All-Bran® Honey Muffins
The UPS truck pulled up my driveway rather abruptly last week. That’s not so unusual, except I wasn’t expecting any deliveries. He left me not one, but two mystery packages. I enjoy nice surprises! I’ll share one of the package’s contents in the next post, but in one particularly larger box I received three varieties of Kellogg’s® All-Bran®cereals, courtesy of the FoodBuzz’ s Tastemakers Program.
I’ve been serving the Wheat Flakes for breakfast with some strawberries or bananas to accompany the cereal in my bowl of milk. There’s nothing sugary about it. They’re bran wheat flakes and they’re not bad with fruit. The Kellogg’s® All-Bran® Web site offers up a myriad of recipes to try with these high-in-fiber flakes.
Of course, I had to make bran muffins with the All-Bran® Original cereal. They’re pretty good. No nonsense, healthful muffins. Because there’s not a lot of oil or sugary substances in these muffins, you may have to warm them up if you have some leftover for the next day.
- The original recipe called for shortening. Substituted vegetable oil for the shortening.
- Added 1/4 of raisins.
- Added 1/2 cup of walnuts.
- Portioned one packet of raw sugar and sprinkled on top of each muffin before baking.
- The original directions read to bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes. That seemed awfully long for muffins! Adjusted the temperature to 375 degrees and baking time between 15-18 minutes.
Makes 9 Muffins
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup All-Bran® Original
1/3 cup buttermilk or sour milk
1 egg
1/2 cup honey
1/4 vegetable oil
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
1/4 cup raisins (optional)
1 packet of raw sugar (to sprinkle on as garnish, optional)
Mix the dry ingredients together: Flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine Kellogg’s® All-Bran® cereal and buttermilk. Let stand for about 2 minutes or until cereal softens. Mix to distribute the milk into the cereal. Add the egg, honey and vegetable oil. Mix well. Add the flour mixture, raisins and walnuts and mix until combined.
Spray regular sized muffin pan with cooking spray. Portion batter into nine of the muffin cups. Sprinkle raw sugar on top of each muffin. Bake at 375 degrees for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve them warm.
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Perfect breakfast. I adore muffins with my latte, and the healthier the better!
mmm. A latte sounds good right now!
A terrific idea to use All-bran cereal to make these scrumptious and healthy muffins! Excellent!
I haven’t eaten All-Bran in a long time. Your muffins look so good! I love the close-up ;-)
Alba H. Rodriguez
Thanks Alba. I didn’t realize All-Bran had been out for awhile. I need to start strolling through the cereal aisle more often! :)
I ate the all-bran cereal straight up with milk…no muffins involved! It’s really pretty tasty! ;) Your muffins look really good!
I actually do enjoy All-Bran cereal, so I think these would be right in my sweet spot. Wonderful post. Cheers!
I love this recipe! Good and healthy!!!! I must try this soon! It would be fantastic on a spring morning with a hot cup o’ Joe!
OH I would have never ever thought of using those cereals in muffins! Those look really beautiful and especially I love the aspect of the crust and little sugar crystals on top!
Silvia – yeah, me neither! Thx for the comment on the raw sugar…for aesthetics and texture =)
Cristina – only you could make me want to eat something with bran in it LOL I hate Kellogg’s All Bran but I love the look and sound of your muffins. So, can I have one? ;)
LOL! Denise…it’s good for ya! Thx for the muffin compliment =) You can have more than one, I’ll send you all 9. You’ll heart them!
I use All-Bran in my zucchini bread. Have not made it in a while though. I like the addition of raisins and walnuts in these muffins. Such a treat for breakfast!
Biren – Yum! I need a really good zucchini bread recipe. Do you have one I can try (you make the most beautifully delicious breads)?
Thanks Cristina! I do have two zucchini bread recipes but have not made it for a while. I would like to make some adjustments though as they did not turn out the way I would have liked. I will work on them and maybe post them soon :)
Oh fun surprise! The muffins look very yummy and healthy :) I vaguely remember my mom making something similar years ago, but with a different cereal. I often forget they are fun to bake with!
Liren: Could it have been Raisin Bran? This is the first time I’ve made muffins with cereal. LOL – When I was measuring out the honey, I thought about your visit to the Farmer’s Mkt and wished I had some fresh honey too!
Wow I’d love to get a box like that! You know I belog to that program but so far I have not been lucky I guess. I’d love to talk about the products on my blog too! Okay so I’m jealous!
Hi Barb: I’ve only received this one …no need to be jealous. =) I was surprised too!
I made those All bran muffins too but mined didn’t look that pretty!
Kathy: LOL! You’re so funny =) Thank you!!
What a great healthy recipe and beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing :-)
Thanks Cooking Rookie – I think they’re pretty healthy! =)