Power Bran Muffins

Energize your morning with these Power Bran Muffins…

Makes: 12 Muffins

Enjoy these delicious muffins with your favorite smoothie!  See some of our favorite smoothie recipes here:

Ingredients

  • 2 C Wheat Bran
  • 1 C bleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 C unsweetened almond milk (or milk of your choice)
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 T ground flax seed
  • 1/4 C coconut oil, melted
  • 1/3C + 1 T applesauce
  • 1/2 C brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Topping Ingredients

  • 2T old fashioned oats, chopped (I use steel-cut oats.)
  • 1 T brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Preparation Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine flax seed with 3T water and set aside (This is your flax egg.).
  3. Add apple cider vinegar to almond milk and set aside.
  4. Allow flax seed mix and vinegar/almond milk mix to sit.
  5. Stir together flour, wheat bran, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
  6. In another bowl, combine sugar, vanilla, coconut oil, and applesauce.
  7. Once flax has thickened and almond milk has curdled, add to sugar mixture and whisk thoroughly to combine.
  8. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and thoroughly combine.
  9. Scoop into muffin tins and sprinkle with topping.  (I spray the muffin tins with baking oil before filling.)
  10. Bake 20-25 minutes.

These muffins can be stored in the refrigerator up to 5 days.

(Recipe found at themostlyvegan.com.)