Blueberry Bran Breakfast Treats

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups wheat bran or 1 1/2 cups oat bran, unprocessed
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seed
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup 1% low-fat milk or 3/4 cup soymilk
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 medium banana, ripe and mashed with a fork
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup fresh blueberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit and lightly spray a nonstick miniature muffin pan with cooking oil spray.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine bran, flour, flaxseed, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and set this aside. in another medium bowl using a hand mixer or blender, combine the milk, honey, banana, egg, olive oil, and vanilla extract until smooth.
• 3 make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. pour in one-third of the liquid mixture and stir until smooth. slowly add remaining liquid mixture and stir until combined. add blueberries and stir again, do not over mix.
• 4 carefully spoon 2 tablespoons of batter into each muffin cup. bake approximately 8 minutes, or until the tops spring back when pressed gently, do not overbake. place pan on a wire rack and cool 10 minutes before removing muffins from cups.