Tangerine Puckers
This mini muffin recipe are sized just right for snacking. Each one has less than 50 calories and only 1 gram of fat.

Ingredients
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Nonstick cooking spray
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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2 tablespoons sugar or sugar substitute* equivalent to 2 tablespoons sugar
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup fat-free milk
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2 tablespoons refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed, or 1 egg white, slightly beaten
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1 tablespoon cooking oil
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1/2 cup fresh tangerine sections (2 to 3 tangerines), coarsely chopped
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly coat eighteen 1-3/4-inch muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
2.
In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. In a small bowl, combine milk, egg, oil, and vanilla. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Using a fork, stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in the tangerine sections.
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Divide batter among prepared muffin cups, filling each almost full. Bake about 14 minutes or until golden brown.
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Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from muffin cups. Serve warm. Makes 18 miniature muffins.
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5. *Sugar Substitutes: Choose from Splenda Granular, Equal Spoonful or packets, or Sweet 'N Low bulk or packets. Follow package directions to use product amount equivalent to 2 tablespoons sugar.PER SERVING WITH SUBSTITUTE: same as above, except 38 cal., 6 mg. carbo.
Nutrition information
Calories 43, Total Fat 1 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 59 mg, Carbohydrate 8 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%. Exchanges: Other Carbohydrate .5.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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