Best 12 Scrumptious Bran Muffin Recipes

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In the world of breakfast pastries, scrumptious bran muffins stand tall as a delectable treat that tantalizes taste buds and nourishes the body. With their wholesome ingredients, delightful texture, and endless flavor possibilities, these muffins are a true culinary delight. From classic recipes passed down through generations to innovative creations bursting with unique flavors, the journey to finding the best scrumptious bran muffin recipe is an exciting adventure. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this article will guide you through the essential steps and considerations for creating the perfect bran muffin that will leave you craving more.

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DEEP DARK OLD RECIPE BRAN MUFFINS



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Ever wanted to make the really dark bran muffins that have more bran than flour in them? This recipe has been in the family for years and has the date 1910 on the original paper the recipe was written on!! You will NOT be disappointed. Instead of raisins, try using dates, prunes, figs, blueberries, or nuts.

Provided by LorrieT1

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes     Bran Muffin Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 ½ cups wheat bran
1 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
2 eggs
1 ½ cups buttermilk
½ cup white sugar
¼ cup molasses
2 ½ tablespoons vegetable shortening, melted
½ cup chopped raisins

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 18 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners. Whisk the bran, flour, salt, and baking soda in a mixing bowl; set aside.
  • Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl. Whisk in the buttermilk, sugar, molasses, and melted shortening until smooth. Stir in the bran mixture along with the raisins until no dry lumps remain. Pour into the prepared muffin tins, filling them no more than 2/3 full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135.6 calories, Carbohydrate 26.8 g, Cholesterol 21.5 mg, Fat 3 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 265.8 mg, Sugar 11.9 g

YUMMY BRAN MUFFINS



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Just because they're healthy, doesn't mean they can't taste delicious! A hint of chocolate and spice really makes these muffins great!

Provided by Chef Doctor Ruth

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes     Bran Muffin Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup milk
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 ½ cups bran cereal (such as Kellogg's® All-Bran®)
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
⅔ cup dark brown sugar
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup raisins

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
  • Stir milk and lemon juice together in a bowl; let sit until milk curdles slightly, about 5 minutes. Pour bran cereal into milk mixture and let cereal soften, about 5 minutes more.
  • Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves together in a bowl. Beat brown sugar, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in another bowl. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture until batter is just-combined.
  • Stir bran cereal mixture into batter; fold in raisins. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until browned and set, 16 to 18 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 198.6 calories, Carbohydrate 32.4 g, Cholesterol 17.1 mg, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 288 mg, Sugar 19.7 g

CLASSIC BRAN MUFFINS



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A delicious source of fiber! My family have them almost every morning. Great healthy muffins! You may substitute dates for the raisins if you wish.

Provided by Janet Kalman Villada

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes     Bran Muffin Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 ½ cups wheat bran
1 cup buttermilk
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 egg
⅔ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup raisins

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
  • Mix together wheat bran and buttermilk; let stand for 10 minutes.
  • Beat together oil, egg, sugar and vanilla and add to buttermilk/bran mixture. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into buttermilk mixture, until just blended. Fold in raisins and spoon batter into prepared muffin tins.
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 167.5 calories, Carbohydrate 25.6 g, Cholesterol 16.3 mg, Fat 7.1 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 262.2 mg, Sugar 8.9 g

SOUR CREAM BRAN MUFFINS



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Categories     Bread     Mixer     Bake     Quick & Easy     High Fiber     Raisin     Molasses     Sour Cream     Bran     Gourmet

Yield Makes 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 large egg, beaten lightly
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup dark molasses
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup miller's bran (available at natural foods stores, specialty foods shops, and some supermarkets)

Steps:

  • In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream together the butter and the brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, beat in the egg, the sour cream, and the molasses, and stir in the raisins. In a bowl whisk together the flour, the baking soda, the salt, and the bran, add the mixture to the sour cream mixture, and stir the batter until it is just combined. (The batter will be lumpy.) Spoon the batter into 12 well-buttered 1/3-cup muffin tins and bake the muffins in the middle of a preheated 400°F. oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until they are golden brown and springy to the touch. Turn the muffins out onto a rack and let them cool.

BEST BRAN MUFFINS



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Having these muffins for breakfast provides a good start to a busy day. My husband loves pineapple, which makes these muffins moist...and delicious!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Breakfast     Brunch

Time 30m

Yield 18 muffins.

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all-bran cereal
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 large egg, beaten
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup molasses
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple in natural juice, undrained
1/2 cup chopped nuts, dates or raisins

Steps:

  • In a bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Make a well in the center. Combine the egg, oil, molasses, buttermilk and pineapple with juice. Pour into well; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in the nuts, dates or raisins. , Fill 18 greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until golden brown.

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ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS BRAN MUFFINS



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I have tried several bran muffin recipes, and this is my all time favorite. They are low in fat, but you'd never know it by the way they taste! Bet you can't eat just one!

Provided by shannonA

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 30m

Yield 40 large muffins, 40 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups Fiber One cereal (or All Bran)
1 cup boiling water
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup applesauce
1/2 cup egg substitute
2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups skim milk, mixed with
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • Pour boiling water over cereal and let stand.
  • Mix together remaining ingredients then add softened cereal.
  • Bake as many as you'd like in muffin tins sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes at 400°F.
  • This recipe makes 40 large muffins, and the batter will keep in the refrigerator for up to three weeks, so you can have fresh, hot muffins anytime!
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 64.1, Fat 0.4, SaturatedFat 0.1, Cholesterol 0.2, Sodium 138.5, Carbohydrate 15.9, Fiber 3, Sugar 5.1, Protein 2.1

OAT BRAN MUFFINS



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This is not OATMEAL, but oat BRAN muffins. I have made these for about five years now, and I really love them. They are great made with cinnamon or cranberry applesauce, as well as plain applesauce. My daughter loves them and I hope you will enjoy them, too!

Provided by Bron

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes     Bran Muffin Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

½ cup dark brown sugar
1 ½ cups oat bran
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup chilled applesauce
4 tablespoons vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line or grease 12 muffin cups.
  • Blend together brown sugar, oat bran, flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add eggs, chilled applesauce, and vegetable oil. Mix until well-blended. Spoon batter into muffin cups. Let stand 10 minutes.
  • Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
  • VARIATIONS: Add 1 cup plumped raisins, with a little bit of raisin water (approximately 2 tablespoons). Or, before baking, sprinkle mixture of sugar and cinnamon over the tops of the muffins. Or, add 1 teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg to flour mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 182.2 calories, Carbohydrate 31.3 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 403.3 mg, Sugar 11.2 g

DELICIOUS OAT BRAN MUFFINS



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Make and share this Delicious Oat Bran Muffins recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Manuela

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 35m

Yield 12 muffins, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 3/4 cups oat bran (generic oat bran is usually too coarse, use a fine one)
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup dried apricot (or raisins, or nuts, or whatever)
1 egg, beaten (or 2 egg whites)
2 tablespoons oil
1 1/4 cups skim milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • In a large bowl combine oat bran, flour, chopped apricots, baking powder, brown sugar (save 2 tbs), and cinnamon.
  • Separately beat the egg with 2tbs of sugar until fluffy and light.
  • Warm up milk (just until lukewarm) and dissolve honey in it.
  • Mix milk, egg, oil and vanilla.
  • Blend together with dry ingredients, adding a bit more skim milk if the mixture seems too thick.
  • Line a muffin pan with paper baking cups.
  • Bake 18 to 20 minutes.
  • NOTE: It's almost foolproof, but you can test for doneness with a toothpick if you like: they should be moist but not wet.
  • To retain moisture, store in a plastic bag.
  • They're best served warm; reheating with the microwave works just fine.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.5, Fat 3.8, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 18.1, Sodium 117, Carbohydrate 37.1, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 17.8, Protein 5.2

MIMI'S DELICIOUS BRAN MUFFINS



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These are delicious and freeze well as they make quite a few. I freeze them in individual baggies and then in a larger freezer ziplock bag. I got the recipe from one of my wonderful muffin books after trying others. They are nice and moist and taste good.

Provided by Mimi in Maine

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h30m

Yield 30 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups of shreds of whole all-bran cereal
2 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs (beaten)
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup raisins

Steps:

  • In a large bowl combine the cereal and buttermilk; mix well.
  • Let stand for 5 minutes till cereal is softened.
  • Blend in the oil and eggs.
  • Add the flour, sugar, soda, powder, salt, and raisins.
  • NOTE: Muffins should always be stirred in one direction only so as not to break down the batter.
  • Put paper liners in the tins and spray lightly with vegetable spray.
  • Fill 3/4 full.
  • Bake 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes.
  • The batter may be stored for up to a week in refrigerator, but I bake all of them at once and freeze them.
  • Yield: about 30 muffins.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 143.1, Fat 4.5, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 14.9, Sodium 139.7, Carbohydrate 24.8, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 13.8, Protein 2.8

RAISIN BRAN MUFFINS



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Stir up this batch of hearty, low-fat morning treats. Kissed with brown sugar, they're moist and taste more indulgent than they are.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

Time 40m

Yield Makes 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/4 cup vegetable oil, plus more for tin
1 1/2 cups raisin bran cereal
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour (spooned and leveled)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400. Lightly oil a 6-cup standard muffin tin, or use paper liners. In a medium bowl, combine cereal and milk; let stand until softened, about 5 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk together flours, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
  • Stir oil, egg, and sugar into cereal mixture. Fold in flour mixture. Divide batter among cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in tin 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack; let cool completely, or serve warm. Store up to 5 days at room temperature in a resealable plastic bag.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 265 g, Fat 12 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 6 g

MOIST BRAN MUFFINS



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These tender, slightly sweet muffins are a tasty way to round out any meal. The recipe makes a small quantity for a couple or a single person.-Mildred Ross, Badin, North Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield 4 muffins.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup All-Bran
1/2 cup 2% milk
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the bran and milk; let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in oil. Combine the remaining ingredients; stir into bran mixture just until moistened. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups half full. Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 179 calories, Fat 8g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 4mg cholesterol, Sodium 282mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

BRAN MUFFINS



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These hearty, nutritious muffins make a nice addition to all your meals no matter what time of day. They can bake while you prepare other menu items, so you can enjoy them hot from the oven.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield 1 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup 100% bran cereal
1 cup whole milk
1 large egg, room temperature
1/4 cup canola oil

Steps:

  • Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt; set aside. In a bowl, combine cereal and milk; let stand for 2 minutes. Add egg and oil; mix well. Add dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. , Spoon into greased muffin cups. Bake at 400° until golden brown, 18-20 minutes. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts :

Tips:

  • Use ripe bananas. The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful your muffins will be.

  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make your muffins tough.

  • Fill the muffin cups only 2/3 full. This will allow the muffins to rise properly.

  • Bake the muffins at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 20-25 minutes. Insert a toothpick into the center of a muffin. If it comes out clean, the muffins are done.

  • Let the muffins cool in the muffin pan for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

  • Store the muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. You can also freeze the muffins for up to 2 months.

Conclusion:

Bran muffins are a delicious and healthy breakfast option. They are packed with fiber, which can help keep you feeling full and satisfied. Bran muffins are also a good source of vitamins and minerals, including potassium, magnesium, and iron. With a variety of delicious flavor combinations to choose from, there's sure to be a bran muffin recipe that everyone will enjoy.

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