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Okay, so I kinda lied a little. Well, more like, omitted.
These aren’t just Pumpkin Streusel Muffins. They are Pumpkin Streusel BRAN muffins.
I figured the “bran” part would scare you away.
It doesn’t taste like a bran muffin. I promise! I tastes like pumpkin goodness.
I know that many of you balk at the thought of bran muffins. I usually do too, except for this recipe. It’s the one from the All-Bran box, and it’s awesome.
My Nana (my dad’s mom) introduced me to the All-Bran muffin recipe. From third grade until sixth, Nana watched me before and after school, and all day during the summers.It was from her that I learned not only about a loving grandparent, but also about how lunch should be a three-course meal and it should be followed by dessert.
Nana also introduced me to the best sugar cookies ever. She used to make them for me all the time. I’d lick the sugar off the top and eat my weight in them. Years later I asked for the recipe and guess what? They were Pillsbury slice-and-bake.
My Nana knew how much I loved all things carb. Whenever we’d have dinner at her house she’d make me biscuits, or what we called “bissy-cats”.
Every few weeks I’d get to her house in the morning and a fresh batch of bran muffins would be sitting on the counter, cooling in the peach-colored muffin tin. These muffins were the reason I begged my mom and dad for her muffin tin. It’s in my cabinet, and I use it often. Mainly, I have it so that I can remember my Nana.
Now, I admit. These aren’t Nana’s bran muffins. I mean, they are her basic recipe, but I added Fall to them.
I’m SO ready for Fall. I’m over sweating, hot weather, and shorts.
It’s cooled off in the mornings here to high 50s…but by school pick-up it’s still in the 90s. HOT. We’ve got at least another month before we get relief. Sigh.
So I figured, if I make Fall treats…maybe Fall will come.
Like the Field of Dreams...only with sugar.
I replaced the oil and eggs in this recipe with canned pumpkin. Then I topped them with brown sugar streusel. Because streusel makes everything better. (Double the recipe for more of a coating…I was trying to be all “healthy” and stuff. Stupid pants don’t fit anymore.)
The pumpkin amazingly makes these SO moist and delicious. Like, more moist than regular eggs and oil. Seriously.
You reeealllly don’t taste the bran. I promise! And, they are filling – great for a post workout snack.
So there you have it. Low-fat healthy Fall on a plate.
Mother Nature? You listening? Bring Fall please and I’ll make you some muffins.
Enjoy!
Last Updated on September 12, 2022
Aww! You’re too cute! Your Nana sounds amazing, too! Maybe I’ll try this bad boys out! ♥
Thanks Crystal! 🙂
I am so buying All Bran next time I go to the store. These muffins look amazing!
LOL! Enjoy. 🙂
I believe I just found my 1st pumpkin recipe of the ‘season’!
Oooh, I hope you like them!
Bran! BRAN!? How dare you give us a bran recipe!! *shock horror*
😛
These muffins look delicious, bran or no bran. I’m a big fan of pumpkin pie so something tells me I’d be super into these muffins!
LOL! They don’t even taste like bran to me. Next time I’ll add chocolate. 🙂
HAHA, I love this! I am dying right now to start baking with pumpkin. I want to dig into these so bad!
Thanks Shawn! I’m hoping if I bake it, it will come. 🙂
Whoa, these look like big mamas! The bran doesn’t scare me away, I could use some bran in my diet right now. These are so perfect for fall.
Thanks Lisa! 🙂
These look yummy to the tummy! Do you know how many calories per muffin?
I’m sorry, but I am unable to calculate that. The All-Bran recipe says 170 calories per muffin, but that is with eggs and oil. The absence of those must make it better for you, right? 🙂
These look delicious! And I’m sure you can’t even taste the bran cereal, so good call on not including it in the title 🙂 Since I don’t eat a lot of cereal (and for all of those people who are totally turned off from All-Bran), I’m wondering if there is another ingredient I could substitute for the bran cereal? Thanks for always sharing great recipes and ideas!
I would think Oatmeal would work – but I’m not sure how you would need to soak it. Possibly just sub the oatmeal and then add enough milk to the final mixture to get a muffin-batter consistency. Let me know how it works if you try it – I’d love to know!
That’s a good idea! And I always have oatmeal on hand, so I’ll definitely give that a try and keep you posted on the results.
Looks delicious! I love pumpkin and am so excited for fall and all things pumpkin!
Me too! Thanks Tonia!
What great memories with have of your Nana. And that’s hysterical that her sugar cookies were Pilsbury! Your muffins look fantastic. I don’t eat bran muffins because they scare me but these? I’m totally makign them. Thanks!
I know, huh? They shouldn’t scare you! If they are sweet and good you don’t taste the bran. I want to add chocolate chips, ha! Thanks Erin!
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