Apple Carrot Muffins

Carrot, apple, and bran cereal bring sweetness and flavor to easy, hearty muffins that are sure to start your day out right.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 186 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.25 cup chopped walnuts
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 1.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 cup canola oil
• 0.75 cup buttermilk
• 1.25 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.75 cup grated carrot
• 1.75 cups bran cereal
• 0.75 cup peeled and finely chopped apple

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.

Step 2

Mix bran cereal, flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. Beat egg, buttermilk, and canola oil in a separate bowl. Pour liquid ingredients into bran mixture; gently stir in apple, carrot, and walnuts. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling them about 3/4 full.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in pans for 5 minutes before removing muffins to finish cooling on a wire rack.