Choco-Raisin Nuggets

Yield: 48 nuggets | Serves: 48

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups flour
  • 11/2 Teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 Teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 Teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 Teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 Cup butter or margarine
  • 11/2 Cups firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 Cup milk
  • 3 Cups California raisins
  • 1 Package (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate pieces
  • 1 Cup finely chopped nuts

Procedure

Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar; beat in egg. Add flour mixture alternately with milk. Stir in raisins, chocolate pieces and nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts Per Serving

Calories 130 (Calories from Fat 33%); Total Fat 5 ( Saturated Fat 2; Trans Fat 1; ); Cholesterol 10; Sodium 80; Potassium 135; Total Carbohydrate 21; Dietary Fiber 1; Sugars 16; Protein 1; Calcium 16; Iron 1;

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Raisins are great food choices for most individuals, including those with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
- by James W. Anderson, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Emeritus, University of Kentucky.