{"id":4883,"date":"2015-08-18T06:34:07","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T10:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bakeschool.com\/?p=4883"},"modified":"2023-09-12T19:08:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T23:08:51","slug":"blueberry-bran-muffins-a-cookbook-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bakeschool.com\/blueberry-bran-muffins-a-cookbook-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Low sugar blueberry bran muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This low-sugar blueberry bran muffins recipe is made with wheat bran and packed with blueberries! These blueberry muffins make a great healthy breakfast or snack.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/u>There are two main ways to make a bran muffin and to incorporate bran into baked goods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. use bran cereal<\/strong>, like these date bran muffins<\/a>, which are made with All Bran cereal that's in the aisle with the regular cereals. Date bran muffins are my favourite and my mom always made them with All bran, so that's what I still do today. And they are great!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. use wheat bran<\/strong>, like in the blueberry bran muffins below. You'll find wheat bran in the health food aisle of your grocery store, or at your local scoop shops and bulk bin stores.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    You might ask what's the difference between bran cereal and wheat bran, and the difference is rather huge. Wheat bran is the outer layer of the wheat kernel and an excellent source of dietary fibre according to most producers. It's 100 % wheat with nothing added. This is the bran you would want to use if you are making low sugar bran muffins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    On the other hand, bran cereal contains wheat bran, yes, but it also contains a lot of other ingredients, like sugar, fats, preservatives, and more. I love bran cereal and there's nothing wrong with it. I use it to make muffins, I top yogurt breakfast bowls<\/a> and smoothie bowls with it, and I eat it as a snack. Bran cereal is great, but it's not a suitable substitute for wheat bran without making other changes to your recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    If you want a muffin that is made from wheat bran, make this low-sugar blueberry muffin recipe shown below. If you want a muffin made from bran cereal, make these All Bran muffins<\/a>. If you need a baking substitution<\/a> for the wheat bran in this recipe, you can try another source of bran, like oat bran, but proceed with caution as I haven't tested any substitutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you can't find cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche, I recommend using full-fat sour cream, but this has more moisture than cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche so you will undoubtedly have to bake the muffins longer and\/or adjust with a little extra bran and flour since these muffins are already quite moist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The key to these low-sugar bran muffins is baking them with lots of fruit which adds sweetness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    While baking a batch of these blueberry bran muffins or honey blueberry muffins<\/a>, you might notice the blueberries turn green<\/a> or change colour as they bake, don't panic. It's probably the pH of the batter that changed the colour of the berries, but that has zero impact on the flavour of the berries. The muffins are just as yummy and still safe to eat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This recipe is from the book Baking with Less Sugar: Recipes for Desserts Using Natural Sweeteners and Little-to-No White Sugar<\/strong> by Joanne Chang, published by Raincoast Books (available on Amazon<\/a> and Amazon Canada<\/a>). Be sure to check out my review of Baking with Less Sugar<\/a> to see the other recipes that I made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If it's not blueberry season and you want to bake fruit muffins<\/strong> with another fruit, try these strawberry rhubarb muffins with streusel topping<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Blueberry Bran Muffins<\/h2>\n
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    Author<\/span>Author : <\/span>Janice Lawandi<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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    Low sugar blueberry bran muffins are perfect for breakfasts and snacks. These blueberry muffins are loaded with blueberries, not too sweet, and include wheat bran.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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