Hearty Fig Oat Bran Muffins Recipes

OAT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Line muffin tin with paper or silicone liners or coat well with cooking spray.
• Make flaxseed egg by whisking flaxseed with 3 Tablespoons in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Combine flour, oat bran, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
• Mash bananas in a bowl and add flaxseed egg, coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla, carrots and raisins.
• Pour wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Be careful not to over mix.
• Fill each muffin cup 3/4 of the way full, sprinkle chopped walnuts on top of each muffin (if using) and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle of a muffin.
• Remove from oven and let cool completely before enjoying.

OAT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line or grease 12 muffin cups.
• Blend together brown sugar, oat bran, flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add eggs, chilled applesauce, and vegetable oil. Mix until well-blended. Spoon batter into muffin cups. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• VARIATIONS: Add 1 cup plumped raisins, with a little bit of raisin water (approximately 2 tablespoons). Or, before baking, sprinkle mixture of sugar and cinnamon over the tops of the muffins. Or, add 1 teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg to flour mixture.

FRESH FIG OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Place half of the figs in a blender; blend until smooth. Chop remaining figs with a sharp knife.
• Beat eggs, applesauce, white sugar, and brown sugar together with an electric mixer in a bowl until frothy. Mix in flour, blended and chopped figs, flax meal, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and baking powder. Slowly add flour with mixer on low; fold in oats. Spoon batter into muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes.

FIG BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 12-capacity muffin pan with cooking spray. Thinly slice the whole figs.
• In a large bowl, combine the cereal and milk. Let sit until softened, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together the whole-wheat flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.
• Add the applesauce, honey, oil, molasses, and egg to the cereal mixture and stir until combined. Add the flour mixture and stir until just combined. Gently stir in the chopped figs. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and top each muffin with a fig slice. Tap the pan on the counter a few times to remove any air bubbles.
• Bake for about 20 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center of 1 of the muffins comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. If necessary, run a knife around the muffins to loosen. Unmold and cool completely on a rack.
• Excellent source of: Fiber, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Folate, Manganese, Phosphorus
• Good source of: Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Selenium, Zinc

HEARTY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the bran, yogurt, applesauce and milk; let stand for 5 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, combine the egg substitute, molasses, oil, vanilla and bran mixture. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Fill muffin cups coated with cooking spray two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.