PUMPKIN SNACK CAKES
My teenagers are always rummaging through the cupboards for a snack. I make Pumpkin Snack Cakes and store them in the freezer. Better than cookies, one little cake has over a gram of fiber and provides 20% of the RDA of Vitamin A. Dry milk powder and chopped apricots replace the sugar to add extra calcium and Vitamin C.
Ingredients
Beat with electric mixer in large bowl:
- 1 15 ounce can pumpkin 1.5 cup cooked pumpkin
- cup .5sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup canola oil
- 1.5 cup skim milk
- 1.5 cup fat-free dry milk powder
Mix together in medium bowl:
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- .5 cup wheat germ
- 2 cups whole-wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1.5 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
Instructions
- Stir into pumpkin mixture. Stir in 1 cup chocolate chips and .5 cup finely chopped dried apricots.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray mini-muffin pans with cooking spray. Spoon batter into pans and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Let cool on rack. Store in tins, plastic bags or plastic containers.
Cheryl's Notes
Makes 72 cakes.
Nutritional analysis per cake: 83 calories, 2 grams protein, 10 grams carbohydrates, 4 grams fat, 1 gram fiber, 29 mg sodium.