Honey Bran Muffins

...the long lost recipe

I have been making this recipe for Honey Bran Muffins for the longest time - it’s one of our favorites! But in the last year, I when I tried to share it with someone, I realized the blog it was posted on was gone!

PSA: if you enjoy a recipe, always always make sure to print it!! You never know when that blog might disappear.

As I was making these today, I took some notes and a photo so I could post the recipe here and share it…because it deserves to be shared! One of my life’s mission is to feed the world more fiber. Hard to have a good day when you don’t poop. ;-)

I will post the recipe as-is and then the way that I make it.

I prefer to use the Trader Joes bran cereal, but All Bran will also work - basically any bran cereal can stand in! The trick for me is to let the cereal and “buttermilk” stand for 30-60 minutes so the cereal softens.

My kids love these! I love these! Hats off to the former Nurse Loves Farmer blog. We miss you!

Bran Muffins (original recipe)

• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk

• 1 egg

• 1/3 cup oil

• 1/4 cup honey

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 1 1/2 cups 100% bran cereal

• 1 cup raisins

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1. Beat buttermilk, egg, and oil together.

2. Add vanilla and honey and mix well'; stir in cereal and raisins.

3. Add the rest of the dry ingredients: flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and nutmeg and stir just until combined.

4. Pour into greased muffin tins and bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

   Yield: 12 muffins

Bran Muffins (Stacy style)

• 1 1/4 cups milk

• 2 teaspoons vinegar

• 1 1/2 cups 100% bran cereal

• 1 egg

• 1/3 cup applesauce (or oil, both work)

• 1/4 cup honey

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1/2 cup brown sugar NOT PACKED

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour (I use fresh hard white wheat)

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1. Add vinegar to milk - stir. Add bran cereal and let stand 30-60 minutes or until cereal is softened.

2. To cereal mixture add: egg, applesauce, honey, vanilla, and brown sugar. Stir well.

3. To the liquid mixture add: flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon. Stir only until combined.

4. Spoon into muffin tins - greased or use silicon cups.

5. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before turning out to cool completely.

Yield: 12 muffins

I hope you enjoy these as much as we do!

Soli Deo gloria,

Stacy