Cheery Cherry Maple Muffins          

Ingredients:
1/2 cup margarine
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
rind and juice of 1 lemon
1 cup low-fat yoghurt
1 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup whole meal flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup chopped cherries
12 whole cherries (optional)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400F, prepare pans. Blend the margarine and syrup thoroughly. Beat in the eggs followed by the lemon rind and juice, vanilla and yoghurt. Gently fold in the previously mixed dry ingredients then the chopped cherries, do not over mix. Spoon into pans, top with whole cherries if desired, bake for 20 minutes or until cooked

.Makes 12.