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Bran Muffins with Apples and Raisins (High-Protein & High-Fiber)

From https://joybauer.com/healthy-recipes/healthy-bran-muffins/

Ingredients 

  • ▢1 ½ cups white whole wheat flour, you can swap in all-purpose or a 1:1 gluten-free baking flour
  • ▢1 cup wheat bran
  • ▢¼ cup ground flaxseed or ¼ cup whole chia seeds
  • ▢1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ▢½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ▢½ teaspoon fine salt
  • ▢½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ▢2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • ▢2 cups nonfat plain Greek yogurt
  • ▢½ cup pure maple syrup or honey
  • ▢2 to 3 tablespoons avocado oil, or other vegetable oil
  • ▢⅓ cup applesauce
  • ▢1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ▢⅔ cup raisins
  • ▢1 medium apple, finely chopped (skin-on, ~1 cup)

Instructions

Prep. Preheat your oven to 425°F. Liberally mist a standard 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick spray.
Mix the dry ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, wheat bran, ground flaxseed or chia, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
Mix the wet ingredients. In a separate medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the Greek yogurt, maple syrup (or honey), avocado oil, applesauce, and vanilla until smooth and fully combined.
Bring it all together. Pour the dry mixture into the wet (this helps ensure none of the wet ingredients get stuck at the bottom of the bowl). Stir gently until just combined — avoid overmixing so your muffins stay tender. The batter will be very thick and spongy — this is normal. Fold in raisins, chopped apples, or any other add-ins you’d like. (Save a few to garnish the tops—or use extra!)

Fill muffin cups and bake. Divide the batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups (a lightly misted ½-cup measuring cup works well for portioning—use a scant ½ cup scoop). The compartments will be very full, with mounded tops. Add a few extra raisins and apple pieces on top for décor if you’d like. Bake for 5 minutes at 425°F, then — without opening the oven door! — reduce the temperature to 350°F and bake for an additional 15–16 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Total bake time: about 20 to 21 minutes.
Let muffins rest in the pan for 15 minutes, then carefully loosen the edges with a knife to remove them without breaking… and dig in! See notes below for storage.

(Very moist! I used whole wheat instead,  instead of wheat bran i used ground flax, instead of ground flax seed I used white chia seeds, instead of raisins i used milk chocolate choco chips)

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