Cranberry Orange Bran Muffins
"A tasty way to get your fiber! I also plan on trying them with all orange juice in place of the milk."
photo by Marg (CaymanDesigns)
- Ready In:
- 33mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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24
ingredients
- 2 cups wheat bran
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour (I use combo of white & wheat)
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄3 cup fresh squeezed orange juice (approximately)
- 1 2⁄3 cups low-fat milk (approximately)
- 1 -2 tablespoon orange zest
- 1⁄2 cup applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3⁄4 cup dried cranberries
directions
- Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, squeeze orange juice from orange(s) and combine with enough low-fat milk to make 2 cups total. Add zest from orange(s). Mix in applesauce, vanilla and eggs. Add wet ingredient mixture to dry ingredients and mix well by hand. Stir in cranberries.
- Divide between muffin tins, and bake at 350°F for 18-20 minutes.
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Reviews
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It’s amazing how light and moist these came out. Very pleased overall but find they are missing a bit of a flavour 'kick'. Maybe by tomorrow, as suggested, the orange will come through (I used a full 2 Tbsp orange zest) Only changes I made was to use frozen cranberries (1 heaping cup chopped) and brown sugar. For the wheat bran I used hard wheat red bran). Next time I think I’ll try buttermilk and keep everything else the same. There will definitely be a next time! Thank you -
Very good muffins, and very moist for being so low in fat. I tried the all orange juice version suggested in the description. Worked great! I used oat bran instead of wheat bran, also. Will make these a part of my muffin repertoire. -
Delicious! I wasn't really looking for a low-fat recipe, so I replaced the applesauce with canola oil, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly - came out beautifully! I'm finding that the next day they are even better as the orange flavor comes out a bit more. Thanks for the recipe - I'll be adding this one to my regular rotation! -
Followed the recipe almost to a "t" and these came out wonderful. I halved the ingredients and got 14 muffins. Moist, but not too dense. Would be great for an "on the go" breakfast.
Tweaks
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Delicious! I wasn't really looking for a low-fat recipe, so I replaced the applesauce with canola oil, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly - came out beautifully! I'm finding that the next day they are even better as the orange flavor comes out a bit more. Thanks for the recipe - I'll be adding this one to my regular rotation!
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Very good muffins, and very moist for being so low in fat. I tried the all orange juice version suggested in the description. Worked great! I used oat bran instead of wheat bran, also. Will make these a part of my muffin repertoire.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Marg (CaymanDesigns)
United States
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