Light Holiday Tea Cakes

Directions

Ingredients :

3 egg whites

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

¼ cup fat-free half-and-half

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener

½ cup whole wheat flour

½ cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ cup chopped dried pineapple

½ cup dried cranberries

preferably orange flavored

½ cup chopped almonds or walnuts

Methods :

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold in applesauce, half-and-half and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine Splenda, flour, baking soda, spices. Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture. Fold in pineapple, cranberries and nuts. Spoon batter into non-stick mini-muffin pans greased with cooking spray. Bake 12-15 minutes. Remove, cool. Dust with confectioner’s sugar if desired.