LOW FAT BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

My sister-in-law shared this recipe with me.  It is a low fat muffin that includes banana, raisins, dates and chopped nuts.  Besides making it low fat by using applesauce, I also used splenda instead of sugar and also reduced the amount of sugar as the dried fruit and banana provides extra sweetness.  If you don't want to use dates, you can use prunes or apricots or replace the amount of this with extra raisins or nuts.  I used slivered almonds as I have a bag of it in the freezer and they should be used.  I also made half the recipe as the full recipe makes 3 dozen muffins.

LOW FAT BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

INGREDIENTS:

3 eggs           

1 ½ cups applesauce

4 bananas, mashed           

½ cup skim milk or buttermilk

¾ cup white sugar

¼ cup molasses

1 tsp vanilla

3 cups wheat bran

3 tsp baking powder

3 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

3 cups flour

1 cup raisins

1 cup chopped nuts

1 cup chopped dates or prunes or apricots

DIRECTIONS:

In a large bowl, beat eggs, then add applesauce, bananas, milk and sugar.  Mix in molasses, vanilla and wheat bran.

In another smaller bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Add to wet mixture and mix. Stir in nuts and fruit.

Bake at 350°F about 18 minutes.

Yeilds: 3 dozen large muffins