Cherry Bran Muffins

When that cool breeze mixed with warm sunshine rolls in, fall flavors swim into my mind. I’ve been brainstorming lots of new recipes and have been having a bit of a love affair with my new Kitchenaid mixer lately. Not to go into great detail, but I’ve been so inspired and have been driven a lot lately to make sure my baking portfolio is perfect and business-ready (so some day in the next 5 years or so, I may have a business under my belt…hopefully). One of the things I’ve been making sure to do, is to make things unique and always put my own spin on things. Take the bran muffins I made last night: they are light and moist, and not dense like your typical bran muffin. They are low in fat and the perfect morning treat for this beautiful fall weather.

Cherry Bran Muffins

(makes 6 jumbo muffins or 12 standard)

1 and 1/2 c. wheat bran

1 c. low fat buttermilk

2 egg whites

1/2 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. unsweetened applesauce

1 c. wheat flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 and 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 c. frozen or fresh cherries (I like to use plump, dark, sweet cherries and cut them into large chunks)

~Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

~In a bowl, combine wheat bran and buttermilk and set aside to soak (ideally for 10 min)

~Whip egg whites to soft peaks. Then place into a bowl and set aside.

~Cream together the brown sugar and applesauce until well combined. Add the flour. baking soda, baking powder, salt, and vanilla. Then add the bran/buttermilk. Fold in the egg whites until just combined, then fold in the cherries.

~Scoop into prepared muffin pans (I like to use paper liners spritzed with a bit of non-stick spray because the muffins are so low in fat content that they may stick otherwise). Bake jumbo muffins for 25 min or standard muffins for 18-20 min or until a test stick comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack. Enjoy!

~I did a home calculation, and because I made the jumbo muffins, I got six muffins at 215 calories per muffin! That’s amazing in the muffin world!

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