Name: Oat Bran-Applesauce Mini Muffins Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: vegetable-oil cooking spray; 2 cups unsweetened applesauce; 2 oz dates; 1 cup wheat bran; ½ cup buttermilk; 1 large egg; 2 tbsp honey; ¾ tsp fresh ginger; ½ tsp vanilla extract; ½ cup all-purpose flour; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 tbsp ground flaxseed; 1¼ tsp baking soda; ¼ tsp salt; ¼ tsp ground allspice; ¼ cup old-fashioned oats; 1 tbsp old-fashioned oats

How To Make Oat Bran-Applesauce Mini Muffins

These mini muffins are flavored with applesauce and filled with a healthy combination of oats, flaxseed, and wheat bran for a fiber-filled bite.

Preparation: 25 minutes

Cooking: 45 minutes

Total: 1 hour 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

vegetable-oil cooking spray
2cupsunsweetened applesauce
2ozdates
1cupwheat bran
½cupbuttermilk,low-fat
1largeegg
2tbsphoney
¾tspfresh ginger,grated
½tspvanilla extract
½cupall-purpose flour
2tbspall-purpose flour
2tbspground flaxseed
1¼tspbaking soda
¼tspsalt
¼tspground allspice
¼cupold-fashioned oats
1tbspold-fashioned oats

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat 2 mini-muffin tins with cooking spray. Place applesauce and dates in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until mixture is reduced to 1¼ cups. Spread in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet, and let cool completely.
Transfer to a large bowl, and stir in bran, buttermilk, egg, honey, ginger, and vanilla. Let stand for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, whisk together flour, flaxseed, baking soda, salt, allspice, and ¼ cup oats. Stir into bran mixture.
Spoon batter into prepared tins, filling to the brims. Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon oats over muffins. Bake for 21 to 23 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
Let cool completely in pans on wire racks. (Muffins can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.)