Chocolate Chip Bran Muffins
"Want to be healthy and naughty too? These muffins are fantastic. They are cooked in the microwave and you can cook up as many as you want--the batter keeps for several days in the refrigerator. Recipe comes from Hershey's Chocolate Treasury."
photo by Redsie
- Ready In:
- 1hr 4mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
18
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-bran cereal
- 1⁄2 cup boiling water
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 1⁄4 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup sugar (I use half Splenda and half sugar.)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped dried apricot
- all-bran cereal, for topping
directions
- Combine the 1-1/2 cup cereal and boiling water in a medium bowl; blend well and allow to cool.
- Add buttermilk, oil and egg; blending well.
- Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in medium bowl; stir in cereal mixture, mini chips and chopped apricots.
- Stir until moistened.
- Spray six 5- to 6-oz custard cups with non-stick cooking spray.
- Fill each cup half full with batter and sprinkle each with 2 tsp.
- bran flake cereal.
- Microwave on high for 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 minutes, turning 1/4 turn at end of each minute, or until wooden toothpick inserted off center comes out clean.
- Tops will appear moist, let them stand several miutes.
- Repeat the cooking procedure for remaining batter or place the left over batter in the fridge and store for another day.
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Reviews
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Sorry Paula, can't give a rating as I think I messed up. I think it might be because I used a silicone pan for muffins and for some reason, the muffins came out humid and kind of rubbery. Will try again in a glass or pottery dish. Sorry :( -
Great muffins, I made as stated only subbed raisins for apricots, and omitted the chocolate chips completely. I also added in 1/2 teaspoon baking powder to give them just a little more volume. Thanks Paula!...Kitten:) -
really easy to put together, and the micro makes this so easy. cooking time was right on, instant breakfast.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PaulaG
Hixson, Tennessee
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