Healthy Bran Muffins
Easy and healthy Bran Muffins! Packed with fibre-rich wheat bran, low sugar, and high flavour.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups wheat bran or oat bran
- 1 cup buttermilk*** or plant-based buttermilk
- 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 tbsp coconut oil or other vegetable oil such as canola
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour or whole grain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375° F and grease or line with muffin liners a standard 12 cup muffin tin.
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Mix together wheat bran and buttermilk, let sit while preparing other ingredients.
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In a large bowl, whisk together apple sauce, oil, egg, brown sugar, and vanilla. Add bran/buttermilk mixture.
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Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Stir until just combined**.
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Spoon batter equally into muffin tin and bake for 15-20 minutes or until a tester (toothpick) comes out clean.*
Recipe Notes
* muffins will last 5-7 days in an airtight container in the fridge.
** if you're a diehard raisin fan, here's where you would add 1/2 cup. Dried cranberries would also be yummy with a teaspoon of orange zest added in as well. Or in the warmer months, Blueberries (fresh or frozen) would be a dream!
*** I simply add 1 tsp of lemon juice and top with milk to make 1 cup (250 ml) of buttermilk. Let sit for 5 minutes for the lemon juice (acid) to activate. This can be done with swapping out unsweetened soy or almond milk for the dairy milk. I don't often buy buttermilk unless a recipe calls for it in large quantities.