Quick And Healthy Bran Muffins Recipes

MAKE-AHEAD REFRIGERATOR BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl with a tight fitting lid (needed if you aren't baking the muffin batter right away), add the wheat bran flakes or wheat bran and the bran buds or all-bran.
• Pour the boiling water over the top, and mix well. Stir every couple of minutes while the mixture cools to room temperature. The mixture will be thick and sticky; it's ok if there are a few dry patches.
• After the mixture cools to warm room temperature, add the buttermilk, melted butter, applesauce, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix well.
• Add the flour, baking soda and salt. Stir until ingredients are combined.
• The batter can be baked right away or stored in the refrigerator, covered well, for up to a month to bake as needed. Give the batter a good stir before using if it has been refrigerated.
• To bake, scoop the batter into greased or lined muffin tins, filling 3/4 full. Bake at 375 degrees (350 degrees for dark coated muffin tins) for about 14-16 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.

HEALTHY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine brans & wheat germ in a mixing bowl; stir in water & set aside.
• Cream sugars with margarine in a very large mixing bowl; beat in molasses & eggs.
• Combine buttermilk with remaining ingredients & add to sugar/egg mixture; stir until well blended.
• Cover the bowl & allow to stand in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
• Spoon into greased or lined muffin tins whenever you want a batch of fresh muffins - at this point, you can add fresh or frozen cranberries, blueberries, raspberries, pieces of banana or apple - use your imagination.
• Bake in preheated 350F oven for 22 - 25 minutes.

HEALTHY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease muffin cups or use paper muffin liners.
• Mix together wheat bran and milk, and let stand for 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, mix together applesauce, egg, brown sugar, and vanilla.
• Mix in bran mixture.
• In a separate bowl, mix together whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Stir into bran mixture until just blended.
• Scoop into muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly tapped.

MOLASSES BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In a separate medium bowl, mix skim milk, molasses, egg, and vegetable oil. Mix in the bran cereal. Thoroughly stir in the flour mixture. Transfer to the prepared muffin pan.
• Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

BRAN MUFFINS WITH APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Mix together brown sugar, applesauce, canola oil, egg, vanilla extract, and salt in a large bowl.
• Mix flour, bran, flax, baking soda, and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add bran mixture to applesauce mixture. Add milk and stir until thoroughly combined. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 11 to 13 minutes.