blueberry Oat Bran Muffins!!!

[eyeluvdogs]

I have always made oat bran muffins so I decided to put splenda to the test here. The recipe calls for brown sugar and honey and i replaced them with splenda and added an additional teaspoon of baking powder. They are pretty darn good!!! Let me know what you think out there!
Here's how I made them.

2 C oat bran
1 Tablespoon (3 teaspoons) Baking Powder
1/2 t salt
2 T canola Oil
1 whole egg
1/2 C splenda
1 C skim milk
Blueberries
Mix with a spoon, line muffin pan with paper cups, and spoon into pan. Bake at 425 for 15-17 minutes. Make 12.

[hulacarbno]

Sounds good, but where do you get the Oat Bran. ?

[eyeluvdogs]

It comes in a couple of brands. One is Mothers and another is Quaker and I have also seen it in bulk type sections in the store. I use it in my meat loaf too instead of bread crumbs. I think next time I make them I might even cut the splenda down to 1/3 C insteaad of 1/2 C. Almost too sweet. It's funny they don't brown as much because sugar tends to make things brown more. I read that. And it was true. I hope you try them. You can add chopped apples with the skin on of course and cinnamon too instead of blueberries.

[mel95]

Thanks for sharing the recipe! I have a huge container of fresh frozen blueberries just waiting to be cooked. Can't wait to try it!

Mel

[sienna1101]

These are Phase 2 right?

[Dee]

Thanks fro the recipe. I am still one phase 1 but I am going to make some and freeze them until Sunday. I need something with major fiber to make for my 2 year old daughter who is very constipated and a very picky eater. She loves blueberries.

[ezaldere]

I made these this weekend, using frozen berry mix from Trader Joes.

They're gritting and bran-y, but they're also delicious. I agree to lower your splenda amount. I made with 1/3 a cup and they're sweet enough.

I also made these muffins, just to compare. They're from the back of the flax meal package, and I adjusted them from their regular sugar/honey incarnation to make them SBD friendly. If you like carrot cake, these are quite yummy. Hubby preferred Eyeluvdogs' recipe, but I like these more.

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SBD PHASE 2 BRAN FLAX MUFFINS


1 1/2 c. whole-wheat flour
3/4 c. flaxseed meal (Bob's Red Mill brand can be found in most supermarkets around here)
3/4 c. oat bran
1 c. pourable Splenda (I used 3/4 c. and it isn't quite sweet enough)
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 c. shredded carrots
2 apples, peeled and shredded (I used much less, could have used more)
1 c. nuts (walnuts or pecans)
3/4 c. milk
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp vanilla

Mix together flour, flaxseed meal, oat bran, Splenda, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl. Stir in carrots, apples and nuts.
Combine milk, beaten eggs, vanilla in a separate bowl. Pour liquid ingredients into dry ingredients. Stir until ingredients are moistened --DO NOT OVERMIX.
Fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 min.
Yield: 15 medium muffins.

[MomOf3InMT]

Ok, now I have some questions. Both of these recipes look yummy and I would like to try them. BUT, I am the only one in the household on this diet and I doubt very much that anyone else would eat them. Has anyone tried freezing them? Do you think that would work? Any other ideas for either cutting the recipe or storing the uneaten muffins? What about freezing the batter to use later, does anyone know if that works?

Thanks in advance!

[hulacarbno]

I would bake then freeze. Microwave to thaw and reheat. I never tried freezing batter. I am afraid the leavening would flatten.

[Trixy]

The previous poster is correct. Dont freeze the batter! The leavening in muffin batter is kinda delicate and does go flat over time (like hours) if you dont bake it right away. FYI, another thing that makes it go flat is overmixing the batter! For fluffier muffins stir gently just until ingredients are moistened. Even so... bran muffins arent famous for being really fluffy!

Good Luck!

[recipelover]

"bump"

[neelys]

momof3, you got great freezing suggestions, but I have to tell you, my family loves oat bran muffins, even my 5 yr old daughter! I make lots of SBD stuff and my family knows it's healthy but it's also tasty and there's not much they haven't liked thus far so I would give them a chance to try it- it's not diet food, it's just GOOD ,healthy food!

[faithlives]

Does anyone know a estimate of how many calories are in a serving of these muffins? I know SBD isn't about counting calories, but i need to know so that i make sure i don't go under my calorie intake. Thanks....