So I am on this healthy kick now. I am trying to get things back in order and that requires me to let go of certain carbohydrates, red meat, and other fatty foods. EXCEPT for Sunday. Oh how I’m looking forward to Sunday. Oh, what happens Sunday? I eat whatever I want! I am giving myself one day to just let go and enjoy myself.
The good thing is that these bran muffins and those “Skinny Girl Cookies” are keeping me sane. Now I know that you may have your mind made up about Bran Muffins and my think they are gross. I kind of understand that because there is nothing sexy about wheat germ and bran. However, these muffins aren’t half bad. I totally recommend them if you want something quick to eat for breakfast while you are on your “healthy kick”.
Healthy Bran Muffins
Ingredients
- • 2 1/2 plus 2 tbsp. flour
- • 1 tbsp. baking powder
- • 4 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- • 1/2 tsp. salt
- • 3/4 c. canola oil
- • 2/3 c. agave nectar
- • 2 tbsp. honey
- • 1/4 c. molasses
- • 2 tbsp. pure maple syrup
- • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- • 1 tsp. maple extract
- • 3 large eggs, beaten
- • 2 c. buttermilk
- • 1 c. wheat germ
- • 1 c. natural bran (not the cereal)
- • 1 c. raisins
- • 1/2 c. craisins
- • Garnish: wheat germ, oat bran, or sunflower seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line two 12 cup muffin pans with cupcake liners.
- In a medium bowl, combine and whisk all dry ingredients together and set aside (flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt).
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the oil, agave nectar, honey, molasses, maple syrup, and both extracts. Then add the eggs and stir in the buttermilk, wheat germ, and bran. Allow the batter to rest for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the dry ingredients into the batter and whisk to partially blend. Use a rubber spatula and fold in the raisins and craisins. Mix the batter well to make sure that all the ingredients are well mixed. Cover with plastic wrap and set inside the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Use a large ice cream scoop and scoop a generous amount of batter into the lined muffin pans. Sprinkle the tops with more wheat germ, more bran, and/ or sunflower seeds if you wish ( I sprinkled mine with chia seeds and wheat germ). Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and all to cool before serving.
- Category: Healthy
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