Reviewed: May 8, 2008

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...

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PICHINGA2

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Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2008

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!

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Julie P

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2008

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.

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2008

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!

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Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2008

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.

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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2008

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.

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Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2008

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!

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2008

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!

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2008

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.

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Genevieve

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Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2007

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.

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Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2007

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

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Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2007

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

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KATESTROFE

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Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2007

I just made these to use up an abundance of apples that I have. I used homemade applesauce, and upped it to 1.5 cups, used whole wheat flour for the ap flour, and used 1 egg and 1/4 cup nf plain yogurt to cut down on cholesterol (mashed banana also works). I added 2 tsp cinnamon, a tsp of vanilla, and a tsp of ground ginger and omitted the oil altogether. I through in about 1.5 cups of grated apple , and next time I will probably add an additional 1.5 cups of shredded carrot and a good handful or so of raisins. I was also thinking some orange zest and a splash of orange juice would be great. This made about 11 mini muffins (bake only 10 min) and 12 regular muffins for me. All in all good versatile recipe, for a hearty, healthy muffin!

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Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2007

Delicious and healthy too!

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Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2007

These muffins are delicious! I followed the recommendations of a few others and added fresh shaved apple, Splenda instead of sugar and all whole flour. I also found a brown sugar Splenda substitute to make them even lower in calories!

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Reviewed: May 17, 2007

Excellent oat bran muffins. I made some substitutions. Used whole wheat pastry flour instead of white flour, 2 tablespoons oil, 1 1/2 cups of applesauce, added 1 cup of blueberries, 1 tablespoon vanilla and 1 tablespoon cinnamon. 1 tsp. mace and 1 tsp nutmeg. These were great! Very moist and full of flavor. I got 24 mini muffins and 6 full size. I added chocolate chips to the 6 full size. Wow!

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Reviewed: May 5, 2007

I used walnuts & cranberry & whole wheate flour and extra amounts of applesauce. Despite that, it was still dry. The taste was good but too dry. I will try them again with even more applesauce. Karen

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Reviewed: May 1, 2007

Excellent muffin but I love Oat Bran and eat it every morning for breakfast. This recipe is also good made with wheat flour and add some gold raisins that have been soaked in apple juice with a cinnamon stick.

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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2007

I made this using several of the suggestions found in other reviews. I added the honey, vanilla, raisins, flax seed, and nutmeg. I also used cinnimon applesauce, olive oil instead of veg. and 1/2 white and 1/2 whole wheat flour. They were very good. Great flavor and moist. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2007

Excellent! I used 1/2 whole wheat/white flour and added 2 Tb honey since we wanted it a bit sweeter. My husband said they tasted "suspiciously healthy" but my kids gobbled them up and wanted more!

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