Cherry Bran Muffins

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Between my husband, my daughter, and I, we all split daily shifts at our new storefront, each taking a day working 10am to 8pm. These make for very long days, so we have to plan ahead for how we're going to get lunch midday since we haven't bought a refrigerator for our break room yet. Jason and Allison just use a delivery service, but I'm not much of a take out fan these days, so I'll usually pack myself some protein bars or granola to hold me over until I get home and have a late dinner. Muffins are also high on my hold-me-over list, so when I saw these Cherry Bran Muffins on Golden Blossom Honey, I knew that I wanted to make a batch to take to work this week. 

 

 

This muffin recipe stood out to me with the use of bran cereal in the ingredients. I'm a huge fan of bran cereals on their own, but have never used them in my baking. I wasn't quite sure how it was going to play out since whole flakes are used, no crushing or anything. Was it going to add an odd texture or lumps? I didn't know, but hoped the wet ingredients would tame the crunch down a bit. Then I worried that my batter looked too runny, but instead of taking my usual "let me try to fix this approach", I decided to trust the process. I'm glad I did because these baked into perfect, moist little muffins that were so delicious and great for eating at home or on the go. Have them for breakfast or as a midday snack, or you could even turn them into a dessert muffin like I did for half of my batch and top each with a little cream cheese frosting (1 brick of cream cheese and 1/2 cup powder sugar mixed together). If you're not a cherry fan, or if you want to change things up, you could always substitute other dried fruits for the cherries. I'm already thinking autumn and am picturing dried pears or apple slices. Those would pair nicely with the warm cinnamon ingredient. Or, if you're still on a summer kick, dried peaches and blueberries would work well here, too. You know I love a good base recipe to play off of, so I can't wait to try a few new fruit concoctions as the seasons change. 

 

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup 100% bran cereal

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 egg

1 1/4 cups milk

1/4 cup GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY

1/4 cup cooking oil

1/2 cup dried cherries

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What other dried fruits would you use in this recipe?