Comments on: Moist Pumpkin Bran Muffins

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:33:01 +0000

Just wanted to comment on the person who lived in Germany and suggest that perhaps brown sugar would work better than honey

By: Cris

Cris — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:21:11 +0000

Hi. We live in Germany for a couple of years. I could not find molasses, so I used honey instead, but the muffins are not sweet enough. I like the recipe because it calls for bran, which my kids needs, but next time I will skip the ginger and the allspice. I think some of these spices clash; when I tasted the first muffin, one of the spices ( not sure which one) was much stronger than all others. Just my two cents thoughts on this recipe. Thanks.

By: Bridget

Bridget — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:07:38 +0000

Roni I ♥ you….these are awesome! I was like your little guy waiting for them to cool. I used 2 eggs (for the 1 egg & 2 egg whites) added 1/2 cup raisins & 1/2 cup ground flax for extra fibre & omega. Turned out delicious & so moist.

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By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:50:35 +0000

Hello, does anybody know the points value of these muffins with the new pointsplus calculator?

Thank you

By: Judi

Judi — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:17:21 +0000

Found this recipe as I searched for a pumpkin/bran muffin last week. Loved it! I posted it on my blog today.

Thanks.
Judi :)

By: roni

roni — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:43:14 +0000

Usually dense means you overmixed. When you mix those wet and dry ingredients together mix just enough to get them combined and then stop. It’s ok it you still see some flour here and there. Hope that helps!

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:14:35 +0000

Okay, so I live in Saudi Arabia and canned pumpkin is harder to find. I did find canned pumpkin pie mix and tried to make them anyway. The mix is already quite sweet, so I left out the molasses, honey and apple sauce and kept everything else the same. They are still tasty, but ended up dense and chewy. I tried leaving them the oven longer with no avail. I am not the most “seasoned” baker, so perhaps I altered the recipe too much and the proportions of wet to dry caused this? Any advice?

By: roni

roni — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:25:29 +0000

Awesome! Glad you took the idea and ran with it! :)

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Just made these but changed them to Apple-Pumpkin! Instead of 15 oz. of pumpkin I used 1 cup of fresh made pumpkin puree plus 1/2 cup small fresh apple slices. I also increased the applesauce to 1/2 cup (I sliced a fresh gala apple and microwaved it for about 2-3 mins. and then mashed it) And I omitted the ginger, cloves & allspice so as not to overpower the apple flavor. They turned out great!! I love the pumpkin muffins just as the original recipe is written. But I had both pumpkin and apples left over so I combined them to fill out a batch!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:57:33 +0000

Just made these…the house smells divine! Can’t wait to try one myself and on the kids. I sure do appreciate your healthy, yummy recipes!!! Thanks a ton!
-Michelle

By: sandra

sandra — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:24:48 +0000

also Rosmary- i’m curious about your recipe- do you have nutrition facts for your muffins?

By: sandra

sandra — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:21:18 +0000

i cut this recipe in half just to try. Instead of wheat bran, i ground up some fiber one cereal; no clue if its anything alike, but i have no wheat bran. I actually got 8 muffins rather than 6, so mine were only 90 cals!! they were delicious i love your site!!!

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:02:57 +0000

Oops…forgot to instruct them to mix dry into wet…SORRY!

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:01:38 +0000

I didn’t read all the comments but have a similar muffin recipe that I make almost weekly – 2 pts each.
1 1/2 c all bran cereal (I use just plain bran)
1 c water & 1/4 c buttermilk powder OR
1 c skim milk & 1 tsp vinegar (I actually use buttermilk or yogurt)
1/2 can pumpkin (freeze the other half in a baggie for next time you make them)
1/3 c molasses (I didnt like the flavor of that so much so I dropped it off and added raisins in, different but very good)
1 egg
1/3 c br sugar sweetener
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ginger & cloves
3/4 c whole wheat flour
1/2 c flour
1 1/2 tsp b. powder & 1/2 tsp b. soda

Mix bran with milk variation you are using, add pumpkin and egg. Stir well and let sit for 15 minutes. In another bowl mix dry ingredients til just mixed. Divide into 12 muffin pan sprayed with non stick spray. Bake 350 15-20 min. Awesome – I keep them in a bag in the freezer and take out three each day to take to work for myself and my two weight watcher buddies…great way to get through the morning or have a sweet afternoon snack!

By: KC

KC — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:04:22 +0000

Oh these are so good! Used stevia powder instead of the honey/molasses, added 1/3 cup cranberries and more applesauce (no yogurt used). They make big muffins and are soooo good for breakfast. They taste really great with muscadine jelly…it brings out the spicyness in the muffin! I love adding the wheat bran, it makes it that much healthier! I might add a banana next time to increase the moisture!

By: Jenni

Jenni — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:24:43 +0000

Hey Roni! I made your muffins tonight and these muffins too: http://eclecticmelsky.blogspot.com/2008/02/best-pumpkin-muffins-ever.html : changing her recipe to half the sugar… applesauce instead of oil… and egg whites instead of whole egg.
Although I thought both were good(!) I like the sweetness of “elcleticmelskys” – they are sweeter but no more calories that I caught (and checked on nutrition data) (with the revised recipe). Just fyi in case you are wanting to try another type of yummy pumpkin muffins! Also, I like using a little white sugar instead of more honey/molasses because it is cheaper!!

By: Melanie

Melanie — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:49:50 +0000

Hey Roni, Melanie again :-)

Quick question for ya — I absolutely LOVE these muffins, but my hubby doesn’t like pumpkin….. I was wondering if there was any way to make these, but with an apple flavor instead… if I swapped out the pumpkin for a finely chopped apple, and bumped up the applesauce a touch, do you think that would work for this recipe? Hmmm….. I’m a pretty novice baker, and would love to know your thoughts!

Thanks again!

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:13:08 +0000

Hey Roni!

I just made these muffins — they’re GREAT! I do agree with the previous poster though, about the spice mixture — 1 whole teaspoon of Nutmeg is a bit much for me, so I’ll reduce it by half. I also added some raisins, since I had them on hand. YUM!

YOU. ROCK. Keep up the great work and ispiration!

By: Kelley

Kelley — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:32:06 +0000

I made this yesterday and they were good – but I think too much cloves. I would probably cut all the spice in half or just use pumpkin pie spice. Still very good though – but I would cut in half all the hard stuff (i.e. cloves, allspice). Loving these recipes…

By: Teresa

Teresa — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:47:35 +0000

In looking up nutritional information for oat and wheat bran, I do think there’s a big difference. Oat bran is much higher in fat and calories, so to substitute it for the wheat bran would alter Points. I found wheat bran today at WinCo in bulk for only 35 cents a pound. Gotta love bulk! Looking forward to making these muffins tomorrow!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:46:53 +0000

I’m also curious if oat bran can be substituted for wheat bran, as I have that in my pantry, but couldn’t find wheat bran at the grocery store this morning. Would points remain the same?

By: Meghan

Meghan — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:41:37 +0000

Ok..So I have been making a ton of recipes of yours this week!
I made these the other day.I didn’t have molasses so I used honey instead. I was worried that they wouldn’t be as sweet…but they were yummy nonetheless!

I also used a homemade plain yogurt (instead of the traditional store bought containers- I am struggling with the whole sugar/artificial sweetner thing!). I was wondering if you have ever experimented with this? I still consider myself a novice at the whole yogurt making thing but would be interested to hear if you have tips?

I really appreciate the whole-grain recipes! Labels can be very deceiving and confusing in the “whole” grains department, its nice to be able to make it myself.

By: arriba

arriba — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:50:16 +0000

I made these wonderful muffins this am and we loved them. I added some whole cranberries I had frozen which was a great addition. I agree with the poster above who appreciated your recipe using the entire can of pumpkin–I just hate having a little leftover. I never seem to bother to find a use for it and throw it away which I hate! Now all I have left to use is applesauce!

By: dj

dj — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:15:19 +0000

Found your site looking for a healthy lemon muffin recipe that uses whole wheat. I like simple recipes that use common ingredients, that are staples in my cupboard. Definitely going to try your lemon, banana, and pumpkin muffin recipes. I love Bob's Red Mill and Hodgson Mill for no aluminum baking powder, baking soda, oats, flour, flax. They are carried in regular grocery stores. I usually make it a policy not to buy packaged mixes because they contain unhealthy ingredients like partially hydrogenated fats, corn syrup, dyes. But I made an exception with Bob's Red Mill whole grain chocolate and lemon poppy seed cake mixes. When you want something quick, and your short on time, they are nice alternative. Not all whole wheat flour (wwf) is the same. I've looked at the ingredient list for wwf and then the nutritional value, and some have more protein and fiber than others. There is nothing on the packaging that explains the difference. I usually buy the one with the highest content, assuming I'm getting more bran and germ. Have you run across this?