Peach Oat Bran Muffins

Description
Fruit sweet and sugar free

Fruit and nuts

 * ¾ cup pecans
 * ½ cup date pieces
 * 2½ cup chopped peaches

Wet ingredients

 * ½ cup fruit sweetener
 * 2 eggs
 * ½ cup oil
 * 1 tsp vanilla extract
 * 2 tsp peach extract
 * 1¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
 * 1 cup oat bran
 * ¾ cup rolled oats

Dry ingredients

 * 2 cups brown rice flour
 * ⅓ cup oat flour
 * 2½ tsp baking powder
 * 1 tsp baking soda
 * ½ tsp salt
 * 2 tsp cinnamon
 * ½ tsp nutmeg

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 375°F.
 * 2) Lightly spray a regular size muffin tin with lecithin spray.
 * 3) Toast the pecans in the oven for 7 – 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
 * 4) Allow the nuts to cool.
 * 5) Then coarsely chop them with a knife or with a pulsing action in a food processor.
 * 6) Coarsely chop the peaches.
 * 7) In a medium size bowl, mix together the fruit sweetener, eggs, oil, vanilla, peach extract and applesauce.
 * 8) Stir in the oat bran and the rolled oats.
 * 9) Let this mixture sit for a minimum of 10 minutes while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
 * 10) Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl, stir in the pecans and the date pieces.
 * 11) Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and stir in the wet mix.
 * 12) When half mixed, stir in the chopped peaches.
 * 13) Be careful not to over mix, the muffin batter should be lumpy.
 * 14) Use a #12 (½ cup) scoop to place the batter into the prepared muffin tins.
 * 15) Bake the muffins in the preheated oven for 35 – 40 minutes.
 * 16) Let the muffins cool in the muffin pans before removing them.
 * 17) Be extra careful when handling these muffins because they are very fragile when warm.