Pumpkin Spice Healthy Bran Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Melt butter and coconut oil separately.
• Grease muffin cups with the melted butter.
• Whisk together all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Add all wet ingredients to the center of the large bowl.
• Use a hand mixer to gently blend it all together.
• Stir in pumpkin seeds. Save a little bit for garnish.
• Pour batter into the muffin cups and garnish each muffin with a few pumpkin seeds.
• Sprinkle just a little sugar over the top of each muffin.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes before placing each muffin on a wire rack.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the egg whites, pumpkin, milk and oil until well blended. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill half full. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat nonstick 12 cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. Option: Combine 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl for topping and set aside.
• Blend cereal and milk in large bowl; set aside for 5 minutes to soften. Meanwhile, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; Mix well.
• Whisk pumpkin, egg, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla into softened cereal. Gently fold into flour mixture just until blended. Do not over mix. Spoon 1/3 cup equal amounts of batter into each muffin cup; sprinkle evenly with pecan chips and reserved cinnamon sugar topping.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on wire rack 3 minutes before removing muffins from pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Don't stir muffin batter too much -- over mixing will make the muffins tough. There should be lumps in the batter; these will disappear during baking.
• Makes 12 muffins.