Whole Wheat Apple Cider Bran Mini Muffins

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 0.75 cups bran cereal , such as General Mills® Fiber One®
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tart apple , peeled and diced
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons ground ginger
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1.5 cups cold apple cider
• 0.5 cups applesauce
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray two 24-cup mini muffin tins with cooking spray.

2. 2

   Place bran cereal in the bowl of a food processor; process until ground to a flour-like consistency. Transfer to a large bowl. Add flour, apple, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt; toss to combine.

3. 3

   Mix together apple cider, applesauce, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to the apple cider mixture and gently mix until combined; batter will appear runny. Allow to rest while baking soda and apple cider cause batter to thicken and double in size, 1 to 2 minutes.

4. 4

   Scoop a small amount of batter into the prepared muffin cups.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool before eating.