4.8 from 30 votes
Fruit and Nut Bran Muffins
Easy to make using a popular bran cereal. Substitute your favorite fruits and mix-ins to make it your own.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 15
Calories: 244 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ cups raisin bran cereal
- 1½ cups almond milk
- ¼ cup vegetable oil (can use canola oil)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 small granny smith apple peeled and finely chopped
- 1 cup fresh cranberries chopped, optional
- 1 cup pecans toasted and finely chopped
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place muffin liners into a muffin tin and spray the liners with a little nonstick cooking spray. Set aside. This makes 15-18 large muffins or 60-70 mini muffins. Or one tray of each (which is what I did) If making mini muffins, spray the tin with vegetable spray.
- In a large bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Stir in cereal, almond milk, oil and vanilla. Let stand 10 minutes; stir to break up cereal.
- Meanwhile, place pecans on a baking sheet and toast them for 10 minutes, until crisp and fragrant. Remove from oven and roughly chop them. Set aside.
- While pecans are toasting, peel the apple and dice it into very small pieces. Chop the cranberries. When pecans are toasted, roughly chop them and add the nuts and chopped fruit into the cereal mix. Stir until blended.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar,cinnamon, cardamom, allspice and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Spoon evenly into muffin tins and bake. For regular sized muffins - bake 20-25 minutes. For mini muffins, bake 12-15 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool on a rack before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
244kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
259mg
(11%)
Potassium
170mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
120IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1.2mg
(1%)
Calcium
75mg
(8%)
Iron
2.4mg
(13%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 15Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 244
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 244kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 259mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 170mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 120IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1.2mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 75mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2.4mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.