Blueberry Nut Oat Bran Muffins

Description

This is a delicious and lighter version of a type of oat bran muffin. You could vary the fruit – blueberries, strawberries, canned peaches, etc. They are incredibly delicious served with fresh strawberries. Yum!

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups oat bran
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ⅛ cups applesauce
  • ½ cup egg substitute
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups blueberries
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans
  • ½ cup low fat granola

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper muffin liners
  2. and spray liners with cooking spray.
  3. In a large bowl
  4. mix the oat bran
  5. flour
  6. brown sugar
  7. baking soda
  8. baking powder
  9. cinnamon
  10. and salt. In a separate bowl
  11. blend the applesauce
  12. egg substitute
  13. canola oil
  14. and vanilla extract. Thoroughly mix the applesauce mixture into the flour mixture. Fold in the blueberries and pecans. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle batter with granola
  15. and press granola lightly to make it stick.
  16. Bake 18 minutes in the preheated oven
  17. or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 18 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 12

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