19 healthy bran fruit Recipes

bran flakes, crushed (or substitute multi-grain flakes), oatmeal, wheat germ, cinnamon, plain nonfat yogurt, unsweetened applesauce, vanilla, honey, egg, beaten, skim milk powder, baking soda, baking powder, raisins

rolled oats, rolled rye meal (if unavailable just use more rolled oats or barley flakes), puffed rice cereal (if possible try to get 1 without all the added sugars and stuff, i.e don tsp buy rice bubbles !), buckwheat groats, toasted, sesame seeds, chopped nuts (i.e hazelnuts, almonds, cashews, etc), chopped dried fruits (i.e apple, pear, pineapple, apricots, paw paw, etc), sultanas, craisins (optional), oat bran (optional), wheat germ (optional), dried bran sticks (optional), shredded coconut (optional)

brown sugar, wheat flour, oat bran, oats, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, blueberries (fruit of choice or any fruit is great and frozen work well), non-fat powdered milk, milk, nonfat plain yogurt, egg white

plain nonfat yogurt, milk, honey, molasses, egg whites, vanilla, applesauce, whole wheat flour, cornmeal or 1/2 cup natural bran, rolled oats, baking powder, dried fruit, chopped, nuts

steel cut oats, egg whites, egg, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, vegetable oil, ground cinnamon, dark brown sugar, salt, dried fruit, nuts, bran

all-purpose flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, peaches in light syrup, undrained, brown sugar , packed, fat free egg substitute or 2 eggs, canola oil (or other vege oil), bran flakes, blueberries (fresh/frozen )

whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, oat bran, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, egg, egg whites, low-fat buttermilk, applesauce, almond extract, vanilla extract, brown sugar , packed, canola oil or 2 tbsp vegetable oil, dried fruit, walnuts, chopped (or any other nut)

muffin pans, a special metal baking pan , sometimes referred to as a muffin tin, with 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions. most often this pan is made from aluminum., muffin cups are, standard muffin cup is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter., giant or texas-size muffin cup is about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and holds 5/8 cup batter., muffin cup is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and holds 1/8 cup or 2 tbsp batter., muffin-top cup is about 4 inches in diameter but are only 1/2 inch deep ., substituting a different size muffin cup, substitute another size muffin cup for original size listed in recipe. if substituting a larger size muffin cup the recipe will yield fewer muffins and if using smaller size muffin cup the recipe will yield more muffins. the bake time will be changed also. bake a larger muffin longer than the original time and smaller muffins a shorter time., tips on baking muffins, grease muffin cups by spraying each cup with no stick cooking spray or using a paper towel dipped in shortening to grease each cup., use paper liners in muffin cups for easy clean-up., if muffin cups are filled more than 3/4 full the muffins will have flat, flying saucer tops. if sufficient room is not allowed for muffins to expand before reaching the top of the cup the muffin will flatten on top., if some muffin cups will remain empty during baking , put 2 to 3 tbsp water in the unused muffin cups to keep the pan from warping., if baked muffins stick to the bottom of the muffin cup, place hot muffin pan on a wet towel for about two minutes., source : land o lakes, all about muffins, are you eating muffins or cupcakes, hot breads are always a hit and muffins are 1 of the easiest to make. they are more quickly and easily made than biscuits and no kneading, rolling or cutting is required. they can be a savory, last minute dinner muffin or a sweet delicious breakfast muffin. made using whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, bran, honey, fruits and nuts they can be very nutritious. but like the healthy granola craze which turned into candy bars, muffins also can quickly turn into cupcakes. eating cupcakes for breakfast is your choice, but don tsp tell yourself you are eating healthy breakfast muffins. a recent magazine article revealed some muffins available in new york delicatessens were claimed to be low fat, but actually contained up to 23 g of fat. that s more fat than two egg mcmuffins., what is the difference between muffins and cupcakes, some say cupcakes have frosting. a basic formula for muffins is 2 cups flour, 2-4 tbsp sugar, 2 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1/4 cup oil, shortening or butter, 1 cup milk. when the fat, sugar and egg ratio in a recipe reaches double or more than this, you have reached the cake level., other technical difference between muffins and cupcakes, method of cooking is different for muffins and cupcakes. the muffin method is by far the fastest and easiest. flour, sugar, baking powder and salt (all the dry ingredients) are mixed together. this is where the leavening can be uniformly dispersed into the flour. sugar is mixed with the flour to prevent the flour from lumping when combined with the wet ingredients., making and baking muffins, in a large bowl, oil (or melted butter) and egg are beaten together to form an emulsion to disperse the fat more uniformly. then the milk is stirred in. this much mixing can be done ahead and held. the two are combined just before baking., combine, cut and fold liquid into the dry ingredients. mix only to combine. batter will be lumpy but no pockets of dry ingredients should remain. the general rule is only 12 strokes., bake as soon as it s mixed. when filling cups, do not mix batter between scoops. excessive mixing causes loss of leavening., cake method for making muffins, sometimes muffins are made using the cake method , i.e. cream the fat and sugar, add eggs, add the dry ingredients and milk alternately. this is more time consuming but produces a lighter, more tender, cake-like muffin., perfect muffin, perfect muffin has a thin brown crust , a slightly rounded top with a pebbled appearance and a moist, even interior. there should be no peaks, no tunnels which are usually caused by excessive mixing and too much liquid (muffin batter should not be fluid)., more leavening is not better, just because a recipe is in print does not mean that it is in balance. a guide for leavening 2 cups of flour in a recipe is either 2 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder, or 4 tsp fast acting baking powder, or 1/2 tsp soda plus 1 cup buttermilk (for the acid) and 1 1/4 tsp baking powder. excess baking powder and soda taste bitter., here are a few tips for altering muffin recipes, substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg in the recipe. if these are stiffly beaten and folded in at the end it will produce a lighter muffin with less fat., use non-fat milk instead of whole milk ., use salad oil in place of butter. in place of the fat in the recipe , use 1-fourth of the oil and replace the other three-fourths with fruit puree such as applesauce. jars of baby food fruits provide a quick choice of purees other than apple. adding non-gluten grain products (bran, germ, oatmeal, corn meal) for part of the flour makes a more tender muffin., create your own taste sensations, begin with the basic formula and change 1/2 cup of the flour to corn meal, bran, wheat germ, rye, oatmeal or leftover cooked cereal. add 1/2 to 1 cup chopped apple, dates, prunes, raisins, apricots, figs, blueberries, cranberries, cheese, nuts., make your favorite muffin mixes by measuring the dry ingredients twice (or more ) into two separate bowls. use 1 and package 1 with the list of wet ingredients to be added when mixing at a later date.

sunflower oil (or other healthy oil), rolled oats, walnuts, toasted and chopped (or nut of your choice), sliced almonds, toasted (or nut of your choice), shredded unsweetened coconut, oat bran, ground flax seeds (or or and nutritional yeast flakes), crisped brown crispy rice cereal (not the puffed rice-or use rice crispies), chopped dried cranberries (or dried fruit of your choice), chopped crystallized ginger, sesame seeds, brown rice syrup (or use agave syrup, or maple syrup or try honey, using a little less), unrefined unbleached cane sugar (turbinado sugar, or brown sugar), pure vanilla extract, fine grain sea salt

egg, milk, butter, melted, wheat bran, flour, whole wheat flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, apples, peeled and diced

whole wheat flour, ground flax seeds, vital gluten (or oat bran or wheat bran, your choice), baking powder, salt, sugar (i use 6-8 drops liquid stevia), milk (i use soy ), eggs (i use ener-g egg replacer for 3 ), unsweetened applesauce, vanilla, pureed fruit (fresh or frozen. if it is frozen fruit with syrup, use less or your batter will be too runny)

whole wheat flour, all-bran cereal (not all-bran-it s too heavy(i ve found trader joe s high-fiber cereal works best), sugar, baking powder, salt, egg, whey (or water or milk), powdered milk, canola oil, ground flax seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg, blueberries (or other fruit), nonfat yogurt cheese, maple syrup

sugar (or splenda blend ), vegetable oil, eggs, fruit cocktail , reserve juice, maraschino cherries, chopped, vanilla extract, buttermilk, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, all-bran cereal with raisins

extra large egg (or 1 regular egg and 1 egg white), brown sugar , tightly packed, white sugar, canola oil, almond butter, no-sugar-added apple pie filling, pureed (or no sugar apple puree), buttermilk (or 1 cup nonfat milk with 1 tbsp lemon juice), vanilla extract, orange , zest of, zucchini, grated (about 2 large zucchinis), carrot, grated (about 2 medium sized carrots), apple, grated, dried cranberries (or 1 cup mixed dried fruit, i like cranberries, chopped figs and currants), whole wheat flour, oat bran, ground cinnamon, allspice, baking soda, kosher salt

whole wheat flour, flour, wheat bran, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, salt, granny smith apples, coarsely grated, plain greek yogurt, honey, unsweetened applesauce, eggs, vanilla extract, flax seeds, shredded coconut (i use a mix of sweetened and unsweetened), dried fruit (cranberries, raisins, chopped dates, diced figs, etc.), lightly toasted chopped pecans

oatmeal (about 2 oz), water (about 1.6 cups) or 365 ml (about 1.55 cups or 12 1/2 fl.oz.), ground ginger (to taste), ground cardamom, to taste (cautiously ), fresh ground cloves, to taste (incredibly cautiously ), fresh ground allspice , to taste, millet seeds (about 2/3 tsp), sunflower seeds (about 1 tsp), currants (they re smaller so you get more of them per gram !) or 5 g raisins (about 1 tbsp), wheat flakes (such as crushed up weetabix, about 3/4 tbsp), wheat bran (1 tbsp) or 3 1/2 g oat bran (1 tbsp), splenda sugar substitute or 2 1/2 tsp sugar, vanilla flavoring, egg whites or 1 large egg, nonfat milk (about 1 1/3 fl oz) or 40 ml (about 1 1/3 fl oz), splenda sugar substitute or 1 tsp sugar, vanilla flavoring, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, fresh ground cloves (cautiously again !), plain fat-free yogurt (about 1 tbsp) or 23 g cream (about 1 tbsp), granulated artificial sweetener or 2 tsp splenda sugar substitute, strawberry jam , to taste (or apricot or orange jam or marmalade or fresh fruit or fruit puree such as strawberries), ground ginger

oatmeal (or other rolled wholegrain cereal), whole wheat flour (or other wholegrain flour, can use 1/2 cup.flour and 1/4 cup. wheat germ, if you prefer), natural bran (wheat, oat, rice), maple syrup, cinnamon, salt, coconut extract, dried fruit (optional), nuts (optional) or 1/2 cup seeds (optional) or 1/2 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut (optional)