For me, the perfect bran muffins have molasses and raisins in them. This recipe for Molasses Bran Muffins is super easy and uses All-Bran breakfast cereal.
These delicious bran muffins are the perfect way to add a little dietary fiber to your diet.
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This recipe uses basic ingredients that most people find in their pantry. They may not be the healthiest recipe available for bran muffins, but they are tasty.
Ingredients needed for bran muffins
- Egg
- Canola Oil
- Molasses
- Milk or Buttermilk
- Dark Brown Sugar
- All-Bran Cereal
- All-purpose Flour
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Raisins
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How to prepare these molasses muffins
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a medium to a large mixing bowl, whisk the egg. Next, add the canola oil, molasses, milk, or buttermilk and mix well. Whisk in the brown sugar.
- Add the bran cereal and stir well to coat. Let the cereal sit for a couple of minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the muffin pan by lining it with muffin papers or coating well with non-stick spray.
- To the cereal mixture add the flour, baking soda, salt, and raisins. Stir until combined.
- Scoop the batter into the muffin pan.
- Bake the Molasses Bran Muffins for 16 – 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Cool the muffins on a wire rack.
Making muffins step by step with photos
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a medium to a large mixing bowl, whisk the egg. Next, add the canola oil, molasses, milk, or buttermilk and mix well. Whisk in the brown sugar.
Add the bran cereal and stir well to coat. Let the cereal sit for a couple of minutes. (In the photo, you see I forgot to add the brown sugar at the right time. It's okay. I added it after I took the photo. )
Meanwhile, prepare the muffin pan by lining it with muffin papers or coating well with non-stick spray.
To the cereal mixture, add the flour, baking soda, salt, and raisins. Stir until combined.
Scoop the batter into the muffin pan.
Bake the Molasses Bran Muffins for 16 – 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Let cool a minute or two and remove the muffins from the muffin pan to cool on a wire rack. Using the paper muffin liners, the muffins will stick to the paper until they cool a bit.
Recipe
Molasses Bran Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- ½ cup canola oil
- ⅓ cup molasses
- 1 cup milk or buttermilk
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- 2 ¼ cup All-Bran Cereal
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup raisins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a medium to large mixing bowl, whisk the egg. Next, add the canola oil, molasses, milk or buttermilk and mix well. Whisk in the brown sugar.
- Add the bran cereal and stir well to coat. Let the cereal set for a couple of minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the muffin pan by lining it with muffin papers or coating well with non-stick spray.
- To the cereal mixture, add the flour, baking soda, salt, and raisins. Stir until combined.
- Scoop the batter into the muffin pan.
- Bake the Molasses Bran Muffins for 16 – 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Cool and enjoy!
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