Thursday, September 29, 2011

Low-Fat Blueberry Bran Muffins

I'm a sucker for bran muffins, so I had some left over blueberries and thought I'd try this recipe out. I found it on Allrecipes.com


Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups wheat bran
  • 1 cup nonfat milk
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup blueberries
  • Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or use paper muffin liners. Mix together wheat bran and milk, and let stand for 10 minutes.
    2. In a large bowl, mix together applesauce, egg, brown sugar, and vanilla. Beat in bran mixture. Sift together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir into bran mixture until just blended. Fold in blueberries. Scoop into muffin cups.
    3. Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly tapped.

    *I used light vanilla soymilk instead of the milk (its all I had), and it cut down on the calories even more. By doing that these bad boys came in at less than 100 calories per muffin. I also used regular Raisin Bran instead of plain bran. Next time I will add in some wheat germ and ground flax seed. All in all, they were SUPER good, and a keeper.

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