Apricot Oat Bran Muffins - Low Fat

Submitted by ColoradoCookin

"Taken from an old recipe book, adapted for my needs and tastes. 195 calories per serving, 3 grams of fat and 2 mg of cholesterol."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 6 Muffins
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 cups oat bran
• 1⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1⁄3 cup molasses
• 1 large apple, peeled, cored and grated
• 3⁄4 cup finely chopped dried apricot

directions

1. Preheat ove to 400.
2. Spray 6 large 3" muffin cups with no-stick spray.
3. In large bowl, stir oat bran, brown sugar and baking powder. Make a well in the center.
4. In a small bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy. Stir in buttermilk and molasses.
5. Add buttermilk mixture to the oat-bran mixture and stir just until moistened. Fold in apples and apricots.
6. Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, filling each 3/4 full.
7. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
8. Cool in muffin cups for 5 minutes, then remove and cool on a wire rack.
9. NOTE:.
10. To make standar sized muffins spray 12 2 1/2" muffin cups with no-stick spray, spoon batter into cups. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes.

Reviews

[CJJohnson]

This is health food. This recipe would probably get more action if cross listed under gluten free. It took a while to find a gluten-free oat bran muffin. If molasass is too much... try honey. I added a little apple sauce to moisten and a little more oatbran for balance. I yeilded 1 dozen muffins. I cooked at 350, as I had something else in the oven at the same time. Hubby ate 3 before they had a chance to cool. I thought they were yummy but I understand Annette1's point and will definitely lower the molassas content and replace with honey next time.

 

[Annette1]

These muffins were very dry and the flavor was overpowering with the molasses.Not a good taste