2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup mashed ripe banana (about 2 small)
2/3 cup 2% low-fat milk
1/3 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/3 cup light ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 large egg white
1 large egg
Cooking spray

Preheat oven to 400°.

Combine first 8 ingredients in a large bowl, and make a well in center of mixture. Combine banana and next 7 ingredients (banana through egg) in a bowl, and add to flour mixture. Stir just until moist. Spoon batter into 18 muffin cups coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 400° for 18 minutes or until done. Remove from pans immediately, and cool on a wire rack.

Yield: 1 1/2 dozen (serving size: 1 muffin)

CALORIES 125(17% from fat); FAT 2.4g (sat 0.8g,mono 0.7g,poly 0.9g); PROTEIN 3.2g; CHOLESTEROL 13mg; CALCIUM 59mg; SODIUM 194mg; FIBER 0.8g; IRON 1mg; CARBOHYDRATE 22.6g

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