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Applesauce Raisin Bran Muffins
"I checked and while I found many bran muffin recipes here, none were quite like this. I like this one not only because it is lower fat, but because it doesn't have as much added sugar, and it relies on the cereal more than the flour to make the batter. The muffins themselves are surprisingly moist and light in texture. I like the light sweetness of these and the crunchy muffin tops. (If you sprinkle a little extra cereal on top, they get an even better crunch, and improved appearance.) I found this recipe at www.mealsmatter.org. Watch these since the recipe stated they should bake in 20 minutes, but I found mine were done after about 15."
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- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 295.73 ml all-purpose flour
- 14.79 ml baking powder
- 1.23 ml salt
- 473.18 ml Raisin Bran cereal
- 236.59 ml nonfat milk
- 118.29 ml unsweetened applesauce
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 78.78 ml brown sugar, firmly packed
- 29.58 ml butter, melted
directions
- Preheat over to 400F; prepare a muffin tin with paper liners or by spraying with cooking spray.
- Mix flour, baking powder, salt, cereal and milk in large bowl; let stand 3 minutes.
- Stir in egg, applesauce, sugar and butter; stir just until moistened (batter will be lumpy).
- Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full.
- Bake at 400F for 20 minutes or until golden brown, and they test done with a toothpick.
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Reviews
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Quick and easy to make, can adjust the ingredients to what you have in the pantry with delicious results. Great for on the go breakfast! Often requested by my husband. -
I was pretty excited about these after reading the reviews and made these in the morning to bring to a study group....I did not bring them. The texture is very strange and pasty, not at all muffin-like. I added some cinnamon otherwise followed the recipe. They are not terrible and some will likely get eaten, but will not make this again or recommend it to others. -
Muffins are easy and delicious. They bake perfectly in the time specified. I used pear puree in place of applesauce since I had it handy. I also added 1/4 teaspoon each of nutmeg and cinnamon. When I make them again, I'll add some extra raisins. It seems most of them dropped to the bottom of the cereal box and didn't get into my muffins this time. -
Made these muffins for the first time in January/08 and they are now the only muffins we make. It doesn't matter what you add (like chocolate chips, walnuts, spices, apples) you can't go wrong. A huge winner in our house. Thanks so much!
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Thanks for a tasty and lowfat way to use raisin bran. My teen son can now eat breakfast again and not be in to much hurry to catch bus. Yumm. Updated, these taste really good but the texture was not cakey I assume this is due to applesauce replacing fat? as it was first time using it.
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Muffins are easy and delicious. They bake perfectly in the time specified. I used pear puree in place of applesauce since I had it handy. I also added 1/4 teaspoon each of nutmeg and cinnamon. When I make them again, I'll add some extra raisins. It seems most of them dropped to the bottom of the cereal box and didn't get into my muffins this time.
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These muffins were great! They weren't overly sweet, they have an awesome flavor, and they are good for you :) I did use whole wheat pastry flour instead of the all purpose flour, but that is the only change I made. Very good recipe! A definite keeper here inour house!
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These muffins are delicious! I made these for my 2 year old son as a way to sneak something healthy into his diet. I love that they are low in sugar. He loves that he can hold them and eat them by himself. I've also made these with just raisin bran and added blueberries instead of raisins and those came out really tasty as well. I notice people complain about bran muffins being "bland" but what I think people don't realize that it's really just the bran flavor. Bran isn't really an exciting flavor! But these are great....the applesauce adds just the right amount of sweetness!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Vino Girl
United States
My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
We live on several peaceful wooded acres on a cute little river in rural NE Wisconsin, with a cranky old-lady Burmese and whatever stray outdoor cats that have decided to adopt us on any given day. The cute puppy in the picture is Jake, our Elhew-bred English Pointer that we brought home on Easter weekend 2007. I've also got 2 painted turtles named Dennis and Fuzz, and a bunch of fish (koi and goldfish, along with the guppies & swordtails in the turtle tank).
I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
I seem to give a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews here - I seem to have a pretty good sense of what I like by looking at a recipe before I try it. Thank you to anyone that tries my recipes in return, or photographs them.
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