These healthy Bran Muffins are the best bran muffin recipe around and are a delicious way to boost fiber and pack nutrients into your day. Freeze muffins for a quick grab and go snack.
Bran muffins are my kids favorite snack, along with banana bread muffins, or slices of zucchini bread. You can find more snack ideas here.
This Bran Muffin recipe has been evolving for years.
I loved a recipe similar to this bran muffin recipe when I was a child. My mom would make the batter and keep it in the refrigerator. We had this cool little muffin pan that was for baking in the microwave. After school, we would come home and make a fresh muffin in the microwave. I still remember how good that was.
Guess what I learned while researching microwave pans? The cool little silicone muffin liners I bought on Amazon can be used in the microwave. I am so excited to try this out!
On a side note, these muffin liners are so fun! Serious Eats has 12 more ways you can use these fun silicone cups in her post 12 Things You Can Do With Silicone Muffin Cups (Besides Bake Muffins).
You might want to double the recipe to have muffins to freeze. Put the muffins in individual ziplock bags before freezing. This turns them into a grab and go snack, ready for eating by snack time.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups All Bran Original cereal
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup white flour
- 1/4 cup ground flax seed
- 2 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce or oil if preferred
- 2 cups buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Prepare muffin tin with nonstick baking spray or muffin liners.
- Boil water, remove from heat. Add All Bran Original cereal to boiling water and let sit.
- Blend flours, flax seeds, baking soda, and salt in medium sized bowl.
- In large bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, and applesauce. Â Stir in buttermilk.
- Fold flour mixture into wet ingredients.
- Stir in All-Bran cereal mixture.
- Divide batter between muffin tins.
- Bake 20 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
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Mandy says
I'm so glad you reworked this recipe! I love the original, but always felt slightly bad making it. I tried this recipe yesterday and it was delicious!
Maureen Fallon says
I'm going to try making these this weekend!! I may sneak in a few chocolate chips for my kids. Our school has a snack policy, they can only bring a fresh fruit or vegetable. Healthy and allergen free, I love that!
Jodi Danen says
I wish my kids school had that policy! That is so fantastic- hungry kids will eat those veggies and fruit 🙂 The muffins are really good warmed in the microwave with a bit of butter!
GiGi Eats Celebrities says
My husband actually likes ALL BRAN so I feel like.... He would like these muffins - he is my BIG KID 😉
Create Kids Club says
They are my favorite along with my kiddos - I bet the hubs would love them!
Abbey Sharp says
I love making a bunch of muffins and freezing them for a quick and easy snack throughout the week. Will definitely try out this recipe!
Create Kids Club says
Me too, Abbey. It sure helps to have quick grab and go snacks! I hope you enjoy them!
Jessica Fishman Levinson says
These look great! I bet these would be good to keep stocked in the freezer for the week!
Create Kids Club says
They freeze great! I put the muffins into the backpacks frozen and by snack time they are ready to be eaten 🙂
Chrissy @ Snacking in Sneakers says
I would have never thought to use all bran cereal in a muffin recipe - this is so smart! Definitely making these to keep around our house for snacking.
Create Kids Club says
They are really good Chrissy! These are my favorite along with my kiddos. Let me know if you try them!
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says
Ohh these look husband-friendly too! Haha. He loves having muffins on hand so he can just grab breakfast on the way out the door!
Create Kids Club says
For sure husband- friendly, Liz! My hubby likes to warm them up in the microwave and add some butter. Pure yumminess 🙂
Melissa says
These muffins are amazing!
Kids Love What says
yummm! these looks delicious jodi! going to try these out with my kids! they love bran muffins, so i'm sure they'll love these!