RECIPE: REC: "Healthy" double chocolate bran muffin

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colleenmomof2

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We love these! Colleen

Healthy Double Chocolate Bran Muffins

adapted from Cooks.com

Measure as you go to leave time for soaking smileys/wink.gif

1/4 cup raisins (or craisins)

water (rum/extract, opt)

2 cups bran flake cereal (Aldi's flakes or Raisin Bran)

1 1/2 cups plain fat free yogurt (1 cup Greek + 1/2 cup 2% milk)

1/2 cup shredded carrots (next batch trying zucchini)

1 egg (can sub 2 whites), beaten

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

2 Tbs molasses

1 Tbs honey

1 tsp vanilla

2 Tbs oil (melted coconut oil)

1 cup flour

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2-1 tsp cinnamon, use more if you like cinnamon

3 Tbs cocoa powder

1/2 cup chocolate chips (I use mini but would chop regular chips)

(nuts would be a good addition)

raw sugar for top

1. Cover raisins with hot water (and a splash of rum or rum extract, opt) and leave to plump.

2. In a large bowl, stir yogurt into bran flakes.

3. In a small bowl, beat eggs with sugar, molasses, honey, vanilla. Drain raisins (I save the water/rum) and mix into sugar mixture along with carrots and the oil. Stir this into yogurt bran, mixing well. Leave soak for 30 minutes or so.

4. Do the dishes or sit smileys/wink.gif

5. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Spray 18 muffin wells with oil

6. Stir dry ingredients together and then mix into bran mixture along with chocolate chips (nuts) just to blend.

7. Divide among 18 muffins. Sprinkle with raw sugar.

8. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes and remove from tin.

I like to leave them in the fridge for a day before freezing.

http://www.cooks.com/recipe/w16tn1fa/chocolate-bran-muffins.html

 
Fruity Bran Flake Muffins

We like these very much, too. Colleen

Fruity Bran Flake Muffins
adapted from Roxie's Bran Muffins

Measure as you go to leave time for soaking smileys/wink.gif
1/2 cup raisins (Craisins, chopped dates)
water
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup milk
2 1/2 cups bran flakes (Aldi's flakes or Raisin Bran)
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 Tbs melted butter
1 apple, cored and shredded - peel included
1 ripe banana, mashed
1/2 cup honey (I start with 2 Tbs molasses in the measuring cup and add honey to make 1/2 cup)
raw sugar for top

1. Cover raisins (Craisins) with water and microwave on high for 1 min.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray 12 cup muffin tin.
3. Beat egg with milk in a large bowl to combine well. Stir in the bran flakes. Let stand about 5 minutes.
4. Measure and stir dry ingredients together.
5. Drain raisins and mix with melted butter, apple, banana and honey/molasses.
6. Gently mix fruit and dry ingredients into bran until just combined.
7. Spoon into muffin tin. Sprinkle tops with raw sugar.
8. Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
9. Let cool 10 minutes in pan and then remove muffins to cool.
I like to leave these in the fridge for a day and then freeze.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/159466/roxies-bran-muffins/

 
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