ANOTHER LOW-CALORIE BRAN MUFFIN RECIPE

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I was looking for a low calorie healthy bran muffin recipe that tasted like a traditional bran muffin, and finally came up with a sort of "Frankenstein monster" conglomeration of a basic recipe with several substitutions. They turned out great and at around 100 calories per muffin they have become my favorite. NOTE: You can use any combination of oat bran and wheat bran to make the 1 1/2 cups bran. Oat bran has its own benefits, but adds more calories.

Provided by dgoonan

Categories     Breakfast

Time 37m

Yield 12 muffins, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/2 cups wheat bran
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup skim milk (minus 1 tablespoon)
1 tablespoon vinegar (added to skim milk above to make soured milk)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup Splenda granular
1/3 cup molasses
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 egg
1/4 cup raisins (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray muffin cups with Pam (or equivalent).
  • Add skim milk to vinegar to make 1 cup soured milk and set aside for 5 minutes.
  • Add soured milk to bran; let stand for 10 minutes.
  • Mix together applesauce, egg, Splenda, molasses and vanilla and then add to milk/bran mixture.
  • Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  • Add flour mixture to bran/milk mixture, and stir just until blended.
  • Fold in raisins (if desired) and spoon batter into muffin tins.
  • Bake for 17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove from pan and enjoy!

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