YOU: On a Diet - and other Oprah inspired diets - Help with recipes

I recently bought the Best Life Diet book, and thought I'd try one of the recipes. It sounded good. Buttermilk Bran Muffins. But when I made it, it wasn't the consistency of "batter"...it was more like granola! I stuffed it into muffin papers and baked them anyhow. It tasted good, but definitely wasn't a "muffin". Anyone else try it?

The liquid and the fruit are obviously way off... I was thinking about substituting some of the apples with applesauce?

Hopefully, someone here can help! I couldn't believe Google returned nothing, and I'm not paying for Bob's website!