Best Fruitful Bran Muffins Recipes

BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375 degrees F. Line a standard muffin tin with paper liners or grease with cooking spray.
• Add raisins to a small bowl and soak them in hot water for 10 minutes, to allow them to plump. Meanwhile mix together bran and buttermilk, let stand 5 minutes.
• Grate the carrots and chop walnuts (if using) and set aside.
• Add egg, egg white, oil, sugar and vanilla to a mixing bowl and mix by hand until combined. Stir in bran mixture. Stir in carrots, nuts, raisins.
• Stir together flour, salt, soda, and baking powder, then add to the batter, stirring just until combined (don't over mix!).
• Divide batter among muffin tins, filling them full. Bake for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Allow to cool for a few minutes in the pan before removing to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

CLASSIC BRAN MUFFINS

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!

CHUNKY BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place paper liners into 1 (10 or 12-cup) muffin tin.
• Combine the bran and buttermilk and set aside. Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for about 5 minutes, until light and fluffy. With the mixer on low, add the eggs, 1 at a time. Scrape the bowl and then add the molasses, orange zest, and vanilla. (The mixture will look curdled.) Add the bran/buttermilk mixture and combine.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the batter just until combined. Don't overmix it! Fold in the raisins, bananas and walnuts with a rubber spatula.
• With an ice cream scoop or large spoon, fill the muffin cups to the top and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.

EASY FRUITY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat 400 degrees.
• Lightly spray muffin tins with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl mix together the oil, yogurt, milk, brown sugar, barley malk, molasses, egg whites and bran. Let sit for 2 minutes.
• In a smaller bowl combine the flours with the baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• Fold in the flour mix and dried fruit into the liquid bran mixture. Mix until combined, taking care not to over mix.
• Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.
• Bake 18-20 minutes.

BUTTERMILK BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine All-Bran and 1 cup buttermilk; let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in raisin bran; let stand 5 minutes longer. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, sugar blend, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the egg, egg whites, applesauce, oil and remaining buttermilk. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in bran mixture. , Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill three-fourths full with batter. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

BRAN CEREAL FRUIT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 54 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Beat bran cereal, buttermilk, flour, sugar, fruit cocktail, vegetable oil, eggs, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until batter is blended, about 2 minutes. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and set, 16 to 18 minutes.

FRUITFUL BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Chop up apricots. Place in about 2/3 cup boiled water and let sit for about 20 minutes till plump and softened; drain all water out and set plumped apricots aside.
• In a large bowl, combine milk, lemon juice, egg, and orange rind.
• In a medium bowl combine flour, All-Bran cereal, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon.
• Add flour mixture to the wet ingredients and stir until almost mixed; fold in grated carrots, chopped apple and apricots just till mixed.
• Spray muffin tin with cooking spray; fill muffin tins until almost full and sprinkle chopped apples or white chocolate chips on top of each muffin.
• Bake at 375°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the centre of the muffin comes out clean; let stand in pan for a couple of minutes before cooling muffins on a wire rack.