I woke up this morning and I wanted something good for me, fruity and yummy.  I opened the pantry and well, I just stood there.  You know how you open the pantry or the fridge and just stare at it hoping for divine inspiration?  Yeah, like that.  After a few minutes my eyes glanced over the box of Kellogg’s All Bran and then on to other things.  I thought about pancakes with maple syrup and that didn’t hit the good for me button so I went back to the box of All Bran and decided to make a fruity muffin.

I took the recipe from Kellogg and adapted it for my muffins. I like plain bran muffins (no I don’t, I just said that because it sounded good.  I can eat them but that’s where the line is drawn).  I love fresh apple cooked in anything and while I was in the pantry I yanked out a big bag of sultanas (golden raisins) and figured I could toss a few of those in there too.

Anyone who buys a muffin mix in a box is bonkers.  These muffins took no more than 10 minutes to prepare and the same amount of time to bake as a box version but with NO preservatives, plus all fresh ingredients.

I know some of you will tell me that any muffin isn’t very good for you with all the carbs and fat and sugar.  It’s still better than a pancake drizzled with butter and floating with maple syrup.  I don’t eat a lot so I don’t worry too much about what goes in to a dish as long as it tastes good going down.  For me, life is all about experiencing joy in the moment and this morning, these bran muffins hit the spot.  I ate about 3/4 of a muffin with a cup of coffee and I was set for the day.

These freeze really well too.  I made a dozen muffins and froze 10 of them.  I find that if I freeze them right away when they’re fresh, they are great on those days I want something more than a bowl of cereal.  Maybe I’ll want one in the morning but maybe I’ll want a poached egg on a thick piece of buttered toast.  heh

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Here’s the recipe!

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Apple-Sultana Bran Muffins

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

These are so much better than muffins from a box. It only takes 5 minutes more than using a box and no preservatives!

Author: Adapted from Kellogg's

Recipe type: Breakfast

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups Kellogg's® All-Bran® Original cereal
• 1¼ cups fat-free milk
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 apple chopped
• ⅛ cup sultanas (golden raisins)

Instructions

1. Stir together flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
2. In large mixing bowl, combine KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN cereal and milk. Let stand about 2 minutes or until cereal softens.
3. Add egg and oil. Beat well.
4. Add flour mixture, stirring only until combined.
5. Add apple and sultanas and barely mix through.
6. Portion evenly into twelve 2½-inch muffin pan cups coated with cooking spray.
7. Bake at 400° F about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

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