Fresh and Healthy Apple Bran Muffins
Ingredients
- 3 egg whites
- 2 eggs, I like Eggland’s Best eggs
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce (1 snack pack)
- 1 cup honey
- 1 cup organic sugar (evaporated beet sugar) or regular granulated sugar
- 3 cups green apples, peeled, cored and chopped (~3 large apples)
- 1¼ cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup wheat bran, see shopping tip
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup raisins
- ½ cup All Bran cereal
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 2¼ teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
Topping
- 1 cup rolled oats
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a nonstick muffin tin with cooking spray with flour in it (see shopping tip).
- In an electric mixer, or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, add the egg whites, eggs, canola oil, applesauce and mix well.
- Stir in the honey and sugar and mix until combined.
- Add all the remaining ingredients and mix until blended (do not over mix).
- Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tin. Fill to top of each muffin cup. Repeat until the 12 cup tin is filled with batter. Sprinkle the tops with rolled oats.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let muffins sit for 5 minutes. To remove the muffins, first carefully separate with a knife and then use a spoon to help scoop out. Coat ½ the pan again with cooking spray. Add remaining batter and repeat baking process.
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffinCalories: 299kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSodium: 345mgFiber: 5gSugar: 36gPlus Points: 8