Coconut Oil Bran Muffins
Bran muffins that actually taste good! These muffins are made with coconut oil to bring extra goodness to the usually dull bran muffin.
Fiber! Fiber! Get your fiber! These muffins are full of fiber, but even better they are full of flavor. My doctor handed me a recipe for bran muffins when I was pregnant with my first child. I like bran cereal so I thought the muffins tasted okay, but it wasn’t the best and my husband definitely wouldn’t eat them. Over the years the recipe has evolved. This recipe is a bran muffin that actually tastes good! The key is the coconut oil. It provides a subtle coconut flavor to the muffins that gives it a new and improved taste. Who knew bran muffins could be so delicious?
Coconut Oil Bran Muffins
Bran muffins that actually taste good! These muffins are made with coconut oil to bring extra goodness to the usually dull bran muffin.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time30 mins
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Servings: 12 Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups 100% all bran cereal
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup coconut oil melted
- 1 egg
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a medium sized mixing bowl soak bran cereal and buttermilk for about 10 minutes until it gets all soggy.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly spray a muffin pan with nonstick spray.
- Add in melted coconut oil, egg, brown sugar, vanilla extract, flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir thoroughly. This mixture will be very thick.
- Divide the batter equally among the 12 muffin holes, pressing the dough in lightly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes. Remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition
Calories: 175kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 251mg | Potassium: 180mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 3.8% | Vitamin C: 1.9% | Calcium: 8.5% | Iron: 11.3%
COOKING LESSON
Coconut oil is gaining in both popularity and availability. Once only available at health food stores, you can now find it all over the place, sometimes even in your big chain grocery store. Coconut oil is the oil that comes from the meat or flesh of coconuts. It can be used in place of other oils, but be careful because it does have a coconut flavor that could alter your finished product. In the above recipe the coconut flavor is definitely there.
There are many claimed health benefits to coconut oil consumption. It can help our bodies fight viruses and bacteria. It is good for thyroid health. It can help regulate blood sugar. It helps with digestion. Apparently it can also help reduce abdominal fat! Ya. Seriously, now I’m thinking I may need to eat a jar of coconut oil with a spoon, but I’m pretty sure that isn’t how it works.
Give coconut oil a try. You might be surprised!
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