Healthy Pumpkin Pie Bran Muffins

"These super moist and healthy muffins top my list of bran muffin recipies. I have them for breakfast all the time"
 
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photo by Catherine Robson photo by Catherine Robson
photo by Catherine Robson
Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat nonstick 12 cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. Option: Combine 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl for topping and set aside.
  • Blend cereal and milk in large bowl; set aside for 5 minutes to soften. Meanwhile, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; Mix well.
  • Whisk pumpkin, egg, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla into softened cereal. Gently fold into flour mixture just until blended. Do not over mix. Spoon 1/3 cup equal amounts of batter into each muffin cup; sprinkle evenly with pecan chips and reserved cinnamon sugar topping.
  • Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on wire rack 3 minutes before removing muffins from pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.
  • Don't stir muffin batter too much -- over mixing will make the muffins tough. There should be lumps in the batter; these will disappear during baking.
  • Makes 12 muffins.

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Reviews

  1. I was disappointed with these muffins. I love healthy muffins (generally bran muffins are my favorite), but I didn't like these. They were not sweet at all. I agree with one of the others that there didn't seem to be a lot of pumpkin flavor. Sorry, but I won't make these again.
     
  2. I was really excited when I found this recipe because I love pumpkin and have been looking for a good, healthy muffin recipe. I didn't do the sugar/cinnamon for topping, and perhaps that would've helped. These were just very bland and not sweet at all.
     
  3. These were ok, my 2 year old loved them. I love pumpkin but was not real impressed with the pumpkin flavor in these.
     
  4. I made these with bananas instead of pumpkin and substituted an equal amount of cinnamon/nutmeg for the pumpkin pie spice. I loved them! Will also try with the pumpkin when I have some... it would be a nice base for other moist fruits like apple sauce and next time I'll throw in a few dried cherries or crans.
     
  5. let me start by saying I love this site. I am hypoglycemic and have been finding it hard to eat snacks that are low in sugar so it doesn't cause a huge blood sugar crash, but taste good and are filling, but also healthy. Alot to request in one item, but this is great. I have made them once and am down to the last one and am in the process of making more. One muffin holds me over quite awhile. My husband, suprise, loves them too. They are very moist. Not real sure what happened with the stars...I gave it 5 and see none marked?? Thankyou, Mikki
     
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  1. I made these with bananas instead of pumpkin and substituted an equal amount of cinnamon/nutmeg for the pumpkin pie spice. I loved them! Will also try with the pumpkin when I have some... it would be a nice base for other moist fruits like apple sauce and next time I'll throw in a few dried cherries or crans.
     

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