Chocolate Oat Bran Recipes

OAT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line or grease 12 muffin cups.
• Blend together brown sugar, oat bran, flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add eggs, chilled applesauce, and vegetable oil. Mix until well-blended. Spoon batter into muffin cups. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• VARIATIONS: Add 1 cup plumped raisins, with a little bit of raisin water (approximately 2 tablespoons). Or, before baking, sprinkle mixture of sugar and cinnamon over the tops of the muffins. Or, add 1 teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg to flour mixture.

CHOCOLATE OAT BRAN COOKIES WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Mix oat bran and water, let stand at room temperature for 30-45 minutes .
• (This timing is very important.) Cream margarine, sugar and sugar substitute together until light and fluffy.
• Add egg whites and vanilla and mix at medium speed for 30 seconds Scrape down the bowl Stir flour, cocoa, soda, dry buttermilk and salt together to blend well.
• Add to the creamed mixture along with the oat bran mixture and mix at medium speed to blend.
• Add chocolate chips to dough Drop by tablespoonful onto cookie sheets that have been sprayed with pan spray or lined with aluminum foil.
• Bake at 375° for 12 minutes.
• (The cookies will not be crisp if they are not baked the full length of time.) Remove from hot cookie sheets to wire racks to cool.
• Use 1 cookie per serving.
• This recipe is a good source of fiber.
• Food exchanges per serving (1 cookie): 2/3 bread and 1 fat Low sodium diets: omit salt, use salt-free margarine Low-cholesterol diets: May be used as written.

OAT-BRAN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the remaining ingredients. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

OAT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. DO NOT USE MUFFIN LINERS.
• Combine the bran and buttermilk in a large mixing bowl. Stir to fully combine. Allow to sit for 10 minutes.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the egg, applesauce, brown sugar and vanilla extract. Just until combined.
• Add the mixture to the bran-buttermilk. Stir just until combined. NOTE: the bran mixture may be thick. Just stir by hand until all ingredients have blended together.
• In a separate mixing bowl sift or whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and orange zest. Add to the bowl with the other ingredients and stir to combine.
• Stir in the raisins.
• Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin pan evenly (to just below the rim). Tap the pan gently if needed for the batter to fill in the cavities.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Allow the muffins to cool a few minutes in the pan until comfortable to lift out and place on a cooling rack to cool completely.

BANANA CHOCOLATE PB OAT BRAN CEREAL

Steps:

• Mash banana in a bowl; add oat bran, powdered peanut butter, and cocoa powder and stir to combine. Stir milk into banana mixture until blended.
• Microwave banana mixture until hot, about 2 minutes. Let cereal rest until set, about 30 seconds.

CHOCOLATE OAT BRAN

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl and stir until all lumps have dissolved.
• Microwave on high for two minutes or until desired consistency.

HEALTHY DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F, and lightly coat 12 muffin cups with nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the oat bran, Greek yogurt, ½ cup of milk, and vanilla extract. Let the mixture rest for at least 10 minutes while preparing the remaining ingredients.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt. In a third bowl, whisk together the coconut oil and egg whites. Stir in the molasses and maple syrup. Add the oat bran mixture, stirring until fully incorporated. Alternate between adding the flour mixture and remaining ¼ cup of milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, and stirring just until incorporated. (For best results, add the flour mixture in 3 equal parts.) Fold in the zucchini and 2 ½ tablespoons of miniature chocolate chips.
• Evenly divide the batter between the prepared muffin cups, and press the remaining miniature chocolate chips into the tops. Bake at 350°F for 20-23 minutes or until the tops feel firm to the touch. Cool in the muffin cups for 5 minutes before carefully transferring to a wire rack.