After a sweet, but healthy snack? Aimee shares her great recipe for these tasty low fat muffins…
Most low fat recipes are dry and bland without butter or oil, but these muffins are scrumptious because the applesauce keeps them moist. They’re very low in fat, high in fibre and give a good serve of carbohydrates. They take about 15 minutes to make and are great heated up for 10 seconds in the microwave before serving.
Ingredients
1 1/2 c wheat bran 1 c skim milk 1/2 c unsweetened applesauce 1 egg 2/3 c brown sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 1/2 c flour 1/2 c whole wheat flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 c frozen blueberries
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Grease muffin tins. Mix together wheat bran and milk, and let stand for 10 minutes. In a large bowl, mix together apple- sauce, egg, brown sugar, and vanilla. Beat in bran mixture. Sift together plain flour, whole-wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir into bran mixture until just blended. Fold in blueberries and scoop into muffin tin. Sprinkle brown sugar on tops if desired. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until tops look crispy. (This is a very wet mix, so the bottoms will need a while to cook through.) Take out of oven and let stand for 10 mins before turning onto a cooling rack.
recipe for these tasty low fat muffins…