Your Favourite Cereal Muffins

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar or 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup melted butter or 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 medium apples or 1 medium pear
• 1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 2 cups cereal (e.g. bran or corn flakes, fruit & fibre, honey bunches of oats, rice krispies, muesli or granola)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper cups.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, use a fork to stir the flour with the sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• 4 make a well in the centre.
• 5 in a small bowl, whisk the milk with the egg and vanilla.
• 6 whisk in the butter.
• 7 peel the apple, if you wish, and coarsely chop.
• 8 pour the milk mixture into the centre of the dry ingredients and stir just until combined.
• 9 stir in the apple, raisins and cereal.
• 10 place the batter in the muffin cups.
• 11 sprinkle with extra cereal or cinnamon sugar if desired.
• 12 bake in the centre of the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of a muffin comes out clean.
• 13 remove the muffins from the pan and cool on a wire rack.
• 14 serve right away or place in a plastic bag and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze.