These upside-down nectarine muffins are a delicious summertime breakfast treat.

Makes 12 muffins

ACTIVE TIME: 20 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 45 minutes

EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

6 tablespoons light brown sugar
3-4 nectarines (12 ounces), pitted and thinly sliced
1 large egg
1 large egg white
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup nonfat plain yogurt
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
2. Spoon 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar into each muffin cup; pat into an even layer. Arrange nectarine slices, slightly overlapping, over brown sugar.
3. Whisk egg, egg white and granulated sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Add yogurt, oil and vanilla and whisk until blended. Whisk all-purpose and whole-wheat flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl. Make a well in the dry ingredients; add wet ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until just combined.
4. Spoon batter over nectarines. Set muffin pan on a foil-lined baking sheet to catch any drips of sugar. Bake until tops spring back when touched lightly, 15 to 20 minutes. Immediately loosen edges and turn muffins out onto a baking sheet (caramel may drip). Replace any stray nectarine slices. Let cool slightly before serving.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per muffin: 220 calories; 5 g fat (1 g sat, 3 g mono); 18 mg cholesterol; 40 g carbohydrate; 4 g protein; 2 g fiber; 237 mg sodium; 100 mg potassium.
2 1/2 Carbohydrate Servings
Exchanges: 2 1/2 other carbohydrate, 1 fat

This recipe, though it sounds messy, turned out really, really great. The muffins look beautiful and taste amazingly sweet. The combo of ingredients really brings out the nectarine flavor. I did cut the nectarine quantity to two and used vanilla lowfat yogurt in place of the plain and vanilla extract.

missy, Conyngham, PA