Do you start to crave healthy food come the New Year? I love bran muffins that are chalked full of wholesome healthy ingredients but are still bursting with flavor. These Blueberry Banana Bran Muffins will fix that healthy need you have after all the overindulging from the holiday season but won’t make you feel like you are having a lunch bag let down!!
Sneaking in a little white flour isn’t all that bad but if you don’t want that stick with whole wheat flour entirely. As for the other ingredients I added in wheat bran, oat bran, and flaxseed for goodness and yummy bananas and light sour cream to give them a delightfully moist texture. Then a big punch of antioxidants from little wild blueberries. Love, love, love these muffins!! If you would like another great muffin then try our Apple Cranberry Muffin or these Oatmeal Banana Muffins are delicious too!!
The Goodness of Blueberries
Using frozen blueberries in this recipe is wonderful but fresh blueberries also work great. I just happened to have those on hand, use what is easiest for you! These muffins stick to your ribs and fill you up for a great start to the day. They also provide you with energy for that mid-afternoon slump.
Blueberries are full of natural goodness. Blueberries are great for heart health, bone strength, skin health, blood pressure, diabetes, cancer prevention, and mental health. One cup of blueberries has a whole daily allowance of vitamin C.
We are so looking forward to this year in blogging, it soon will be our 5th year anniversary since we started this very rewarding career. We are happy to be bringing you wonderful recipes like this one along with our continued product, cookbook, restaurant and travel reviews. There are some new things up our sleeve to this year as we always strive to bring you the best of all we find!!
Errrrrrr…………….record sratch and back to the muffins!! So what makes these muffins so good……..they are easy to make, a great grab and go breakfast, are nutritious and best of all taste great!! So run and get the ingredients you need and whip these up today!
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Blueberry Banana Bran Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1 1/4 cup wheat bran
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 egg beaten
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup light sour cream
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup oatmeal quick rolled oats
- 2 Tbsp. ground flax seed
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. Kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups blueberries fresh or frozen
Instructions
- In a small bowl add the wheat bran and skim milk and set aside.
- Mix the flours, oat bran, flax seed, salt, baking powder and baking soda and set aside. Preheat oven to 400F. Fill muffins pans with 16 muffins liners.
- In a large bowl add the bananas and mash with a potato masher. Then add in the egg, brown sugar, canola and sour cream. Mix well with a wooden spoon. Add in the flour mixture and the bran mixture into the bowl and stir to combine. Don't overmix. Fold in the blueberries.
- Fill the muffin cups to almost full and bake for 20 min or until they spring back when touched in the middle and are golden brown. Let cool in the muffin tin for 5 min. and then remove to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze.
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Comments & Reviews
Janet says
These are Great ! One of my Son-in-laws faves 😋
Tara Noland says
So glad you liked them and so does he!!
Dsh says
I skipped the bran soaking part – is this necessary?; omitted sugar and added raisins instead of blueberries- this is one of the best bran muffins i made and it tasted just a tiny bit sweet as I wanted with good crumb structure! Thanks much for the recipe.
Tara Noland says
It is something that I have always done, so glad you made them your own and they turned out great!!
Amanda says
These are fantastic! I only had wheat bran so I used all white flour but they were moist and delicious.. I will definitely be making them again!
Viky says
Best muffins ever!!! Mine turned out gorgeous and moist!! Delicious 😀
Tara Noland says
Awesome, thank you!! I have to make more again, we all loved them!!
Dawn Gibson-Thigpen says
these bran muffins like tasty. i always have one or the either never a combination of both blueberry and banana. i will have to try it this way.
Janeane Davis says
The muffins lookk and sound so delicious. This recipe seems like something that can be made without a lot of undue aggravation.
Kathy says
These look so good. I’ve never tried them with wheat bran before. I can’t wait to try out your recipe. I’ve been looking for some healthier options.
Amy Desrosiers says
I have never tried bran in a baked good. I know I love bran cereal so I bet I would enjoy these!
Claudia Krusch says
I will have to get the ingredients I need to make these Blueberry Banana Bran Muffins. I am always looking for new muffin recipes to try.
Ann Bacciaglia says
These Blueberry Banana Bran Muffins look so delicious and easy to make. I will have to give this recipe a try.
Cyndi says
Congrats on your 5th year in blogging! These look really yummy. I’m going to try them, as I could use some quick and easy go-to options to busy mornings.
Diana Rambles says
I just ate dinner, but these muffins look so good that I am wanting one right now. I love blueberries and bananas.
Jeanette says
I am most definitely going to be making these! My sons favorite foods are blueberries and bananas. I like that these are healthy and that he would enjoy them and I would too.