Ingredients

  • 14 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 12 tablespoons margarine
  • 1 12 tablespoons sugar
  • 14 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup low carb Special K cereal or 1 cup other flaked cereal
  • 1 cup cantaloupe, pureed
  • 12 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 34 cup all purpose unbleached flour
  • 34 cup whole wheat flour
  • 13 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 12 teaspoon baking soda
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 12 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 14 cup oil
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla
  • 6 small frozen strawberries, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons soymilk (or more)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Spray 6 large or 12 small muffin cups with cooking spray, set aside.
  • Prepare topping, cut in the margarine into other ingredients in a small bowl to make it crumbly, set aside.
  • Combine the cereal with the cantalope puree and applesauce in a large mixing bowl, set aside for 5 minutes until cereal is soft.
  • Combine flours, sugar, baking soda and powder, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl.
  • Mix oil, vanilla and berries into cantalupe mixture.
  • Mix in flour mixture, adding soy milk to make the batter not so stiff.
  • Divide mixture evenly between muffin cups.
  • Sprinkle evenly with topping.
  • Bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean.
  • Cool for 5 minutes covered with a tea towel on a cooling rack.
  • Run a butter knife around each muffin and carefully remove.
  • Cool completely on cooling rack, place in towel lined tupperware and freeze after 1-2 days wrapped in plastic wrap.