Low-Fat High Fiber Blueberry Bran Muffins

Lighthouse Rita's Note:

These muffins are a great low-fat moist muffin. I used 1/2 cup brown sugar instead of the 2/3 cup called for and I felt they were sweet enough. I also added chopped apples.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 15

• 1 1/2 cups wheat bran (I used oat bran)
• 1 cup nonfat milk
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup brown sugar (I used 1/2 cup)
• 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 (I added a chopped apple.)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Grease muffin cups or use paper muffin liners.
3. Mix together wheat bran and milk, and let stand for 10 minutes. (I didn't do this and muffins turned out fine.).
4. In a large bowl, mix together applesauce, egg, brown sugar, and vanilla.
5. Beat in bran mixture.
6. Sift together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
7. Stir into bran mixture until just blended. Fold in blueberries.
8. Scoop into muffin cups.
9. Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly tapped.

Reviews

[Chef #272434]

I don't believe in giving bad reviews if you change the recipe AT ALL. I hate when people say something bad after they completely alter a recipe. In this case, I actually did make a very very small modification, but since I'm giving it five stars, I see no harm in reviewing the basic premise of this recipe. The only real change I made was to add 1 Tbsp. of oil in place of 1 Tbsp. of applesauce to give it a little more of a traditional muffin feel. Sometimes when I use all applesauce, I don't love the texture in the end, so out of fear, I added a touch of oil. I also added about a 1/2 - 1 tsp. of cinnamon because I love cinnamon in everything. These are so yummy. I love blueberry and bran together.... really good with some apple jelly on them. Sounds wierd, but it's delicious! These were great, thanks for the recipe!!

[Marg (CaymanDesigns)]

The moistest, most flavorful low-fat, high-fiber muffins I've ever tried! I used half wheat bran and half oat bran and let it soak like the recipe said. I used all white flour but everything else was "as written". The rest of the family enjoyed them as well. This is one muffin recipe I *know* I'm making again! Thanks for sharing.

[christiez54]

Yum! I pretty much followed the recipe, but I used 1/2 oat bran & 1/2 wheat bran and substituted Silk 35 calorie almond milk for the milk. I did let the bran soak first. My only TINY complaint is that I like a slightly sweeter muffin, but I only used 1/2 cup brown sugar because I only had regular brown sugar, not Splenda. I think next time, I'll try it with 3/4 cup Splenda BS. Otherwise, these were AWESOME. My husband ate SIX!!