Best 12 Refrigerator Apple Bran Muffins Recipes

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image

Indulge in the delightful aroma of freshly baked **Apple Bran Muffins**, a symphony of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. These muffins are not only incredibly delicious but also incredibly easy to make, requiring just a few pantry staples and some crisp, juicy apples. With their moist, tender crumb, bursts of sweet apples, and a hint of cinnamon, these muffins are the perfect grab-and-go breakfast, afternoon snack, or delightful dessert.

In this comprehensive article, we'll guide you through two irresistible variations of **Apple Bran Muffins**. The **Classic Apple Bran Muffins** recipe offers a straightforward approach, yielding tender muffins with a generous amount of apples and a touch of cinnamon. For those seeking a healthier option, the **Healthy Apple Bran Muffins** recipe incorporates whole wheat flour, honey, and reduced sugar, resulting in a nutritious and guilt-free treat.

Each recipe is meticulously explained with step-by-step instructions, ensuring that even novice bakers can create these delectable muffins with ease. We'll provide helpful tips and tricks to elevate your baking experience and ensure perfect results every time. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a delightful baking journey with our irresistible **Apple Bran Muffins** recipes.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

APPLE BRAN MUFFINS



Apple Bran Muffins image

Filled with oats, bran, and juicy fresh apple pieces, these quick and easy apple bran muffins are the perfect filling snack or grab-and-go breakfast option.

Provided by The SouthernPlate Staff

Categories     Dessert     Snack

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 eggs
1/2 cup whole milk
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled and grated
2/3 cup honey
1/4 cup plain or vanilla yogurt
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 cup quick or old-fashioned rolled oats (plus 3 tbsp for topping)
1 1/4 cup crushed bran cereal
1.5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp brown sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 and line your muffin tin with paper liners.
  • Mix your wet ingredients together (eggs, oil, milk, honey, yogurt, and vanilla) in a mixing bowl until blended. Fold in the rolled oats and the crushed bran and let them soak for 10 minutes.
  • In another mixing bowl, mix together the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Add the wet ingredients in, stir well, and then fold in the grated apple.
  • Scoop the batter into the muffin tin until each cup is 3/4 full. Mix brown sugar and the remaining oats together and sprinkle on top. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving

REFRIGERATOR BRAN MUFFINS



Refrigerator Bran Muffins image

"WHEN I TOLD THEM I was submitting some church-supper recipes, everyone in the family said I should be sure to send along this one."

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield about 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 large eggs, room temperature
1 quart buttermilk
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
6 cups (10 ounces) bran flakes with raisins
1/2 to 1 cup raisins
5 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat eggs, buttermilk, oil and sugar. Stir in cereal and raisins. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt; add to egg mixture. Stir just until all ingredients are moistened. If desired, store batter, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. To bake, gently stir batter; fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. (All of the batter does not need to be baked at once.)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 188 calories, Fat 7g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 25mg cholesterol, Sodium 325mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

SIX WEEK APPLE BRAN MUFFINS



Six week Apple Bran Muffins image

Make and share this Six week Apple Bran Muffins recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Aroostook

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 30m

Yield 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

5 1/2 cups Raisin Bran cereal
3 cups sugar
5 cups flour
5 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
1 quart buttermilk
1 cup applesauce
4 eggs, beaten

Steps:

  • Combine dry ingredients.
  • Add wet ingredients.
  • Cover tightly and refrigerate up to six weeks.
  • Bake at 350F for 20-25 minutes.

BRAN MUFFINS WITH APPLESAUCE



Bran Muffins with Applesauce image

This is one of my favorite bran muffin recipes, handed down from my mom. I made a few tweaks to make it even healthier. Add some raisins for a touch of sweetness.

Provided by elizabethann

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes     Whole Wheat Muffin Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

½ cup brown sugar
½ cup applesauce
¼ cup canola oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ teaspoon salt
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup natural wheat bran
3 tablespoons ground flax
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup milk

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
  • Mix together brown sugar, applesauce, canola oil, egg, vanilla extract, and salt in a large bowl.
  • Mix flour, bran, flax, baking soda, and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add bran mixture to applesauce mixture. Add milk and stir until thoroughly combined. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 11 to 13 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150.8 calories, Carbohydrate 22.1 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 6.6 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 287.9 mg, Sugar 11.1 g

REFRIGERATOR BRAN MUFFINS



Refrigerator Bran Muffins image

These are so great to make ahead and keep in the fridge for up to 2 months. They make a quick breakfast; bake as needed.

Provided by TKDANIELSON

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes     Bran Muffin Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 cups bran flakes cereal
2 cups wheat bran cereal (such as Kellogg's® All-Bran®)
2 cups boiling water
2 ½ cups white sugar
1 ½ cups shortening
4 eggs
5 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 quart buttermilk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a muffin pan or line with muffin cups.
  • Combine bran flakes and bran cereal in a heat-proof bowl. Cover with boiling water; stir and let sit until softened.
  • Beat sugar, shortening, and eggs together in a very large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy.
  • Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture. Stir in softened bran; mix until evenly incorporated.
  • Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 115.3 calories, Carbohydrate 16.8 g, Cholesterol 10.9 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 154.2 mg, Sugar 8.2 g

MOM'S REFRIGERATOR BRAN MUFFINS



Mom's Refrigerator Bran Muffins image

This is my co-worker's recipe from her mom. The pineapple and extra raisins make them a bit different than the other recipes on this site. I think they are the best raisin bran muffins ever, and the batter keeps in the fridge for up to 3 months. I make two every morning in my toaster oven and take them with me to work. Yum!

Provided by CongoGirl

Categories     Breakfast

Time 28m

Yield 48 muffins, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (18 -20 ounce) box Raisin Bran cereal
3 cups sugar
5 cups flour (I use part whole wheat)
5 teaspoons baking soda
4 eggs
1 cup oil
1 quart buttermilk
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 1/2 cups raisins

Steps:

  • Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
  • Add the eggs, oil, buttermilk, and pineapple and stir until mixed.
  • Mix in the additional raisins.
  • Pour into greased muffin tins (don't use liners.).
  • Bake at 400 for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
  • The batter may be stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to three months. I think this recipe improves with age as the raisin bran flakes have time to soak up the liquids more.

REFRIGERATOR BRAN MUFFINS



Refrigerator Bran Muffins image

Moist, delicious and you refrigerate the extra dough to make another batch in a few weeks. This is what my husband brings to work for his midmorning snack every day. He actually makes the muffins himself now.

Provided by MA HIKER

Categories     Breads

Time 50m

Yield 1 muffin, 48 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (15 ounce) box Raisin Bran cereal
3 cups granulated sugar
5 cups flour
5 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup canola oil
1 cup fat-free liquid egg product or 4 eggs, beaten
1 quart buttermilk

Steps:

  • In a very large bowl combine the first five ingredients.
  • Add the oil, eggs and buttermilk.
  • Stir until just combined.
  • Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full.
  • Bake 400 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes.
  • Remaining batter may be refrigerated up to 6 weeks in a covered container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 172.3, Fat 5.1, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 0.8, Sodium 302.2, Carbohydrate 30.2, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 16.3, Protein 2.8

REFRIGERATOR BRAN MUFFINS



Refrigerator Bran Muffins image

I could not believe the differences in all the refrigerator bran muffin recipes! This is the one my good friend Mary gave to me about 1972. It keeps well, is tasty, great for mom's with little time, and is healthy. What more can you ask?

Provided by Sweetiebarbara

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h

Yield 48 muffins, 48 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups all-bran cereal
1 cup boiling water
2 cups buttermilk
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening (I use butter)
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups unsifted flour (unbleached or whole wheat)
2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup dates (or raisins)

Steps:

  • Mix all bran cereal, boiling water, and one cup of the buttermilk.
  • Let mixture stand.
  • Blend sugar with shortening (butter).
  • Add eggs and mix.
  • Add the flour, soda, salt, another cup of buttermilk, and the dates.
  • Blend well and add to bran mixture.
  • Cover tightly and refrigerate up to 2 months.
  • When ready to use, do NOT stir!
  • Dip batter into greased muffin tins.
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, if whole wheat, 30.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 79.4, Fat 2.7, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 9.2, Sodium 137, Carbohydrate 13.5, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 6, Protein 1.8

REFRIGERATOR APPLE BRAN MUFFINS



Refrigerator Apple Bran Muffins image

I made these at the request of my oldest granddaughter who likes healthy food. Even though these may be put in the refrigerator for up to two weeks, you may bake them all at once and freeze them. They are so moist and good. Very healthy as they are lower in fat than some and eggs whites are used in place of the whole eggs. They make about 24 muffins.

Provided by Mimi in Maine

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 17m

Yield 24 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups shreds of whole all-bran cereal
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup oil
4 egg whites (slightly beaten with a fork)

Steps:

  • In a medium bowl combine all bran cereal and buttermilk; let stand 5 minutes till cereal is softened.
  • Meanwhile in another large bowl combine both flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and raisins and mix well.
  • To the cereal and buttermilk mixture add the applesauce, oil, and egg whites and blend well.
  • Add this to the flour mixture all at once and stir till just moistened.
  • You may bake this immediately or stored in tightly covered container and put in refrigerator for up to two weeks.
  • When ready to bake, heat oven to 400 degrees; spray cupcake papers with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Stir batter and fill about 3/4 full.
  • Bake at 400 degrees for about 15-17 minutes till done.
  • Serve warm.

MAMA'S MAKE-AHEAD BRAN MUFFINS



Mama's Make-Ahead Bran Muffins image

Mama made these for decades when she was a working mother (back in the day when most mamas didn't work). These are easy, so moist, and so good. And because you make up a big batch that's kept in the refrigerator and baked just a few at a time, they are a lifesaver for busy cooks. My kids can scoop 1 or 2 into a tin and pop it in the oven in the morning for their own hot and hearty breakfast. A lovely addition to a brunch because they can be prepared ahead and baked right before serving.

Provided by NerdMom

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes     Bran Muffin Recipes

Time 4h25m

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups boiling water
2 cups bran cereal (such as All-Bran® Bran Buds®)
3 cups white sugar
1 ½ cups shortening
4 eggs
4 cups buttermilk
5 cups all-purpose flour
4 cups shredded bran cereal
2 cups raisins
5 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Pour boiling water over Bran Buds® cereal in a medium bowl and let stand.
  • Beat sugar, shortening, and eggs together in a very large bowl that has a lid (I use a large Tupperware® bowl) with an electric mixer until creamy. Add buttermilk, followed by bran-water mixture. Add flour, shredded bran cereal, raisins, baking soda, and salt. Stir until just combined; do not overmix and don't stir again.
  • Let sit in the refrigerator at least 4 to 6 hours before baking.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour muffin tins or line with paper liners.
  • Scoop batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135.2 calories, Carbohydrate 22.6 g, Cholesterol 9.6 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 166.7 mg, Sugar 12.7 g

REFRIGERATOR BRAN MUFFINS - FARM JOURNAL



Refrigerator Bran Muffins - Farm Journal image

These muffins are fantabulous and the batter will keep 6 weeks in your refrigerator so you can make what you need when you need it. You can add your own touch to these muffins before baking with dried fruit, nuts, cinnamon, spices, to make them different.

Provided by Secret Agent

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 35m

Yield 5 dozen, 60 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

5 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups boiling water
2 cups whole all-bran cereal (Bran Flakes work)
2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
4 eggs, well beaten
1 quart buttermilk
4 cups grape nuts (or other whole bran cereal buds, I have even used bran twigs)

Steps:

  • Sift flour, soda and salt together.
  • Pour boiling water over whole bran cereal and set aside.
  • Cream sugar, shortening in large bowl until ligtht, add eggs and beat well. Blend in buttermilk, bran buds, and soaked whole bran cereal.
  • Add sifted ingredients and mix well (don't overmix).
  • Store tightly covered in refrigerator for up to six weeks.
  • To make muffins, fill greased or paper-lined muffin tins 2/3 full.
  • Bake in pre-heated 400* oven about 20 minutes. Makes 5 dozen muffins total.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.8, Fat 8.8, SaturatedFat 1.7, Cholesterol 14.8, Sodium 270.5, Carbohydrate 19.2, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 8.2, Protein 3.9

CLASSIC BRAN MUFFINS



Classic Bran Muffins image

A delicious source of fiber! My family have them almost every morning. Great healthy muffins! You may substitute dates for the raisins if you wish.

Provided by Janet Kalman Villada

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes     Bran Muffin Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 ½ cups wheat bran
1 cup buttermilk
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 egg
⅔ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup raisins

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
  • Mix together wheat bran and buttermilk; let stand for 10 minutes.
  • Beat together oil, egg, sugar and vanilla and add to buttermilk/bran mixture. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into buttermilk mixture, until just blended. Fold in raisins and spoon batter into prepared muffin tins.
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 167.5 calories, Carbohydrate 25.6 g, Cholesterol 16.3 mg, Fat 7.1 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 262.2 mg, Sugar 8.9 g

Tips:

  • For a healthier muffin, use whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour.
  • If you don't have applesauce, you can substitute mashed bananas or pumpkin puree.
  • To make the muffins even more moist, add a 1/4 cup of chopped nuts or raisins.
  • If you want a sweeter muffin, add an extra 1/4 cup of sugar.
  • Be sure to not overmix the batter, as this will make the muffins tough.
  • Muffins are best when eaten fresh, but they can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Conclusion:

These easy-to-make Apple Bran Muffins are a delicious and healthy breakfast treat. They are perfect for busy mornings or as a snack on the go. With their simple ingredients and moist, flavorful texture, these muffins are sure to become a family favorite. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy muffin recipe, give these Apple Bran Muffins a try. You won't be disappointed!

Related Topics