Bran muffins are a quick and easy treat for breakfast or snacks. They taste amazing and your whole family will love them!
What makes these the Best Ever Bran Muffins
For starters, they are super easy to make, they don’t require a lot of steps, they are delicious, and they are packed with nutrition.
If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I love Chocolate Covered Katie. So naturally, I loved her cookbook, too!
I dog-eared a bunch of pages with recipes I wanted to try, but then my friend Stacy said her family loved the Ironman Muffin recipe… so Kaitlynn (my 10-year-old) and I gave them a try!
Kaitlynn made the first batch and we instantly fell in love!
By the way, Stacy sent me these USA Pans as a gift. Now I know why she has sung their praises over and over and over again. They are amazing!
If you’ve been looking for a good bran muffin recipe that is also really good for you, try these out!
Oh, and in typical “Crystal style”, I took the original recipe and re-did it. 
Bran Muffin Recipe Ingredients
- 2 cups wheat bran
- 1¼ cups milk
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp. molasses
- 1 egg
- 1¼ cups whole-wheat flour
- ½ cup raw sugar
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ⅔ cup raisins (optional)
Bran Muffin Substitutions
If you’re dairy-free, you can substitute your favorite “milk”.
You can also swap in melted butter for the coconut oil, if that’s what you have on hand.
Maple syrup or honey could be an alternative to molasses, although it will change the flavor slightly.
Granulated sugar, or even brown sugar will work in place of the raw sugar.
And, the raisins are totally optional. You could use craisins for a different taste — or even chocolate chips!
How to Make Bran Muffins
1. Preheat oven to 400ºF.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine bran and milk and let soak for 5-10 minutes.
3. Mix in oil, molasses, and eggs.
4. In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients and raisins.
5. Pour the dry ingredients into the bran mixture and stir until just combined.
6. Pour batter into 12-15 greased or lined muffin cups.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
7. Allow to cool for 10 minutes and then remove from muffin tins.
How to serve Bran Muffins
Bran muffins are a perfect on-the-go breakfast option for busy mornings.
They are also an easy take-along snack as they don’t need to be refrigerated.
If you have a bit more time, serve them with eggs, sausage, and fruit for a more leisurely breakfast or brunch.
Best Bran Muffin Recipe Storage
Keep bran muffins in an air-tight food storage container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
If you want to store them for longer, we recommend freezing them in a zip-top bag.
Bran Muffins Recipe FAQs
The main difference is that bran muffins use less flour, and include bran, which is denser, and more nutritious than white flour.
While bran muffins do contain a good amount of fiber, they certainly aren’t a “low calorie” food. Bran muffins are still made with oil and sugar, just like most other muffins.
Over-mixing is the main reason why bran muffins get too tough. When you over-mix the batter, the gluten structure is too tight to expand around the gas bubbles, so the end muffin is much more dense and chewy instead of light and fluffy.
Bran Muffin
Ingredients
- 2 cups wheat bran
- 1¼ cups milk
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp. molasses
- 1 egg
- 1¼ cups whole-wheat flour
- ½ cup raw sugar
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ⅔ cup raisins optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine bran and milk and let soak for 5-10 minutes.
- Mix in oil, molasses, and eggs.
- In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients and raisins.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the bran mixture and stir until just combined.
- Pour batter into 12-15 greased or lined muffin cups.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes and then remove from muffin tins.
Notes
Nutrition
Looking for more muffin recipes? Check out my post on My Top 7 Favorite Freezer-Friendly Muffin Recipes.