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Muffins - prune and bran

Preparation time:   
Makes: 20 mini muffins

Muffins - prune and bran

Recipe highlights Serves: 20

  • Suitable to freeze
  • Store in airtight container
  • Dairy free
  • Nut free

Ingredients

  • 1 cup processed bran breakfast cereal, (pre soaked for 40 mins in 1 cup of water)

    1 cup pitted prunes
    1/2 cup brown sugar, finely chopped
    2 tablespoons canola oil, (extra canola oil for greasing muffin tins)
    1 egg , lightly beaten
    1 cup self raising flour, sifted

Cooking method

    1. Place prunes, sugar and bran in a food processor and blend until smooth. Place mixture in bowl.
    2. Add oil and egg, mix well.
    3. Fold in flour, until well combined.
    4. Spoon into greased small muffins tins.
    5. Bake at 180˚C for 10 - 15 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer.

Nutritional facts

Average quantity per Serving
Average quantity per 100g
Weight (g)
39.90g
100.00g
Energy (kJ)
351.06kJ
879.80kJ
Protein (g)
1.60g
4.02g
Total fat (g)
2.37g
5.94g
- Saturated fat (g)
0.25g
0.62g
- Polyunsaturated fat (g)
0.65g
1.62g
- Monounsaturated fat (g)
1.26g
3.16g
Cholesterol (mg)
9.38mg
23.49mg
Carbohydrate-available (g)
14.01g
35.12g
CarbohydrateSE (g)
12.99g
32.56g
- Sugars (g)
7.20g
18.06g
Water (g)
18.75g
46.98g
Dietary fibre (g)
1.90g
4.75g
Thiamin (mg)
0.03mg
0.08mg
Riboflavin (mg)
0.04mg
0.10mg
Niacin (mg)
0.36mg
0.90mg
Niacin equivalents (mg)
0.74mg
1.85mg
Vitamin C (mg)
0.18mg
0.45mg
Total folate (ug)
5.84ug
14.62ug
Total vitamin A equivalents (ug)
10.57ug
26.49ug
Retinol (ug)
4.00ug
10.02ug
Beta carotene equivalents (ug)
38.79ug
97.21ug
Sodium (mg)
64.86mg
162.54mg
Potassium (mg)
117.24mg
293.81mg
Magnesium (mg)
15.46mg
38.74mg
Calcium (mg)
19.21mg
48.15mg
Phosphorus (mg)
78.75mg
197.34mg
Iron (mg)
0.43mg
1.09mg
Zinc (mg)
0.27mg
0.68mg

Contributed by:

RMIT - Department of Food Science
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Source: These recipes were developed and tested by Consumer Science students studying Community Nutrition at RMIT University in 2003.
This recipe was orginally published as:
Prune and bran muffins

Recipe publication date on: 07/23/2003
Last reviewed on: 20/08/2014


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