Chunky Cran-Apple Bran Muffins

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
~MUFFIN BATTER:* 3/4 cup Natural Wheat bran, crude* 3/4 cup Milk, 1%* 1 cup Flour, white (all-purpose)* 1/2 cup Flour, whole wheat * 1 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder* 1 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon, ground* 3/4 tsp. Salt* 1/4 tsp. Baking Soda* 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg, ground* 3/4 cup Brown Sugar, unpacked* 1/3 cup Canola Oil* 1 Egg* 1 1/2 cups Apples [such as Cortland, Crispin, Jonagold, Golden Delicious, Idared, Northern Spy, or Spartan], chopped and peeled* 1/2 cup dried Cranberries, sweetened (craisins)~TOPPING:* 2 tsp. Granulated Sugar* 1/4 tsp. Cinnamon, ground
Directions
1. In large bowl, combine bran and milk; let rest 5 minutes.
2. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, soda, and nutmeg.
3. Stir brown sugar, oil, and egg into bran mixture. Stir in dry ingredients just until combined. Stir in apples and dried cranberries.
4. Stir batter into greased muffin cups. [Makes 8 large 'jumbo' muffins, or 16 smaller 'regular' sized muffins. Can also make 6 'jumbo' and 4 'regular', depending on your pans!] For topping, combine granulated sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over muffins.
5. Bake in a 400 F oven for about 18 minutes, or until tester comes out clean.
6. Remove from oven, and cool on wire racks. Makes 8 large 'jumbo' muffins [1 'serving' each], or 16 smaller 'regular' muffins [0.5 'serving' each]. Enjoy! :)

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CURVES_N_CURLS.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 279.0
  • Total Fat: 10.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 27.0 mg
  • Sodium: 363.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 45.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.7 g
  • Protein: 5.0 g

Member Reviews
  • 1RETSGM
    Good - 2/11/19
  • LINDEE6
    Delish! Thank you for sharing. I substituted Splenda's Brown Sugar Blend and can't even imagine how it could have tasted any better with traditional brown sugar! - 11/5/10
  • SASSY-1
    Thank you for such a 'sparkalicious' recipe to share with everyone. This was very tasty. My family loved it. I will surely share the spark! - 7/28/08
  • CLAIRE501
    Delicious ! All the family loved it . - 12/12/07
  • YAMAHANANA
    These are just so moist and taste. - 12/3/07