Healthy Bran Muffin Recipe Sweetened with Apple Butter
These bran muffins are healthy AND taste great. These lovely muffins get their sweetness from apple butter, a rich puree made simply from apples or applesauce.
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup wheat bran
- 1/2 cup oat bran
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup apple butter
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Place the flour, wheat bran, oat bran, baking soda, cinnamon and walnuts in a large bowl and stir to mix together well. Add the apple butter, buttermilk, eggs and oil, and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in the raisins.
- Coat muffin cups with non-stick cooking spray, and fill each one 3/4 full with the batter. Bake at 450°F for about 15 minutes, or just until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Be careful not to over bake them as they will dry out.
- Remove the muffin tin from the oven, and allowed it to sit for five minutes before removing the muffins.
Notes
- This recipe is fabulous if you use walnut oil in place of the vegetable oil.
- If you are lactose intolerant, please feel free to substitute an alternative milk like almond milk, soy milk or rice milk.
- You can use apple sauce instead of the apple butter if that is what you have on hand. The apple butter is a deeper and richer flavor than the applesauce, so I would increase the amount of cinnamon to 3/4 to 1 teaspoon if you use the apple sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 223kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 8gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 129mgPotassium: 428mgFiber: 11gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 82IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 58mgIron: 3mg
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