A taste of the south without the excess calories, and a little added protein!

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups cornmeal
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup unsweetened apple sauce
• 1 egg
• 1 cup ultra-filtered milk (I use Fairlife Skim)
• 1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach- thawed, drained and squeezed dry
• 1 cup 2% shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray 12 cup muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Mix the cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Stir the olive oil, egg, milk, spinach, apple sauce and cheddar cheese together in a large mixing bowl until evenly blended.
• Slowly stir cornmeal mixture into the blended wet ingredients to form a batter.
• Spoon about 2 tbsp into each muffin cup (evenly distribute the batter as best as you can among the 12 cups)
• Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

Nutrition Info

• Serving size: 1 muffin
• Calories: 158 calories
• Fat: 6g
• Carbohydrates: 20g
• Sugar: 3g
• Protein: 6g