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Chunky Banana Bran Muffins Recipe

Chunky Banana Bran Muffins

Ina Garten

2007, Ina Garten, All Rights Reserved

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Breakfast In, Breakfast Out

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  • on March 25, 2012

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    Really yummy, easy to make. Molasses is very very subtle, not overpowering at all (I probably put in 5 to 5.5 TB because it was hard to measure it accurately without taking the time to scrape the measuring spoon each time. I love bran muffins and this is my first recipe I've tried - it's great because hey it's Ina's...but I would love to have more texture - doubling the walnuts would be a start...but I am missing the coarse texture of bran muffins I'm used to. This one was very soft and smooth. Which is great for any kind of muffin...but I want it grittier, heartier. I'd love to try this with blueberries next.

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  • on August 08, 2011

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    Very good bran muffins. Tastes like a good banana bread. The molasses wasn't too powerful at all in my opinion. Very moist.

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  • on July 28, 2011

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    These are AMAZING!!! Moist, full of flavor and easy to make. I love Ina's recipes.... always pleased!! I did use just molasses and didn't think it was too much.. YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY!!!

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  • on June 22, 2011

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    Wonderful, tender, packed with flavor and easy. I subbed oat bran for wheat bran and used only 3T molasses because that's all I had. Added 1 T honey. Also subbed 2 heaping T Splenda brown sugar instead of white sugar. It came out perfectly.

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  • on June 14, 2011

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    VERY tasty and tender. I read the reviews prior to making these and saw that several people were put off by the strong molasses flavor. As I was making these for my children, therefore, I substituted honey for half of the molasses. I had very, very ripe bananas to use and so instead of chopping them I simply dumped them whole into the mixture and let the paddle mash them slightly. I put them in at the same time as the flour. This left nice small chunks of banana that I didn't think would be offensive to texture-picky kids. I also substituted wheat germ for the bran as I didn't happen to have any bran. I remembered after I put them into the oven that I wanted to put cinnamon in them but they're fine without it--I just love the flavor of cinnamon in my banana bread. I'll do that next time.

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  • on June 12, 2011

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    I have made this recipe 3 times so far and I LOVE IT! These muffins are ideal as very healthy and yet tasty breakfast muffins...The molasses is not overpowering at all and it gives the right consistency. I have substituted at one time the walnuts with almonds and another time with hazelnuts and it tasted great. I also substituted one time the bananas for frozen strawberries and it worked fine as well. I highly recommend these :

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  • on April 16, 2011

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    I just made this recipe as is. I will agree that the molassas is very overpowering if you're not a fan of the flavor. I love the flavor and wouldn't change a thing about it. However - others may feel different so subing in half honey is a good idea!

    The muffins were super moist and having the chunks of banana in there was a fabulous addition! I can see how crasins instead of raisins would give it a nice flair. I tried one right out of the oven and it stuck to the paper wrapper and fell apart and had horrible texture. I let them cool for a few hours (mind you my apartment is about 60ºF right now and they came right off the wrapper and the texture had been greatly improved!! If you're having texture problems... JUST WAIT! :

    And seriously... two was plenty. You really only need one to fill you up! Not to mention the fiber... sweet fiber!!

    These are a huge hit and I'll be adding it as a staple recipe in my kitchen!!

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  • on April 08, 2011

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    Hi everyone, I reviewed these muffins last year and had done the nutritional break down for anyone who wants it. I am personally allergic to nuts, so I omitted them for my batch, but included the nuts for the break down of the recipe. For being so filling they are a low-cal breakfast. Enjoy!

    Without nuts: 4g fat/215 calories/43g carbs/5g protein/4g fiber
    With nuts: 7g fat/245 calories/47 carbs/6g protein/6g fiber

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  • on March 27, 2011

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    I made these this morning with Sunday breakfast and they were great! Super moist for a bran muffin and really flavorful. I didn't add the raisins and followed the other reviewers and substituted honey for half of the molasses. Turned out great!!

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  • on March 21, 2011

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    I absolutely love Ina and always enjoy her recipes, but I just made these this morning, and I have to agree with some of the other reviews that the molasses is a bit strong (for my taste. I didn't want to make changes to the recipe on my initial attempt because I believe in making a recipe exactly how it should be the first time and then making my own touches the second time around. The pieces of banana were a really nice surprise when biting into the muffins -- a lot better than simply mashing the bananas. But next time I will definitely be using less molasses and probably use half whole wheat flour.

    **Everyone looking for nutritional values** You can use About dot com's Calorie Counter website to input recipes, and it will analyze it for you to give you the info you're looking for

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