Chunky Banana Bran Muffins

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Ina.....you never let me down and it turns out great every time.

When I think bran......I think dry....not any more :

I will glady eat these and know it is good for me too.

I baked these in mini muffin pans for fun for 17 minutes and they turned out great. Great for the office skeptics who are afraid of bran...they can taste without being overly commited to an entire muffin.

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Best muffin recipe yet - molasses make all the difference - used raisin bran cereal - trying to keep food affordable.

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I was looking for a muffin recipe that was somewhat healthy for my 3 preschoolers and with these changes, it hit the mark. I changed the following: 1 1/4 cup brown sugar tightly packed (not loosely like Ina did 2 mash the bananas and add them with the molasses step 3 add 1/4 cup shredded carrots with the molasses step; 4 substitute 3/4 cup wheat flour and 3/4 cup all-purpose flour for the 1.5 cups Ina used; 5 spray muffin pan with Pam and don't use muffin liners; and 6 sprinkle cinnamon sugar on the muffin pan after sprayed with Pam and on top of each muffin. My kids LOVED these and I felt good giving them the muffins since they were a good source of whole grains and veggies : Thanks Ina for a great idea!

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I just ate a muffin warm from the oven,yum.I did not change the bran or add sugar as others suggested, dead ripe bananas are super sweet(pop them in the freezer with the peel on until you can bake.Soaking the bran as directed was vital.I had no fresh oranges for rind so I soaked the raisins in orange juice.

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These were good. Moist and dense. I baked them in Texas muffin pans & papers, as I always do, and got 8, baking them for 35 mins. Next time, would leave out the banana and the orange zest and increase the vanilla........Ina always tweaks a basic recipe and sometimes I like that. However, I was looking for a very intense bran flavor and believe the banana/orange zest addition minimized that intensity.

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I thought that for a bran muffin this turned out very well. I also used oat bran as that's all I could find and did up the sugar a tad to 1/3 from 1/4 based on other reviews though not wanting them too sweet... I'd imagine you could play around using dried cherries or diced apricots and have a lot of fun with variations on the basic recipe. I will say I didn't love the banana chunks and might try next time mashing the banana a bit more as someone suggested to keep the flavor but nix the mushy chunk of it. But overall its a great flavor in a healthy muffin! A must try!

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I followed Ina's recipe to a tee, although I did add a bit more brown sugar as the other reviewers suggested. They only took 24 minutes to cook, so don't walk too far away from your oven! Even then they came out a tad on the dry side, so they may have been done after 20 or so min. Some of the ingredients were difficult to spot in the groc store (molasses, wheat bran. Next time I might try honey or oat bran instead since I'm more likely to use them again. Note: The golden raisins are key because they add sweetness. I will make these again, they're a great way to start the morning - very filling!

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Made these this morning and Wow are they good. Very moist and tasty! I also tweeked the recipe a little bit as others have. I used oad bran instead of wheat and increased the brown sugar to 1/2 cup. Used half molasses and half honey and besides the raisins, walnuts and banana I added dried crandberries and blueberries.

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Hi Ina-

watched your show last week, and those banana bran muffins looked yummy. I printed out the recipe, and my boyfriend made them today- they were so good!

He said he will definitely make them again, maybe adding dried cranberries to the mix as well!

thanks for a great nutritious snack!

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These are surprisingly light. I substituted oat bran in for regular and skipped the nuts and zest and they were still moist and yummy.