Easy Fruity Bran Muffins

Submitted by justcallmetoni

"These are my quick fix bran muffins. A little bit different from the wealth of bran muffins aready posted. These a light sweetness from the molasses and syrup that is nicely accented by the fruit. You can use any dried fruit you like in any 1/2 cup combination. My favorite is equal parts currants, apricots and plums (not prunes). Cranberries and apricots work well, or dates and raisins, or... You get the idea."

 

• Ready In: 28mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 tablespoon plain nonfat yogurt or 1 tablespoon soy yogurt
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup or 2 tablespoons barley malt
• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup skim milk or 1 cup soymilk
• 1 1⁄2 cups natural bran
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup raisins
• 1⁄4 cup dried apricots or 1/4 cup dried plum, diced

directions

1. Preheat 400 degrees.
2. Lightly spray muffin tins with cooking spray.
3. In a large bowl mix together the oil, yogurt, milk, brown sugar, barley malk, molasses, egg whites and bran. Let sit for 2 minutes.
4. In a smaller bowl combine the flours with the baking soda, baking powder and salt.
5. Fold in the flour mix and dried fruit into the liquid bran mixture. Mix until combined, taking care not to over mix.
6. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.
7. Bake 18-20 minutes.

Reviews

[BLUE ROSE]

Great muffins. Added apple sauce. The next time I will add more dried apricots. Made small and big ones. A must make again. Killer just loved these. Small ones are for him.

 

[PaulaG]

Made this using plain yogurt and vanilla soy milk. I added some grated orange zest to the mix which was a lovely combination with the apricots and raisins. I used Splenda Brown Sugar Blend for the brown sugar. I think that the batter could have used a little more moisture. These make a dense, high fiber muffin. My yield was 10 muffins

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

Great muffins! I used a heaping tablespoon sour cream in place of yogurt, and used 1 extra large egg in place of the egg whites, I had to increse the brown sugar as it was not sweet enough (just personal preference) I used raisins and dried apricots, they baked out really nicley with a wonderful taste. Thank you Toni!...Kitten:)