Healthy Pumpkin Pie Bran Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup all-bran cereal
• 1 cup nonfat milk (skim)
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 3/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f. coat nonstick 12 cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. option: combine 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl for topping and set aside.
• 2 blend cereal and milk in large bowl; set aside for 5 minutes to soften. meanwhile, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; mix well.
• 3 whisk pumpkin, egg, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla into softened cereal. gently fold into flour mixture just until blended. do not over mix. spoon 1/3 cup equal amounts of batter into each muffin cup; sprinkle evenly with pecan chips and reserved cinnamon sugar topping.
• 4 bake 20 to 25 minutes. cool on wire rack 3 minutes before removing muffins from pan. serve warm or at room temperature.
• 5 don't stir muffin batter too much -- over mixing will make the muffins tough. there should be lumps in the batter; these will disappear during baking.
• 6 makes 12 muffins.