All-Bran Pineapple and Fruit Muffins

Submitted by senseicheryl

"I love Kellogg's All Bran cereal and I'm always searching for healthy recipes to use it in. I found this on the www.allbran.com website this morning."

 

• Ready In: 33mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 12 muffins
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup Kellogg's all-bran cereal (Extra Fiber kind)
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed unsweetened pineapple, undrained
• 1⁄2 cup unsweetened orange juice
• 1 teaspoon orange peel
• 2 egg whites
• 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup mixed dried fruit, chopped

• For the Filling

• 1⁄3 cup lowfat margarine, softened
• 5 teaspoons artificial sweetener (or 5 packets)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Stir together flours, baking powder, salt and spices; set aside.
2. In large mixing bowl, combine cereal, pineapple including juice and orange juice. Let stand 3 minutes or until cereal is softened. Add orange peel, egg whites and oil; beat well. Stir in dried fruit.
3. Add flour mixture, stirring only until combined. Portion batter evenly into 12 lightly greased 2 1/2-inch muffin-pan cups. Using measuring-teaspoon, make a 1/2-inch indentation in top of each muffin.
4. Bake in 400° F oven about 23 minutes or until golden brown. Cool about 15 minutes before adding filling.
5. Filling: Beat together margarine, sweetener and vanilla. Fill each muffin top with measuring-teaspoon of filling. Serve warm.