Healthy Bran muffins never tasted better! These moist little gems are plump full of flavor and texture from wheat bran, walnuts, carrots, and apples. These scrumptious and nutritious muffins taste perfect with a hot cup of coffee. You are going to love them!
Bran Muffin Ingredients
- Dry Ingredients – all-purpose flour or white whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
- Bran Cereal – use the bran that looks like little sticks, not the flakes
- Dairy – buttermilk and an egg
- Vegetable Oil
- Brown Sugar
- Vanilla Extract – pure vanilla extract for the best flavor
- Apple – peeled and grated
- Carrot – peeled and grated
- Walnuts – chopped
How to make bran muffins?
Start by whisking together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Set that aside for about 15 minutes.
Then in a large bowl, soak the bran cereal in the buttermilk for about 10 minutes. While that soaks, chop the walnuts, peel and grate the carrot, and peel, core, and grate the apple. After soaking, add the vegetable oil, egg, brown sugar, vanilla, apples, carrots, and walnuts. Stir to roughly combine. Then add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir just enough to combine.
Spoon the batter into a muffin pan lined with paper liners. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the muffins for 5 minutes before removing them from the pan to a wire cooling rack.
Recipe Tips
- Line the cupcake muffin tin with liners. They really help keep the muffins from sticking to the pan. I really like the unbleached chlorine-free ones. They peel away perfectly from muffins and cupcakes
- Use a bran cereal with wheat bran as its main ingredient.
- Warm your egg to room temperature. It makes it easier to combine.
- Applesauce can be substituted for the grated apple.
- Try adding raisins, blueberries, or bananas.
- Stir the batter just until combined. Overmixing can make the muffins dense and rubbery.
- Do not overbake the muffins. Cook just until a toothpick inserted in the top center of one of the muffins comes out clean with just a few moist crumbs.
Are bran muffins healthy?
These bran muffins are packed with vitamins, minerals, and fiber from the bran cereal, apples, carrots, and walnuts. If you are on a low-sodium diet, reduce the added salt to 1/4 teaspoon or just a few pinches. The sugar is minimal in this recipe but could easily be reduced to 1/2 cup.
Storage
Fully cool the muffins before storing them in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days or up to 5 days in the fridge.
Freeze for up to 2 months in a sturdy freezer container. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
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Bran Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups bran cereal not flakes
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg warmed to room temperature
- ⅔ cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 apple peeled and grated
- 1 carrot peeled and grated
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 12-count muffin tin with papers.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, soak the bran cereal in the buttermilk for 10 minutes.
- Add the vegetable oil, egg, brown sugar, vanilla, apples, carrots, and walnuts. Stir to roughly combine. Add the flour mixture and stir just enough to combine.
- Divide batter evenly into the paper liners. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the muffins for 5 minutes before removing them from the pan to a wire cooling rack.
Notes
- Line the cupcake muffin tin with liners. They really help keep the muffins from sticking to the pan. I really like the unbleached chlorine-free ones. They peel away perfectly from muffins and cupcakes
- Use a bran cereal with wheat bran as its main ingredient.
- Warm your egg to room temperature. It makes it easier to combine.
- Applesauce can be substituted for the grated apple.
- Try adding raisins, blueberries, or bananas.
- Stir the batter just until combined. Overmixing can make the muffins dense and rubbery.
- Do not overbake the muffins. Cook just until a toothpick inserted in the top center of one of the muffins comes out clean with just a few moist crumbs.
- Fully cool the muffins before storing them in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days or up to 5 days in the fridge.
- Freeze for up to 2 months in a sturdy freezer container. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
Nutrition
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jen
I love how you added some flare to these bran muffins. These are not the usual bran muffins. I can’t wait to try.
Beth Pierce
Thanks Jen! Enjoy!!
Fransic
This is so yummy! I love muffins and reading this post makes me wanna make some more.
Rose Ann Sales
Oh my! This is such a really amazing recipe! It was so good! Thank you!
Alita
As long as these muffins are healthy, I’d love to make them. I haven’t had muffins in the house for a while now
Beth Pierce
They are healthy! Enjoy!
Martha
These bran muffins are moist, healthy, and they taste good. Great for breakfast on the run. These are now a regular at our house. They also freeze well.
Beth Pierce
Yes indeed!
Christiana Acha
This is one of my favorite things in the world. Thanks for sharing all these varieties.
Alice Mola
What a simple and delicious recipe. I will definitely give these a try and maybe add some dried fruits such as cranberries or raisins to compliment the apple.
Beth Pierce
Thanks Alice! Enjoy!!
Heather
It’s been years since I’ve had a bran muffin. My papa used to love them, so he always had them in the house.
Pam
Num num num num! Excellent taste. I didn’t have an apple, but tasted great anyway.
Beth Pierce
Thanks Pam! So glad that you enjoyed them!!
Juliane
These were SO good! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Amanda
My boys love these before early morning football practice! They’re the perfect hearty breakfast on the go.
Sandra
These quickly disappeared at my house! So delish!
Beti
I would love one for breakfast!! SO YUMMY!
katerina
I love these Bran Muffins! They sound SO delicious!
Erin
These Bran muffins sound delicious! Dangerously good…
Amanda
Bran muffins are one of my favorite and I haven’t had them in forever. I am so excited to use your recipe!