Healthy Cooking

Apple Blueberry Bran Muffins

Ingredients

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups oat bran
1/4 cup  ground flaxseed
2 tsp  baking powder
1 tsp  baking soda
1/4 tsp  salt
1 tsp  cinnamon
1/2 tsp  cloves
1/2 tsp  nutmeg
1 cup  unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup  low-fat (1% MF or less) milk or soymilk
1 cup  diced apple (about 1 small apple)
3/4 cup  brown sugar
2 tbsp  canola oil
2 eggs
1 tsp  orange zest
1/2 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, oat bran, ground flaxseed, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.

In another bowl, combine applesauce, milk, apple, sugar, canola oil, eggs, orange zest and blueberries.

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, mix just enough to combine.

Pour batter into 16 lined muffin tins.  

Bake for 25 minutes, or until cooked through (when a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean).

Serves 16.

Per serving (1 muffin): 167 cal, 5 g pro, 4 g total fat (1 g saturated fat), 33 g carb, 4 g fibre, 27 mg chol, 165 mg sodium

Good source of: magnesium

Low in saturated fat
High source of fibre

From: Leslie Beck's Heart Healthy Foods For Life

Source: http://www.lesliebeck.com/book_detail.php?id=105&area=3



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