Orange Pecan Muffins

By dashy_65

Ingredients

• TOPPING:
• 2 cups reduced-fat biscuit/baking mix
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup orange marmalade
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Dash ground nutmeg

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, combine biscuit mix and sugar. In a small bowl, beat the egg, orange juice and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in pecans and marmalade. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill two-thirds full with batter.
Combine the topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove to a wire rack. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: One muffin equals 200 calories, 8 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 245 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1-1/2 fat.