Comments on: Moist Pumpkin Bran Muffins

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…