Recipe: Low-Fat Plum Bran Muffins

By Team Beachbody

Dump the donut and scrap the scone. This is a low-sugar, low-fat alternative to get your day off to a healthy start. By combining the natural sweetness of fruit with heart-healthy fiber, you’ll never miss the sugar and grease.

• 1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup wheat bran or oat bran
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 3/4 cup apple butter
• 1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt or nonfat buttermilk
• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup chopped skinned fresh plums (about 2 medium)
• 1/2 cup chopped prunes
• Muffin tins
• Nonstick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In medium bowl, combine flour, bran, baking powder, and baking soda and stir to mix well. Add apple butter, yogurt or buttermilk, and egg whites and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in plums and prunes. Lightly spray 6 cups of large muffin tin or 12 cups of small muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray and fill each cup 3/4 full with batter. Bake smaller muffins for 12 to 14 minutes and full-sized muffins for 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean. Let sit for 5 minutes before removing muffins from tin. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Depending on the size of your muffin tins, this recipe should make 12 small or 6 large muffins (6 servings).

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 12 to 25 minutes

Nutritional Information (using wheat bran and yogurt):
Calories	Protein	Fiber	Carbs	Fat Total	Saturated Fat
237	8 g	8 g	54 g	< 1 g	0 g