Applesauce Bran Muffins

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups bran cereal , such as Kellogg's® All-Bran®
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 0.67 cups brown sugar
• 0.33 cups applesauce , such as Mott's®
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 0.5 cups chopped walnuts
• 0.5 cups sweetened dried cranberries , such as Craisins®

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.

2. 2

   Mix bran cereal and buttermilk together in a bowl; let sit for 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Beat brown sugar, applesauce, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth; stir into bran cereal mixture. Stir flour into bran cereal mixture until batter is well mixed; fold in walnuts and dried cranberries. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer muffins to a wire rack to cool.