Despite how full bran muffins are, I occasionally find the flavor to be missing. These cran-bran muffins, which contain fresh cranberries and orange zest, do not have that problem. They are the ideal autumnal breakfast treat.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 1 dozen muffins |
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 eggs
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ⅔ cup applesauce
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 3 cups shredded carrots
- 1 orange, zested
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
- Sift whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
- Whisk eggs, brown sugar, applesauce, and vegetable oil together in a bowl. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until ingredients are moistened; fold in carrots and orange zest. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 220 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 34 g |
| Cholesterol | 62 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 379 mg |
| Sugars | 16 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Good, but not special.
VVG. Nice and light. I did squeeze the juice from the orange into the batter after I’d zested it. Didn’t need 30 minutes; I took out after 20, but probably could’ve at 18 minutes.
Moist and tasty, though very heavy orange flavour. I would cut back on the zest next time and perhaps add a touch of maple syrup or another sweetener. I also grated 1 cup of fresh apple rather than using applesauce. The texture is really good and the kids love them, so A+ there. I made 36 mini muffins, baked @ 350 for 10 minutes. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
very yummy and moist. and the part I like the most is that they are not too sweet. will make these again. thanks for the recipe!
Used mostly all wheat flour, substituted 3/4 maple syrup for the sugar and used coconut oil instead. I also added chopped, frozen cranberries. I prefer healthier and less sweet muffins and these taste great! Great consistency as well.
blan, have to serve with butter or cream cheese.
My son wanted orange muffins, I also had 6 clementines that needed to used up, I chose this recipe for the Allrecipes Allstars Canada April Challenge #ARFaceless. I used all whole wheat flour, reduced the eggs to 2, used orange juice for the applesauce since I had exactly 2/3 cup after juicing the clementines, use melted butter for the oil, and reduced the leavening to 2 tsps baking powder and 1/2 tsp baking soda as I am really sensitive to the taste of them. I made mini muffins, recipe yielded 36 muffins that baked at 425 for 3 minutes and 350 for 9 minutes. The muffins are very tasty, have a nice crumb and are moist, thanks for a keeper Lindsay 🙂