

• 3 med eggs
• 3 tbsp. oil
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/4 cup vanilla whey protein powder
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/3 cup Splenda
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. grated lemon rind
• 1/2 tsp. grated orange peel
• 1/2 cup blueberries
• 3 oz cream cheese, cut into nine cubes
• 1 med nonstick spray or paper muffin liners

Instructions

• Step 1
  Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line nine muffin tins with paper liners or spray with nonstick spray.
• Step 2
  Combine the eggs, oil, and cream; stir to blend. Add the whey powder, baking powder, Splenda, cinnamon, lemon rind, and orange rind. Stir until it combines. Do not over-stir or the muffins will be tough. Fold in the blueberries gently.
• Step 3
  Spoon 1/2 of the batter into the prepared muffin tins. Place a cube of cream cheese in the center of each. Fill the tins with the remaining batter, making certain that the batter goes completely and around the cubes of cream cheese.
• Step 4
  Bake at 375 degrees for eight to ten minutes, or until the muffins spring back when touched and no longer look moist on the top. Serve warm.

Diabetic Exchanges

• Fat: 2
• Meats & Meat Substitutes: 1/2