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Mandarin Orange Cream Cheese Muffins - CDKitchen.com

serves/makes:
  
ready in:
  30-60 minutes

ingredients

3 tablespoons less-fat margarine
1/3 cup light cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup egg substitute
1 1/2 teaspoon orange flavoring
3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
3/4 cup unbleached white flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup 1-percent low-fat milk
1 cup drained mandarin oranges (canned in juice or light syrup)

Light Cream Cheese Frosting

1/3 cup light cream cheese
2/3 cup powdered sugar

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat muffin pan with canola cooking spray or line with cupcake liners.

In a large mixing bowl, beat margarine and 1/3 cup light cream cheese together on medium speed. Add sugar and continue to beat mixture until creamy. Beat in egg, then egg substitute. Beat in orange flavoring.

In a separate bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (whole-wheat flour, white flour, baking powder and salt).

Add half of flour mixture to margarine mixture, then half of milk. Add in remaining flour mixture, then remaining milk. Gently stir in mandarin oranges.

Fill each muffin cup with 1/3 cup of batter. Bake in center of oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through. Let cool.

To make cream cheese frosting, place cream cheese and powdered sugar in a small mixing bowl. Beat together until fluffy.

When muffins are completely cool, frost. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator.

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