Founder Ken Rawlings opened his first baked cookie store in San Francisco in 1977, and over the next five years the chain had grown to 22 stores throughout California. In 1990, after much success, Rawlings's Otis Spunkmeyer Company started selling Ready-to-Bake Cookie dough in grocery stores. That same year the company acquired a Modesto, California, muffin manufacturer, and Otis Spunkmeyer Muffins were born. Since then, the company has seen a 1200 percent increase in muffins sales, and today this is America's best-selling brand of muffins.

The banana-nut variety my favorite, with 24 grams of fat per muffin. But we';re in luck, because this product lends itself nicely to a reduced fat clone. That banana is great for replacing the fat and helping to keep the muffin moist and flavorful. Even with a small amount of oil in there, and the walnuts on top, these tasty Texas-size dudes reduce the fat by more than one-half.

Nutrition Facts
Serving size--1/2 muffin
Total servings--16
Calories per serving--147 / Original--240
Fat per serving--5 g / Orgininal--12 g