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    Blueberry Oat Bran Muffins (No Flour, No Sugar)

    Published: Apr 20, 2020 · Modified: Nov 5, 2022 by Lauren · This post may contain affiliate links · 16 Comments

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    Blueberry Oat Bran Muffins - These flourless, sugar-free muffins make a delicious and satiating snack! Sweetened with applesauce and filled with fiber.

    Sugar-free oat bran muffins with blueberries

     

    I love oat bran

    The majority of cookbooks I own pre-date the 90s. I just love perusing recipes with old-fashioned ingredients, including wheat germ, powdered milk, and oat bran!

    Not only were these foods staples, they were regarded as being very nutritious. A far cry from today's gluten and grain-free world.

    Another thing I notice about these cookbooks is their more conservative use of sugar.

    If recipes were sweetened, it was with a modest amount of honey or molasses, which I obviously appreciate.

    With today's muffins, I've taken the old time oat bran, an ingredient I love, and combined it with a newer concept...no sugar!

    Healthy oat bran muffin recipe with applesauce

    Making blueberry oat bran muffins

    I really wanted to make a muffin that would be a light, high fiber snack. No flour, no sugar, not too high in fat...

    Typically, I slather my muffins with butter or coconut oil anyway, and if I want sweetness I can add a drizzle of honey over the top.

    My kids all really dug these, which, honestly, surprised me!

    Sam in particular really thought these were great.

    The subtle additions of my Homemade Applesauce, cinnamon, and blueberries all contribute greatly to taste, making them pretty satisfying as a mid-day bite.

    I hope you'll agree if you give them a try!

    Sugar-free oat bran muffins with blueberries
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    3.74 from 49 votes

    Blueberry Oat Bran Muffins

    These flourless, sugar-free muffins make a delicious and satiating snack! Sweetened with applesauce and filled with fiber.
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time15 mins
    0 mins
    Total Time20 mins
    Course: Bread, Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Flourless, Gluten-Free, Muffins, Sugar-free
    Servings: 12 muffins
    Calories: 39kcal

    Ingredients

    DRY INGREDIENTS:

    • 1 ¼ cups oat bran
    • ¾ tsp baking soda
    • ¼ tsp sea salt
    • ¼ tsp cinnamon

    WET INGREDIENTS:

    • ½ cup applesauce
    • ¼ cup milk of your choice
    • 1 large egg white
    • 1 Tbsp oil of your choice I use olive
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • ¼ cup blueberries

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    • In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients.
    • Mix the wet ingredients in a smaller bowl.
    • Add the wet mix into the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Gently add in the blueberries toward the end of mixing.
    • Divide the batter among 10-12 paper muffin cups, depending on your preferred size.
    • Bake for 10-15 minutes.

    Notes

    Nutrition facts based on using unsweetened almond milk and olive oil. WW Points: 1

    Nutrition

    Sugar: 1.5g | Fiber: 1.5g | Calories: 39kcal | Fat: 1.8g | Protein: 1.7g | Carbohydrates: 6.9g

    Notes:

    If you tolerate banana, that would be another option to replace the applesauce.

    I also like to add in a dash of pie spice!

    Some of the items I use in this recipe include:



    Flourless low sugar oat bran muffins

     

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    Comments

    1. winemann

      August 15, 2021 at 2:54 pm

      A few small changes, cut the oat bran to one cup, cut baking soda to 1/4 teaspoon, added 1/4 fresh ground flax seed, plus 2 tablespoons chia seeds, plus 2 tablespoons swerve, plus whole egg not just the white, a a full cup of frozen blueberries. Nets out to 81 calories for 10 muffins compared to 70 for the original. Pretty darn good.

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    2. Wells Norma

      August 05, 2021 at 12:18 pm

      Hello, I baked this for 15 minutes. Yield 6 small muffins. Although low calorie, no saturated fat, no sugar and high fibre, I would not make again; although oat bran consumption benefits those with cholesterol levels. The taste was flavourless.

      Reply
    3. Amanda C.

      May 30, 2021 at 12:09 pm

      I just started on an anti-inflammatory diet and with the long list of things I can no longer enjoy(flour, sugar and dairy...) these were a perfect fit! I can have everything in these muffins as long as I use no sugar added ingredients. I just made a batch and it was moist and surprisingly delicious. I will be making these again! Thank you.

      Reply
    4. Bob Larsen

      May 22, 2021 at 12:10 pm

      How much banana would you use instead of the applesauce? Has anyone tried Stevia instead of splenda? Thanks

      Reply
    5. Maeve

      May 01, 2021 at 7:08 pm

      These are SO good - exactly what I was looking for. I’ve also subbed a banana for the applesauce because I didn’t have any, and I added about 2 tbsp of peanut butter and that version was delicious also. I’m so excited about these bran muffins and that there isn’t additional flour or refined sugar!

      Reply
    6. Liv

      February 14, 2021 at 11:09 am

      Really easy and quick. I buy GF oats and whizz them in my nutribullet and they come out great.

      Would highly recommend.

      Reply
    7. Tina

      December 28, 2020 at 5:59 pm

      Interested to know if anyone being diabetic has tried these?
      I decided to try it anyways and will see how it goes.

      Reply
      • Tina

        December 30, 2020 at 1:50 pm

        The muffins were absolutely fine with my blood sugar. Very pleased!!

        Reply
    8. Lisa

      May 17, 2020 at 9:09 am

      I made these twice . The first time I followed the recipe as is . The second time I substituted oat bran with 1 cup oat flour and 1/4 cup ground flax seed and made 4 larger muffins . Both times the muffins turned out perfect! And I am NOT a baker at all ! So if I can make these ~ anyone can 😉

      Reply
    9. Ellen

      April 22, 2020 at 7:53 am

      Hi Lauren,
      I cut the recipe down and made one giant oat bran muffin for myself this morning, subbed chopped dates for the blueberries, and it came out so delicious! I have a bag of oat bran in that I'd been meaning to use.... but it won't last long now!
      Best to you and your family

      Reply
      • Debbie

        January 05, 2021 at 4:19 pm

        These were so horrible they went straight to the garbage. I've read and re-read the recipe and I did nothing wrong that I can see. It was like eating moist saw dust with a slight blueberry flavor. The applesauce provided no sweetness at all.

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        • Kristen

          February 13, 2021 at 4:39 pm

          These are so good if you put 1/4 cup of Splenda in them.

          Reply
      • hajijah

        January 28, 2021 at 8:16 pm

        can ues whole wheat bran

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        • Lauren

          January 30, 2021 at 9:05 am

          I've not tried, but I think so!

          Reply
    10. Audra

      April 20, 2020 at 10:37 am

      These look delicious! I don't have oatbran...could I use oats or coursely ground oat flour? Thank you!

      Reply
      • Lauren

        April 20, 2020 at 11:52 am

        Thank you! I haven't tried that, so I'm not sure, sorry!

        Reply

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