Healthy Pumpkin Pie Bran Muffins
photo by Catherine Robson
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup all-bran cereal
- 1 cup nonfat milk (skim)
- 1 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups canned pumpkin
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 3⁄4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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
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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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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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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.