Bran-Fran Muffins!

Bran muffins can be pretty nasty, especially vegan ones... but I checked out tons of recipes for them, and then altered all of them and threw them together and this is what I have come up with.These are moist and light and flavorful, and don't have any processed sugar! Why go through all the trouble of making a vegan bran muffin if you're just going to put white or turbinado or brown sugar in it??



This recipe makes either 24-30 muffins or 12 muffins and a 9x9 bran-cake!
Here are the ingredients:

(Look, I measured things!!!*)

1 1/2 cups bran cereal
1 1/2 cup soy milk (or almond milk, or coconut milk)1/2 cup canola oil (or olive oil, or melted vegan butter)
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup agave nectar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

2/3 cup golden raisins, diced

2/3 cup diced apple (I like fuji or gala!)

1/2 cup slivered, sliced, or pureed almonds

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (add this last!!! I actually didn't measure the ACV when I made my batch...I just kind of poured some into the batter...but I think it was about 2 tablespoons!)

Stick the bran and milk in a bowl together, stir, and let it sit for 10 minutes. Then stir in the rest of the stuff.

Add in the vinegar, stir just enough to distribute it (and enjoy the sound of the fizzing! science is fun!), then quickly....

Separate into muffin tins (you don't need to use a cup if you lightly oil your tin.) They will rise, but not too terribly much, so feel free to fill those tins 1/2 or 2/3 of the way full!

Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Enjoy!**

Other things you can add: chocolate chips, shredded/minced carrot, regular raisins, diced zucchini, oats, diced squash or yam, blueberries, cranberries, banana, coconut...the list goes on.

*Other Disclaimer: Okay, so maybe I didn't really measure things like salt and vanilla and baking soda and all the fruit...but that doesn't matter! Add however much fruit you want. Maybe you'll end up with a nice fruit cake - wouldn't that be a delicious surprise?? The worst that can happen is that you won't have ENOUGH fruit, and then they won't be sweet enough.

**Disclaimer: Only eat one a day or you will have way too much poop!!!

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 50 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 128 Calories from Fat 41

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4.5g 7%

Saturated Fat 0.6g 3%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 179mg 7%

Total Carbohydrates 21.5g 7%

Dietary Fiber 2.0g 8%

Sugars 10.7g

Protein 2.1g

Vitamin A 1% • Vitamin C 2% Calcium 4% • Iron 7%

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutritional Analysis

Good points

• No cholesterol 

Bad points

• Very high in (non refined) sugar