OAT BRAN-APPLESAUCE MINI MUFFINS

OAT BRAN-APPLESAUCE MINI MUFFINS image

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup dates, pitted and chopped,
1 cup wheat bran
1/2 cup low fat buttermilk
1 large egg
2 tablespoons honey
3/4 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon old fashioned oats

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat muffin tin with cooking spray. Place applesauce and dates in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture is reduced to 1 1/4 cups, 15-20 minutes. Spread in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet and let cool completely. Transfer to a large bowl, and stir in bran, buttermilk, egg, honey, ginger, and vanilla. Let stand for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together flour, flaxseed, baking soda, salt, allspice, and 1/4 cup oats. Stir into bran mixture. Sp[oon batter into prepared tins, filling to the brims. Sprinkel remaining 1 tablespoon oats over muffins. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center of 1 comes out clean, 21-23 minutes. Let cool completely in pans on wire racks.