Healthy Oat Peaches and Cream Muffins

These moist and tender oat muffins are full of fresh California peach flavor.

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 0.75 cup quick oats
• 0.6666666666666666 cup firmly packed brown sugar plus
• 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar, divided
• 0.3333333333333333 cup oat bran
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 0.5 cup low-fat cream cheese
• 1 cup peeled, chopped peaches, divided
• 1 cup skim milk
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 0.3333333333333333 cup toasted, chopped walnuts

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray 12 muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray. Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl, reserving 1 tablespoon brown sugar; mix well and set aside. Stir together cream cheese and the reserved 1 tablespoon brown sugar. When well blended, fold in 1/4 cup peaches. Add milk, oil, vanilla and egg to dry ingredients, mixing just until dry ingredients are moistened. Lightly stir in remaining peaches and walnuts. Spoon 3/4 of the mixture into prepared muffin tins. Place a teaspoonful of the cream cheese mixture in the center of each then spoon remaining batter over the top. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.