Recipe: Honey Lime Oat Muffins with Lime Glaze

HONEY LIME OAT MUFFINS

FOR THE MUFFINS:
1 cup oats (quick or old-fashioned, uncooked)
1 (8 ounce_ container plain nonfat or low-fat yogurt
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup fat-free milk
3 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
2 teaspoons grated lime peel
2 egg whites or 1 egg, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
FOR THE GLAZE:
3/4 cup powdered sugar
4 teaspoons lime juice
1 teaspoon grated lime peel

TO MAKE THE MUFFINS:
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 12 medium muffin cups with paper baking cups or spray bottoms only with cooking spray.

For muffins, combine oats, yogurt, honey, milk, margarine and lime peel in large bowl; mix well. Let stand 10 minutes.

Stir in egg whites until blended. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well. Add to oat mixture all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not overmix.) Fill muffin cups almost full.

Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool muffins in pan on wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool 10 minutes.

TO MAKE THE GLAZE:
Combine all ingredients in small bowl; mix until smooth. Dip tops of muffins into glaze. Serve warm.

Makes 1 dozen
Source: Quaker Oats