Low-Fat Chocolate Bran Muffins
Created by BettyinDenver on December 6, 2013
- Servings: 18-24
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 18-20m
- Recipe #11421
Ingredients
- 3 cups bran cereal (All-Bran cereal, the kind that looks like shreds or small sticks)
- 2 cups water
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (or Splenda)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (or semi-sweet mini chocolate chips)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
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Step 2: Grease 24 muffin tins.
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Step 3: Mix cereal and water then set aside until all liquid is absorbed.
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Step 4: Combine cereal/water mixture with egg whites, applesauce and vanilla.
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Step 5: In a bowl combine all 6 dry ingredients. Stir in wet ingredients. Mix with a large spoon until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
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Step 6: Divide among 24 muffin cups.
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Step 7: Bake 18-20 minutes.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (72.1 g)
- Calories 148.7
- Total Fat - 2.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.4 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 155.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 31.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.6 g
- Sugars - 20 g
- Protein - 2.3 g
- Calcium - 69.9 mg
- Iron - 2.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg