Healthy Bran Muffins Baking (Printable Version)

Light, tender bran muffins made with honey and applesauce. Great for breakfast or anytime snacking.

# Ingredients:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 195 g whole wheat flour
02 - 52 g wheat bran
03 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
04 - 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
05 - 0.5 teaspoon fine sea salt
06 - 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon

→ Wet Ingredients

07 - 1 large egg, at room temperature
08 - 170 g honey or pure maple syrup
09 - 75 g coconut oil, melted
10 - 80 g unsweetened applesauce, at room temperature
11 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
12 - 240 ml unsweetened nondairy milk or dairy milk, at room temperature

→ Add-ins

13 - 100 g raisins

# Steps:

01 - Preheat oven to 218°C. Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick spray or insert muffin liners.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, whisk together whole wheat flour, wheat bran, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon until well blended.
03 - In a separate medium bowl, whisk egg, honey, melted coconut oil, applesauce, vanilla extract, and milk until thoroughly combined.
04 - Pour wet mixture into dry ingredient bowl and whisk until just combined. Switch to a rubber spatula or wooden spoon and gently fold in the raisins.
05 - Distribute batter evenly into prepared muffin cups, filling each to the top.
06 - Bake for 5 minutes at 218°C, then, without removing from oven, reduce temperature to 177°C. Continue baking for 14–15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin emerges clean. Total baking time is approximately 20 minutes.
07 - Let muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.

# Notes:

01 - For longer storage, freeze fully cooled muffins in a sealed container for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and reheat in the microwave if desired.
02 - Feel free to swap raisins for dried cranberries, chopped nuts, fresh berries, or chopped apple. The texture remains consistent with different add-ins.
03 - For mini muffins, bake 12–13 minutes total at 177°C.
04 - Initial high oven temperature helps create tall, bakery-style muffin tops.

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