Shannon's Ultimate Zucchini Bran Muffins

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-bran cereal (wheat flakes)
• 1 cup bran flakes (organic-the real deal)
• 1/2 cup wheatena or 1/2 cup cracked wheat
• 1 cup post grape-nuts cereal
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 1 1/2 cups dry low-fat buttermilk
• 3 egg whites
• 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup zucchini (shredded)
• 1 cup pecans (chopped)
• 1 cup raisins

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f and spray muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
• 2 combine cereals, bran, wheat germ together. pour prepared buttermilk over mixture and let it sit for five minutes in a large bowl.
• 3 in another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon and set aside.
• 4 add egg whites, applesauce, brown sugar, honey, yogurt and vanilla extract to cereal mixture and mix.
• 5 add flour mixture to batter stirring til moistened.
• 6 add zucchini, pecans and raisins and thoroughly mix.
• 7 fill tins almost full--they will not raise much.
• 8 bake for 25 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
• 9 note: you can make this into a loaf but bake for 50-60 minutes instead.