Applesauce Date Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2/3 cup all-bran cereal (not flakes)
• 1 3/4 cups unsweetened applesauce
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup chopped dates
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar (i use brown sugar twin))
• 3 tablespoons becel margarine, melted
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375f degrees.
• 2 spray muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 in a medium bowl, combine bran cereal and applesauce, let stand 5 minutes.
• 4 stir in egg, dates, brown sugar and margarine.
• 5 in a large bowl, blend flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• 6 stir cereal mixture into dry ingredients until just moistened.
• 7 spoon batter into muffin cups.
• 8 bake for 25 minutes or until set and golden.
• 9 cool on rack.
• 10 this can also be made into a loaf, bake for 45 min to 1 hour