I know they’re healthy, but quite honestly, I really like bran muffins. Chewy and dark and dense. Especially with tasty things in them liked dried peaches, pecans and brown sugar.

But, they are still good for you because they have apple sauce instead of oil. Now, go make some.

Whole Wheat Peach & Pecan Bran Muffins
Adapted from a recipe in Bon Appétit
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup wheat bran
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup diced dried peaches (they have these regularly at Trader Joes — you can also use dried mangoes, dried apples, dried figs, or other dried fruit of your choice)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1/3 cup apple sauce
2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups reduced-fat (2%) buttermilk (or use 1 1/4 cup of regular milk soured by the juice of 1/2 a lemon)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 tsp grated lemon peel
Topping: 1 tbsp wheat bran + 1 tbsp brown sugar

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. This will make about 12 muffins. Spray muffin cups with nonstick spray.

Whisk next 7 ingredients in bowl. Stir in figs and . . . → Read More: Hooray for Bran Muffins (and Clams)!