 1 1/2 cup bran flakes cereal* |
| 3/4 cup milk |
| 1/4 cup canola oil |
| 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 1 egg 1/2 cup honey (or 1/4 cup honey and 1/4 cup loose packed brown sugar) |
1 1/4 cup whole white wheat flour or all purpose flour |
| 1 tablespoon baking powder |
| 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 teaspoon cinnamon |
| 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional, add into batter or sprinkle on top) |
Preheat oven to 400. Crush cereal a little bit with rolling pin or heavy utensil, like a potato masher or ground beef masher. Combine crushed cereal, milk, oil, vanilla, egg, and sugar/honey in a medium bowl. Meanwhile, combine dry ingredients in a small bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and combine with a long fork until no dry flour remains. Fill 10-12 muffin cups. Bake at 400 for approximately 15-17 minutes or until golden brown and inserted toothpick comes out dry. Best eaten within 1 day. To reheat, spray with water and warm in microwave.
*Note: Once the bran flakes are crushed it should be about 3/4 cup. I save the crushed flakes and crumbs at the bottom of the bran flakes cereal bag in a jar over time, and then use those for this recipe and I measure out 3/4 cup.
Adapted from recipe on back of box of Millville Brand, Bran Flakes Cereal.
Guest posted November 17, 2015 on Unconventional Kitchen.
