I love bran muffins with every fiber of my being. Even more than bran muffins, though, I love pecan glazed bran muffins. They are easy to make and a good-for-you breakfast treat that tastes like dessert.
Just place all muffin ingredients in mixing bowl. Preheat oven to 400F.
BRAN MUFFIN INGREDIENTS:
- 1 1/2 cups wheat flour
- 1 1/2 cups oat bran
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon cardamom
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 cup milk
Mix until well combined. Set aside while working on the pecan glaze topping.
PECAN GLAZE INGREDIENTS:
- 1/2 cup (one stick) melted butter
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
Place all pecan glaze ingredients in a medium bowl and give a few stirs.
Cover muffin tins with cooking spray (even on the top of the pan) and then divide pecan glaze between 12 muffin cups. Give glaze a stir in one muffin cup so that it coats the sides as much as possible then fill with a scoop of bran muffin batter. Repeat until all 12 muffins are ready to go in the oven. Bake for about 15 minutes or until muffins are done with a baking sheet on rack under muffin tins to catch possible drips of glaze.
When hot out of the oven, carefully turn muffins upside-down on to a clean baking sheet.
Cute served with a pretty paper doily underneath.
Nutty and super sweet on the outside. Good for you on the inside. The kind of person I long to be. She is a saucy, well-balanced little muffin.
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