Snack

Bran Muffins with Pear is for Snack.

Bran Muffins with Pear takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Bran Muffins with Pear takes 25 minutes to cook.

Bran Muffins with Pear makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Bran Muffins with Pear are:

1 cup All-bran or 100% Bran cereal
1 cup Wheat bran
1-1/2 cups Plain 0 fat 0 sugar yogurt
2 cups Whole wheat flour
1/2 cup Brown sugar substitute or white substitute
1 tbsp Baking powder
2 tsp Baking soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Skim Milk
1/4 cup Canola oil
1 Egg white
2 tsp Vanilla extract
2 pears, cored and diced

Here is how you make Bran Muffins with Pear:

1. Combine the cereal and wheat bran in a bowl. Stir in the yogurt and let stand for 10 minutes.2. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar substitute, baking powder, baking soda and salt.3. Add the milk, oil, egg and vanilla to the bran mixture and stir to combine. Pour over the flour mixture and stir until just combined. Stir in the pear.4. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Divide the batter among 12 sprayed muffin cups. Bake until the tops are golden and firm to the touch, approx. 22 - 25 minutes. Let cool on a rack for 5 minutes. Remove the muffins from the pan and let cool completely. Makes 12 good sized muffinsDried fruit option: Use 1 cup dried cranberries, raisins, diced apricots or dried blueberries instead of the pear.Blueberry Option: Use 2 cups fresh blueberries instead of the pear.Storage: I freeze mine in a container and they last up to 1 month, or fresh for 3 days in the fridge.I defrost 1 in the microwave then add 1/2 cup Yoplait fat free yogurt, for breakfast, snack etc. I took this recipe from the Glycemic Diet cook book. Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JOCANUCK.

The nutritional information for Bran Muffins with Pear is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 158.2

• Total Fat: 5.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.2 mg
• Sodium: 417.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 26.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.5 g
• Protein: 5.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Bran Muffins with Pear is Low Fat