With permission from Merisant/Equal Company,
Strictly Sugar Free Candy will be posting a new sugar free recipe monthly.
Equal sweetener is a registered trade mark of the Merisant Company.

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Date Bran Muffins

Ingredients:

* 1 - 1/2 cups 100% bran cereal
* 1 - 1/2 cups skim milk
* 1/3 cup margarine, melted
* 1 egg
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1 - 1/4 cups all purpose flour
* 4 - 1/4 teaspoons Equal (tm) for Recipes
OR 14 packets Equal (tm) sweetener
OR 1/2 cup plus 4 teaspoons Equal (tm) Spoonful
* 1 tablespoon baking powder
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 cup pitted dates, chopped

Directions:

* Combine cereal and milk in medium bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Stir in margarine, egg, and vanilla. Add combined flour, Equal (tm), baking powder, cinnamon, and salt, stirring just until mixture is blended. Stir in dates.

* Spoon batter into greased muffin tins; bake in preheated 375 degree oven until muffins are browned and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in pans on wire rack 5 minutes; remove from pans and cool on wire rack.
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Yield: Makes 1 dozen.

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