Classic Bran Muffins

From: mom2hhh

On Aug 24, 2009

A keeper! Used bran flakes cereal - and it worked fine. Use all applesauce (no oil). Had about 1/2c white chocolate chips - so I tossed them in instead of raisins. That went over very well with the kids. Had the whole batch eaten up in one day. Will be making again soon.

From: Michelle_78

On Aug 19, 2009

Awesome!!! I used reduced fat buttermilk, I used smart balance 50/50 melted, and applesauce for the oil, and egg beaters instead of the egg. This recipe came out delicious, and moist both times I made it. Even my 5 yr old eats these up and he can be very picky. Delicious, thank you for sharing.

From: Roosie

On Jun 17, 2004

6/17/04 - UPDATE - I just had to update this review. I love these muffins so much- I think they are my favorites that I have ever had or made and I have seen quite a few muffins in my day. They're easy to make, versatile (I have a batch with blueberries getting ready to go in the oven right now), healthy and delicious. I think I might turn down a piece of chocolate cake for one of these. They are just that yummy. Of course, the fact that they are healthy does up their appeal a notch, but I just love these. Thank you so much for posting- I make these constantly and will continue to do so. 5/27/04 - I am munching on these presently hot out of the oven and they are delicious! Light and tender with a lovely spongey bran texture. I substituted dried cranberries for the raisins as we're not big raisin fans, but I'd like to try these again with other fruits. I also substitued about 2/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour for the all-purpose (whole wheat flour tends to be more absorbant than white and so using the full amount results in a very dry and crumbly final product). The buttermilk makes these really tender, even though the amount of oil is relatively low. I am glad I found these- all the other bran muffin recipes I came across called for cereal and it always seems funny to me to put a prepared/packaged food in a food you are preparing yourself! Terrific- you better believe I will be making these again!!

From: tricia in ga

On Jan 26, 2004

Perfect! I was looking for a good bran muffin recipe and this one appealed to me because it did not have cereal in it. I thought I had wheat bran in the house but I had oat bran and I used it with great success. Next time I will add more golden raisins after first soaking them. Thanks!