On it's own, this is a rather bland and dry muffin. It needs a lot of help to be moist and tasty. I recommend adding extra applesauce and definitely some cinnamon. Chopped fruit also helps give it a little more character.

I loved this recipe! These muffins are so yummy and so moist and so healthy! I made these 2 nights ago and have been telling people ever since! I did make some modifications, I used splenda brown sugar in place of the dark brown sugar. Egg whites in place of the eggs and reduced the oil to 2 tbps. I used WHEAT bran instead of OAT bran (i didn't have any) and whole wheat flour. Based on other users suggestion, I decreased my baking powder and soda to 1 tsp each. I used a/b 1.5 cups of applesauce as well (all natural strawberry apple sauce & some regular organic, unsweetened applesauce). I added a dash of cinnamon as well. To half of the batch i added frozen blueberries. To the other half i added raisins soaked in orange juice and just a touch of the orange juice. They had SUCH a great flavor! I will likely make more tonight! This time adding a mashed banana! thanks again this is a GREAT recipe!!

This recipe is delicious, but it is precisely the same recipe on the Hodgson Mills Oat Bran box. Probably should give credit where credit is due!

A friend gave me Oat Bran and I had no idea what to do with it. This was a great solution. I followed the other reviews and added more applesauce, cinnamon, vanilla and raisins in orange juice. Very tasty. I'll definitely be making these again soon.

HEALTHIER VERSION I made a few adjustments to make it a little healthier. I only used 1 tablespoon of veg oil and I added a tablespoon of skim milk. I upped the apple sauce to 1.5 cups I substituted eggs for egg whites I added 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla I used .25 cups of brown sugar and .25 cups of splenda I found them pretty tasty, hopefully others will too

I will give it a five because they are what I expected they would be: full of fiber and flavor. I used only whole wheat flour, brown sugar added a little bit more since my apple sauce was unsweetened. I also added like two more tbsp. of oil...

This is a great recipe! I did not have applesauce, but did have a can of pumpkin pie mix. I used 1.5 cups of that, added 1 T of honey, 1 t of Vanilla and 1 cup of black currants. Wow! Moist and delicious! Following some other advice, I cut the baking soda and powder down to 1 t each. These taste like a warm autumn afternoon!

A very healthy muffin. I used wheat flour and added a teaspoon of cinnamon and sugar---though they are good without the cinnamon and sugar, too. If you follow the recipe exactly, the muffin will be dry. However, if you use butter or jam or eat them with milk, it doesn't matter.

Best recipe for bran muffins I've found. I just baked these and they're superb! I mix up my own (ultra) brown sugar and used my homemade applesauce,and it turned out just great! I'll certainly be baking these again!

I made a few modifications and they may not be the healthiest, but I'm pleased with the outcome. I substituted apple butter (the kind that has the same consistency as apple sauce) for apple sauce as I didn't realize I didn't have the sauce. Also, smashed up 2 bananas and mixed in, finally, added just over a cup of carob chips. Next time I'll try some of the other suggestions, like frozen berries or oj soaked cranberries.

I am not sure why these muffins tasted very very - I followed the recipe to the tee but added a bit of cinnamon. I think they tasted like they had too much baking powder or soda in them which I would reduce if I was to try this recipe again.

I think this is a really great and easily adaptable recipe. Like previous reviewers, I added cinnamon, vanilla, a couple of tbsp yoghurt. I decreased the sugar to 1/3C. I also added 1C dried cranberries soaked in orange juice. I made 18 muffins and they are great! Moist, tasty and quite filling. I'm looking forward to taking them to work this week. Thanks for the recipe!

Great! I made a few subs: peanut oil instead of veggie oil, half/ half whole wheat and all purpose flour, and 1 cup frozen blueberries instead of raisins. (the frozen ones keep most of their juice while baking.) This recipe makes a healthy popular snack for my little boys, with only 1/2 cup of sugar for the whole batch! I love it!

I love these muffins. I’ve made them many times. I eat them for breakfast or a mid afternoon snack. I took the advice of smurphy1, and used 2 medium bananas, increased the applesauce to 1.5 cups, and used whole wheat flour. Also, I added about 2 (maybe even more) cups of frozen berries. My husband thought they were good until I sprinkled a little bit of unbleached sugar on the top before baking – apparently that made them great.

I have to say, not bad at all. I put in only 1/2 cup of applesauce and also used a 1/2 cup of spray butter. Thankfully, it worked! Adding whole and halved cranberries also gave the muffins a nice tartness. Overall, I liked them.

Good basic recipe, but needs some flavor. I added 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp cloves.

After reading reviews, I made some changes myself. I used only Whole Wheat Flour, non-fat Vanilla Yogurt instead of applesause, added Cinnamon and Vanilla. When I began mixing these I thought I had forgotten a moisture ingredient, it was so thick! I forged ahead anyway and they are delicious. Sweet enough and I just eat mine with light marg. Yum! Thanks