Cranberry Bran Flax Seed Muffins

Try this easy recipe for hearty, healthier bran muffins textured with flax seeds, dried cranberries, and applesauce, with hints of cinnamon.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 12 mins
• Total Time: 32 mins
• Calories: 190 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 egg whites
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• ½ cup ground flax seed
• ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup granular sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda®)
• 1 cup 1% buttermilk
• 1 (6 ounce) package dried cranberries
• 1 ½ cups bran flakes cereal, slightly crushed
• 2 tablespoons whole flax seeds

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.

Step 2

Combine crushed bran flakes, whole wheat flour, sucralose, ground flax seed, all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Make a well in the middle of the mixture.

Step 3

Whisk egg whites together lightly in a bowl until foamy. Mix in buttermilk, honey, and applesauce. Pour mixture into the well and blend batter until just moistened. Fold in cranberries.

Step 4

Fill muffin cups 3/4 full with batter; sprinkle tops with whole flax seeds.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 15 minutes.