Bran muffins made with bran flakes cereal and coconut milk.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword Bran Flakes, Coconut Milk, Muffins
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Ingredients
1very ripe bananamashed with a fork (114 grams)
2cupsbran flakes cereal100 grams
113.66 oz can coconut milk, regular (not lite)
1large egg52 grams
8ozcan crushed pineappledrained or undrained
½cuplight brown sugar100 grams
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1 ½cupsall-purpose flour190 grams
1 ½teaspoonsbaking soda
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspooncinnamon
½cupchopped pecanstoast them if you have time
¼cupunsweetened coconut
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the mashed banana, bran cereal, coconut milk, egg, pineapple, brown sugar and vanilla. Let the mixture sit for about 5 minutes while you mix together the dry ingredients. You may want to mix it around a little to crush the bran somewhat as it softens.
In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
Add the flour mixture to the bran cereal mixture and stir just until mixed, then stir in the pecans and coconut.
Divide the batter among the muffin tins. The recipe says ¾ full, so you should stick with that to be safe. My banana-free/extra-pineapple batter was thicker and I let the batter go almost to the top of the cups.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes (mine always take 25) or until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. The muffins will be very soft and moist at first, but their texture improves a bit as they sit.
Notes
If you throw in a full can of crushed and undrained pineapple you'll get a wet batter that bakes up with less rounded tops. The muffins will be dense and moist. If you drain the pineapple you'll get flakier muffins with higher tops.