Recipe #78: Maple Bran Muffins

Maple Bran Muffins

The recipe in 201 Muffins used whole wheat flour and wheat bran, 1/2 cup maple syrup and walnuts. I couldn't find a recipe that called for wheat bran, so I used one that called for bran flakes and 1 full cup of maple syrup that I found on Genius Kitchen, Maple Bran Muffins. It also used raisins and walnuts. It had very little fat so the muffins had fewer calories.

For the cup of flour in the recipe I used white whole wheat flour, along with the bran flakes, the maple syrup, and the walnuts. But instead of raisins I used dried cranberries, which made them more tangy and healthier, as well.

I think the muffin recipe did not call for enough leavening, because they did not rise very high, as you can see from the photo. They were wonderfully moist, however, and very good tasting, I thought. My tasters also enjoyed them. I would probably make these again, but maybe with a different recipe.

I rated these 4.5 out of 5, mostly because of the lack of height.

Next up: Maple Pecan Muffins