I recently picked up a bag of Bob’s Red Mill Oat Bran Hot Cereal. Our girls love hot cereal so I thought we’d give it a try. On the back was a recipe for oat bran muffins. I love bran muffins, so I had to make the recipe. (I’ve yet to cook hot cereal with our bag of oat bran!)
I made quite a few adaptations to the recipe – it was far too healthy. 
Our muffins came out light and fluffy, with just the right amount of sweetness. I used a mini muffin tin and was popping muffins like candy. (Side note: Cate, my 5-year-old, gave me the muffin tin for Christmas and I LOVE it. What a smart little girl. Mini muffins are my new fave.)
Oat Bran Muffins
From Jane Maynard (adapted from the back of the Bob’s Red Mill package)
- 3/4 cup pastry flour (the Bob’s Red Mill recipe calls for whole wheat pastry flour, but I didn’t have that on hand. If anyone tries the recipe with another flour – all-purpose, whole wheat, etc – please comment and let us know how it goes!)
- 3/4 cup Bob’s Red Mill oat bran cereal
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/3 cup banana (1 medium) mashed
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Mix dry ingredients. Mix liquid ingredients in separate bowl. Combine the two mixtures and stir until moistened. Lightly grease or line muffin tin with paper cups. Fill 2/3 full. Bake at 400 for 18-20 minutes. Makes 10-12 muffins. (If you use mini muffin tins like I did, bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes. Makes 24 mini muffins.)
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The muffins look tasty! I am always up for a good bran muffin!
I’ve been in the mood to make a good muffin lately – may have to try this one! Looks yummy.
Geez…how much healthier were the original muffins? These look pretty healthy to me!
Thanks for the recipe–all the muffin recipes I’ve ever used (or any quick breads) call for SO much sugar/oil that I might as well make a cake. I’ll try this one!
Hmmm, I will have to try that one. Thanks for sharing.
Here’s my current favorite bran muffin recipe – http://www.mealsmatter.org/recipes-meals/recipe/47696 – it has a choclate flavor to it. Yummy~!
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Love your website, now to find the time to bake and cook all the goodness!
Wow, what an impressive presentation! I love everything to do with muffins.Great share!
that’s funny, christie – yahoo and I must be on the same wavelength
I’ve always been happy with their products!
I have to admit, I am an absolute addict of these muffins! I use whole wheat pastry flour and perfectly happy with the results. I also like to add ~1/8 tsp of cardamom & nutmeg, gives them a nice “spice muffin” flavor. If I want them sweeter I throw 1/2cp. semi-sweet chocolate chips in, and if I’m feeling fruity I use a 1/2cp. of blueberries. Both are delicious but WARNING!!! If you use blueberries either refrigerate the muffins or eat them quickly, the muffins tend to be VERY moist and will spoil quicker than the base recipe.
I like it when other people are addicted to baked goods like I am
thanks for the great suggestions, zantha!