Chocolate Granola Muffin Tops--4 Servings

Created With: Baking Mix - Chocolate

"This is what I call 'red light' food.  I'm glad I just baked four of these today -- two for my husband and two for me.  He'd better eat his two soon!

"Ingredients:
1/4 cup fat free milk (I used fat free evaporated milk because that was all I had)
1 tablespoon sugar free maple syrup (I used Cary's brand)
2 tablespoons fat free sour cream
1/2 cup Southaven Farm Chocolate Baking Mix
3/4 cup granular Splenda
1/2 cup granola (I used some homemade granola, recipe follows)

"Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Spray 4 muffin top sections with butter flavor Pam. 

"Whisk together milk, sugar free maple syrup, and sour cream.  Stir in Chocolate Baking Mix, Splenda, and granola.  Pour into 4 muffin top sections and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes."

Note from the Kitchen of Southaven Farm:  We made SH's Chocolate Granola Muffin Tops but used store-bought granola.  They still turned out perfect and perfectly delicious.

NUTRITION INFORMATION per muffin top (1 of 4):
140 calories, 1 gram fat, 4.5 grams fiber, 24 grams carbohydrate

HOMEMADE GRANOLA:

"Ingredients:
1 cup kasha (dry)
1 cup old fashioned oatmeal (dry)
2 tablespoons butter buds, optional
3/4 cup granular Splenda
1/4 cup maple pancake flavored daVinci syrup  (This is like a snowcone or coffee syrup, not a regular pancake syrup.  I don't know if regular pancake syrup would work or not.  You might give it a try if you don't have daVinci.)

"Stir all ingredients till coated.  Spread on a large pan.  (I used a broiler pan.)  Bake at 350 degrees for 21 minutes, stirring every 7 or so minutes."

NUTRITION INFORMATION for entire batch of granola, approximately 2 cups:
1000 calories, 10 grams fat, 25 grams fiber, 190 grams carbohydrate