Healthy High Fiber Blueberry Applesauce Bran Muffins
Heart healthy and full of insoluble fiber, these not your grandma's bran muffins will keep you feeling full while keeping things moving. All while tasting DE-licious!!!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 muffins 1x
- Category: breakfast
Ingredients
Scale
1 1/2 cups wheat bran
1 cup unsweetened nondairy milk (I used almond milk, nonfat dairy milk works too!)
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon fresh orange zest
1 egg
2/3 cup coconut sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350° F
- Grease muffin pan lightly with cooking spray or use paper liner cups
- Add wheat bran and milk to a small bowl and stir. Let sit for 10 minutes for bran to absorb liquid.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine egg, coconut sugar, vanilla, orange zest and applesauce
- In a separate bowl, combine flours, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon
- Add the wheat bran mixture to the wet ingredients and stir to just combined
- Add the dry ingredients and stir to just combined
- Add the blueberries and lightly stir to distribute
- Spoon batter to fill prepared muffin cups
- Bake for 20 minutes. Toothpick inserted in center should come out clean
- Refrigerate these homemade muffins for up to 4 days. Store any leftover muffins in an airtight container and freeze for up to three months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 118
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 16mg
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