Cranberry Orange Bran Muffins

Submitted by Marg (CaymanDesigns)

"A tasty way to get your fiber! I also plan on trying them with all orange juice in place of the milk."

 

• Ready In: 33mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 2 cups wheat bran
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour (I use combo of white & wheat)
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup fresh squeezed orange juice (approximately)
• 1 2⁄3 cups low-fat milk (approximately)
• 1 -2 tablespoon orange zest
• 1⁄2 cup applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3⁄4 cup dried cranberries

directions

1. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, squeeze orange juice from orange(s) and combine with enough low-fat milk to make 2 cups total. Add zest from orange(s). Mix in applesauce, vanilla and eggs. Add wet ingredient mixture to dry ingredients and mix well by hand. Stir in cranberries.
3. Divide between muffin tins, and bake at 350°F for 18-20 minutes.

Reviews

[SenorGancho]

It’s amazing how light and moist these came out. Very pleased overall but find they are missing a bit of a flavour 'kick'. Maybe by tomorrow, as suggested, the orange will come through (I used a full 2 Tbsp orange zest) Only changes I made was to use frozen cranberries (1 heaping cup chopped) and brown sugar. For the wheat bran I used hard wheat red bran). Next time I think I’ll try buttermilk and keep everything else the same. There will definitely be a next time! Thank you

 

[Outta Here]

Very good muffins, and very moist for being so low in fat. I tried the all orange juice version suggested in the description. Worked great! I used oat bran instead of wheat bran, also. Will make these a part of my muffin repertoire.

 

[lindsaymorris]

Delicious! I wasn't really looking for a low-fat recipe, so I replaced the applesauce with canola oil, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly - came out beautifully! I'm finding that the next day they are even better as the orange flavor comes out a bit more. Thanks for the recipe - I'll be adding this one to my regular rotation!

 

[caroline_rosie]

Followed the recipe almost to a "t" and these came out wonderful. I halved the ingredients and got 14 muffins. Moist, but not too dense. Would be great for an "on the go" breakfast.