What about a really healthy and tasty hi fibre muffin recipe?

Question

Starbucks makes a blueberry bran muffin that is great. Does anyone have a favorite recipe. I have searched all the websites but would like reader's favorites.

Answer 1

I don't really like bran muffins but I found this recipe that uses chocolate chips. I like chocolate chips so I may try this recipe some time. I just added the second recipe for you.

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
From Member Donna Miles

This high-fiber muffin recipe has approximately 6 grams of fiber per muffin. Flax seed and bananas give this recipe the edge when it comes to high-fiber. The oat flour, soy flour and walnuts are also good fiber sources!



In trying to find something that was not only healthy but something that my grandchildren would enjoy, I slightly changed up a recipe by adding flaxseed to it. They like these muffins so much that I always have to make a double or triple batch of it so I can put some in the freezer and they can take some home with them. I feel good about giving this to them for a snack because I know in today's world of "fast food" eating, children do not get enough fiber in their diet. My husband and also enjoy warming up one of these muffins in the mornings to have with a cup of coffee. I like to always make sure I have some of these in the freezer to have on hand for unexpected guests or when I am in a hurry and don't have time to cook breakfast. These muffins freeze very nicely.

3/4 cup oat flour
3/4 cup soy flour
3/4 cup unbleached flour 3
/4 cup ground up flax seed
1/2 cup of raw sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
dash of salt
1/4 tsp. of cinnamon (optional)
3 mashed bananas (best if they are on the ripe side)
1 cup + 1 Tbsp soy milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 1/4 cup chocolate chips
1 cup ground walnuts
Put dry ingredients in large bowl and combine.

Put eggs, oil, and soy milk in medium bowl and mix well. Mash bananas and mix with egg mixture. Add banana mixture to dry ingredients until well mixed. Add nuts and chocolate chips. Drop into a muffin pan (I put the paper cupcake liners in the muffin pan for easier cleaning).

Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or when toothpick comes out clean when inserted. Allow to partially cool in pan. Then place muffins on a cooling rack to finish cooling. I usually freeze all of them except what I will use for a week and put those in the refrigerator and the rest in the freezer.


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Beverly’s All-Bran® Muffins
From Member Beverly Allen

Beverly's muffins have approximately 6 grams of fiber per muffin (if you used both 1 cup of raisins and and 1/2 of nuts). All-Bran® cereal, whole wheat flour, raisins and nuts are all significantly high in fiber.



2 cups of All-Bran®
1 1/8 cup of non-fat milk (or I use soy milk)
2 eggs
1/4 cup of vegetable oil
1 1/4 cup flour (I use Montana white or my own whole wheat flour)
2 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 cup of raisins, nuts or both
Set oven to 400 degrees.

Soak 2 cups of all-bran in non-fat milk (or soy milk). Then beat in eggs and add vegetable oil.

Mix together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. Use a bit of flour on the raisins, nuts or both and stir to easily distribute in a separate bowl.

Now stir the flour mixture into the soaking bran and then the raisin and/or nuts. Don’t over-stir or muffins come out tough.

Drop into muffin pans – make 12 muffins. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool and enjoy! I put in plastic sacks and keep refrigerated. If I want to keep them longer I freeze them and warm in my toaster oven for breakfast.

Answer 2

Bran Muffins Ingredients: 1 cup wheat bran 1 - 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1/2 cup raisins 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 cup milk 1/2 cup molasses or honey 2 tablespoons oil 1 egg, beaten 1/4 cup walnuts chopped Preheat oven to 400ºF. Stir together the bran, flour, soda and baking powder. Stir in raisins and set aside. Blend milk, molasses, oil and egg. Add to dry ingredients and mix just until moistened. Spoon into 12 greased muffin tins. Bake for 15 minutes or until muffins pull away from sides of cups. Makes 12 marvelous muffins!

Answer 3

My family/ friends always ask me to make these. I been makin' them for years. What good is a secret recipe if someday I'm not around to make them, haha. Enjoy!

2 cups all-bran cereal
2 cups boiling water
(combine- let stand. set aside)
(You will add this very last, but make now)

1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs, well beaten
1 qt. buttermilk
(combine)

5 cups flour
5 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
(sift together. Add to above mix)


add 4 cups bran (dry) to above

LAST add soaked bran

Spoon into BUTTERED muffin pan- 2/3 full.

400 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool slightly.

I bake all at once because they don't last long but, you can save the batter in jars in the fridge and it keeps a long time. Then you can make a dozen as you go. I hope you try these soon.

Answer 4

Makes 12 muffins

cooking spray/muffin cups
1 c. all-purpose unbleached organic flour
2/3 c. organic whole-wheat flour
1/3 c. wheat germ
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. flax seeds
1 Wild Oats Large Egg, plus one egg white
1 c. fat free vanilla yogurt
2 Tbsp. Wild Oats Canola Oil
1/2 c. Wild Oats Fat Free Organic Milk or soymilk
1/3 c. sugar or maple syrup
2 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 c. chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray muffin tins with cooking spray or line with muffin cups. Sift together both flours, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in flax seeds. Set aside. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, yogurt, oil, milk, sugar and vanilla. Mix in chocolate chips, or add-in of your choice (see below). Divide between 12 muffin tins. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown.

Add ins:
1 1/2 c. blueberries, thawed and drained (if frozen)
1/2 c. dried cranberries and 1/2 c. dried apricots (diced)
1 1/2 c. raspberries
2 apples, peeled, diced and sautéed in maple syrup and cinnamon


Nutritional Information, per muffin
Original Chocolate Chip Muffins
180 calories
8 g Fat
5 Saturated fat
1 gram fiber