1 c Chopped Dates
1/2 c Raisins
1/2 c Chopped prunes
1 c Water
1/2 c Margarine, cut into pats
2 Eggs, beaten
1 ts Vanilla, extract
1 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 c Chopped nuts
In a saucepan, combine dates, raisins, prunes, and water. Bring to a boil and boil 5 minutes. Stir in margarine and salt. Set aside to cool. Add remaining ingredients to fruit; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon into greased mini-muffin pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes (if desired, bake in a 11″ x 7″ x 2″ baking pan for 30 minutes). Yield: 32 muffins
Diabetic Exchanges: One mini-muffin equals, 1/2 fruit, 1 fat, 1/2 starch; also 94 calories, 52 mg sodium, 14 mg cholesterol, 12 gm carbohydrate, 2 gm protein, 4 gm fat. SOURCE: Fern Albertson, Spokane, WA Country Woman Magazine Sept/Oct 92