This sweet and light bran muffin recipe offers a classic morning muffin with a twist – it’s heart-healthy and cholesterol-free!
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Bran Muffin Recipe: Sweet, Light, Moist, Delicious
I’ve been searching for a bran muffin recipe that doesn’t bake into a brick. The last time I made bran muffins, it was like trying to chew cardboard.
Nobody wants to each cardboard for breakfast.
Enter this sweet, light, and tasty recipe. It’s packed with heart-healthy fiber and the egg whites have ZERO cholesterol. The fiber from the bran plus the applesauce also helps reduce cholesterol and boost heart-healthy HDL cholesterol, too.
Applesauce and Brown Sugar Sweeten the Mix
I’ve found that the combination of homemade applesauce and brown sugar sweeten the muffins just right. I use applesauce canned from apples we grow ourselves, which makes me think that the muffins taste better. Who knows? Whenever I cook with organic apples grown on our farm, I smile. It’s part of the whole country living experience that I love.
Baking Tips
- Make sure the oven is completely preheated before baking.
- Grease the muffin tins with shortening. I use a paper towel to spread the shortening inside the metal muffin tins because I hate getting my fingers greasy.
- Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Mix the wet ingredients completely before pouring them into the dry ingredients.
- Separating eggs can be tricky. Use an egg separator (link below) or separate the eggs over a measuring cup in case you break a yolk into the white. What do to with the egg yolk? I cook it up for the dog as a treat. If I’m baking bread, I’ll save the yolk to use as an egg wash to make the crust brown and crispy.
Egg Separator
Stainless Steel Egg Yolk Separator, Dishwasher Safe Egg White Separator, Professional Egg Separator Tool
Amazon Basics Nonstick Carbon Steel Muffin Pan
Set of 2 muffin tins, 12 Cups Each
Sweet and Light Bran Muffin Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups oat bran
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 egg whites only
- 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup applesauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Grease muffin tin.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix the dry ingredients: oat bran, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon.
- In a separate bowl, mix the egg whites, applesauce, milk, and vegetable oil.
- Mix by hand the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until it's just moistened.
- Spoon the muffin mix into the greased muffin tin. Fill each compartment 2/3 full.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Cool 5 minutes, then use a knife to loosen each muffin. Remove and let cool completely on a plate or wire rack.
Notes
Jeanne Grunert is a certified Virginia Master Gardener and the author of several gardening books. Her garden articles, photographs, and interviews have been featured in The Herb Companion, Virginia Gardener, and Cultivate, the magazine of the National Farm Bureau. She is the founder of The Christian Herbalists group and a popular local lecturer on culinary herbs and herbs for health, raised bed gardening, and horticulture therapy.
