Recipe: S’mores Muffins

Keep summer going strong! These kid-friendly (but still healthy) muffins combine just a hint of the best of s’mores — dark chocolate, marshmallow and grahams. Plus, they’re easy to make ahead on Sunday night for the week’s snack — or even breakfast!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 5 tablespoons unsweetened apple sauce
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup soy milk
• 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup graham crackers, broken into small pieces
• 1/4 cup marshmallows, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, powdered sugar, cocoa powder and baking soda. Mix well.
3. In a separate bowl, combine applesauce, vanilla, soy milk, dark chocolate chips, graham cracker pieces and marshmallows, mixing well.
4. Combine wet and dry ingredients; don’t over mix.
5. Fill muffin tins 3/4 of the way full.
6. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the muffin comes out clean.

Nutrition information (per serving)

Makes 12 muffins

Calories: 110
Total fat: 2 g
Saturated fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 120 mg
Dietary fiber: 2 g
Sugar: 7 g
Protein: 3 g
Calcium: 4 %
Iron: 6 %