Banana Bran Muffins

A box packed with six banana bran muffins on a bench top next to banans, a bowl of wheat bran and four more muffins in reusable muffin cups.

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4.45 from 9 votes

These banana bran muffins are easy to make, delcious to eat and perfect for lunchboxes.

Prep Time7

Cook Time15

Total Time22

Course: Baking

Cuisine: New Zealand

Keyword: Banana bran muffins, banana muffins, bran muffins

Servings: muffins

Calories: 150kcal

Author: Stacey

Ingredients

1 cup wheat bran 60 grams
1 cup plain flour
½ cup brown sugar 75 grams
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 bananas (medium, mashed) 180 grams
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
50 grams butter (melted)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius. (360 Fahrenheit)
In a large mixing bowl add all the dry ingredients, wheat bran, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, brown sugar. Use a fork or whisk to combine the dry ingredients.
In a smaller bowl, mash your bananas, then add the remaining wet ingredients, milk, egg, vanilla extract and melted butter. Use a fork or whisk to combine your wet ingredients.
Add your wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, fold together until your banana bran muffin mix is just combined.
Portion into 12 cup muffin tray. I used reusable silicone muffin cups.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until the muffins have risen and spring back when you press in the centre of the muffin.
Enjoy.

Notes

Make sure your bananas are super ripe, the browner and squishier the better for this recipe.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients gently, being careful not to over-mix the batter, this will give you lovely soft muffins.
Once completely cooled your bran muffins can be stored in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to three days.
bran muffins can be frozen in an air-tight container or wrapped in cling wrap. To defrost just sit on the bench top. They will also defrost well in a lunchbox.

Ingredient Substitutes

Wheat bran: Can be substituted with oat bran
Bananas: These need to be nice and ripe
Brown Sugar: This can be substituted for any granulated sugar.
Butter: This can be substituted for a mild flavoured olive oil, coconut oil, rice bran oil.
Banana: Mashed banana can be substituted with applesauce for an apple bran muffin.

Nutrition

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