A malty, nutty, and sweet breakfast muffin with an easy trick for a moist and flavorful crumb.

Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm

I always run into bran muffins while traveling.

Most people wouldnt notice if you changed the name ofbranmuffins toblandmuffins.

Bran muffins (one broken in half) in a table napkin lined basket

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But they don’t have to be dense and tasteless!

I first saw this in a Nancy Silverton recipe, and I wont ever go back.

While you could technically skip the toasting step altogether, once you try it youll be hooked.

Bran muffins in a table napkin lined basket

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For a vegan sweetener, use maple syrup or molassesin place of the honey.

Swap the buttermilk for the same amount of your preferred plant milk and one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar.

Instead of melted butter, use melted coconut oil, or you might even try vegetable or olive oil.

Halved bran muffin smeared with butter on a plate

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And finally, use twoflax eggs.

Tip: Prepare the flax eggs while the bran is toasting so they have time to thicken.

These bran muffins freeze well and can be stored for up to two months.

Bran muffins on a cooling rack (some of the muffins broken in half)

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To freeze, arrange the baked and cooled muffins in a single layer on a baking sheet.

Place the pan in the freezer until the muffins are frozen solid, about 30 minutes.

Once they’re completely frozen, it’s possible for you to transfer the muffins to a freezer bag.

Oven toasted wheat bran on a parchment paper lined baking tray for bran muffins recipe

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Bake, stirring halfway through, until the wheat bran toasts and smells nutty, 8 to 10 minutes.

Keep an eye on the bran, as it can brown quickly.

Let the bran cool in the pan slightly while preparing the muffin pan and batter.

Muffin tray lined with muffin liners (every other cavity) for bran muffins recipe

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Increase the oven temperature to 425F.

Line every other cavity with a paper liner.

Simple Tip!

Dry ingredients whisked together for bran muffins recipe

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Keep in mind the edges may bake together if you’ve added mix-ins.

In a large bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, honey, and melted butter until smooth.

Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking until fully combined before adding the next.

Buttermilk whisked into a bowl of wet ingredients for bran muffins recipe

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Add the applesauce or mashed banana, followed by the buttermilk and vanilla extract.

Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients.

Fold with a silicone spatula just until combined and no dry streaks of flour remain.

Bran muffin batter after dry ingredients were folded into the wet ingredients for bran muffins recipe

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Use a cookie scoop or a couple of spoons to divide the batter evenly among the 12 paper liners.

They will be filled nearly to the top.

Bake the muffins for 5 minutes.

Bran muffin batter added to lined muffin tray

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Reduce the oven temperature to 350F without opening the door.

Serve warm or at room temperature.

Store leftover muffins in an airtight container on the counter for up to 3 days.

Baked bran muffins in the muffin tray on a cooling rack

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Bran muffins on a cooling rack

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Bran muffin on a plate, and in the surrondings, another muffin on a plate, a table napkin lined basket, and a kettle

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