Double Chocolate Bran Muffins

WW Recipe of the Day: Healthy Double Chocolate Bran Muffins

I've been meaning to share these healthy double chocolate bran muffins for a while.

Homemade Dark Chocolate Bran Muffins on a cooling rack (affiliate link)

I first spied them on Cookie Madness, where Anna calls them Fiber One Chocolate Muffins.

And then in Betty Crocker Whole Grains: Easy Everyday Recipes (affiliate link), where they're dubbed Double Chocolate Muffins.

Regardless of what you call them, these double chocolate bran muffins are delicious.

I made them on Valentine's Day so I could justify eating chocolate for breakfast.

Rich, but not sweet and filling, I thought they were fabulous. Rod, Mom, Neal and Pete all agreed.

Skinny on Healthy Double Chocolate Bran Muffins

Low in fat and packed with fiber, these yummy healthy double chocolate bran muffins are a delicious treat you can indulge in without guilt.

Double Chocolate Bran Muffins on Cooling Rack (affiliate link)

According to my calculations, each muffin has 210 calories and:

9 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

To see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!

Under the WW Freestyle SmartPoints system, these muffins have increased to *9 WW Freestyle SmartPoints! So, I've started baking them in mini muffin tins instead.

If you make 30 mini muffins, each one will have *3 Freestyle SmartPoints, perfect when you want a healthy chocolate treat.

I'll definitely be making them again. Enjoy!

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Double Chocolate Bran Muffins Recipe

Yummy and packed with fiber these double chocolate bran muffins are rich not-too-sweet delicious chocolate treat you can feel good about eating.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time35 minutes mins

Servings (adjustable): 10

Calories: 210

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup Fiber One Cereal, crushed after measuring
• ▢ 1-⅓ cups buttermilk, or 1-¼ cups regular milk plus 4 teaspoons vinegar
• ▢ ¼ cup canola oil
• ▢ 1 large egg
• ▢ ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ ½ cup unsweetened baking cocoa
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 cup white whole wheat flour
• ▢ ⅓ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Line 10 muffin cups of a standard muffin tin with paper liners.
• To crush the cereal, place it in a ziplock plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the crushed cereal and buttermilk. Let mixture stand for 5 minutes to soften cereal.
• Add oil, egg, brown sugar and vanilla and stir until very well mixed.
• Stir in cocoa, baking soda and salt and mix well.
• Add the flour and stir just until mixed.
• Stir in chocolate chips and divide evenly among the 10 muffin cups.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes (My muffins were ready after baking for 17 minutes).
• Immediately remove the muffins from the pan and let cool a bit on a wire rack. Serve warm.
• Or bake in mini muffin tins instead. Bake until done, about 12 minutes or so.

Recipe Notes

Serving size: 1 muffin

Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.

9 *SmartPoints (Green plan)

9 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)

9 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)

5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Or, make 30 mini muffins instead for *3 Freestyle SmartPoints each!!

Nutrition Facts

Double Chocolate Bran Muffins Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)

Calories 210 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Fat 7g11%

Carbohydrates 31g10%

Fiber 4g16%

Protein 4g8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Breakfast, Brunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bran muffins, chocolate muffins, healthy chocolate muffin

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Source: slightly adapted from Betty Crocker Whole Grains: Easy Everyday Recipes (affiliate link)

*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

If you like these double chocolate bran muffins, you might also like:

• Banana Bran Chocolate Chip Bread
• Ina's Chunky Banana Bran Muffins (Small Batch)
• Light Chocolate Banana Muffins

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