Best Healthy Pumpkin Bran Muffins Recipes

PUMPKIN SPICE HEALTHY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line 2 muffin tins with paper liners.
• Place raisins in a microwave-safe bowl; cover with water. Microwave on high until plump, about 70 seconds. Drain.
• Beat milk and eggs together in a bowl; mix in bran cereal. Let stand until cereal softens, about 5 minutes.
• Mix raisins, canned pumpkin, honey, apples, and butter gently into the cereal mixture. Add flour, baking soda, pumpkin spice, and baking powder; mix batter gently until combined.
• Spoon batter into the lined muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer muffins to a cooling rack; let cool for 40 minutes.

HEALTHY PUMPKIN-BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray or line with paper liners.
• Combine oat bran, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and mix thoroughly.
• Combine milk, molasses, egg, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl and mix well. Stir into dry ingredients until just moistened. Add pumpkin puree and mix just enough to evenly distribute; do not overstir.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 17 minutes.

HEALTHY PUMPKIN PIE BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat nonstick 12 cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. Option: Combine 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl for topping and set aside.
• Blend cereal and milk in large bowl; set aside for 5 minutes to soften. Meanwhile, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; Mix well.
• Whisk pumpkin, egg, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla into softened cereal. Gently fold into flour mixture just until blended. Do not over mix. Spoon 1/3 cup equal amounts of batter into each muffin cup; sprinkle evenly with pecan chips and reserved cinnamon sugar topping.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on wire rack 3 minutes before removing muffins from pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Don't stir muffin batter too much -- over mixing will make the muffins tough. There should be lumps in the batter; these will disappear during baking.
• Makes 12 muffins.

HEALTHY PUMPKIN BRAN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F, and grease 12 standard size muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Roll 3-4 ounces cream cheese into little balls (as big as you perfer, and you can roll them in fine sugar if you like, too), and place single layer on wax paper in freezer while preparing rest of recipe.
• Mix cereal and milk in a large bowl and set aside for a few minutes to soften.
• While softening, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl.
• Whisk pumpkin, egg, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, and vanilla together, then stir in cereal and milk.
• Fold wet mixture into dry and add in the cream cheese balls **dont over mix**.
• Fill up each muffin cup, sprinkling the tops with additional cinnamon+sugar, and walnuts.
• Bake 28-38 minutes and cool on cooling rack. Tastes delish warm, but they also refrigerate and freeze well.
• SUGGESTION: Would taste delish with cream cheese icing on top :).