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| Basic Oat Bran Muffins ~ Recipe from the book ~ The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure |
I've been looking for ways to increase the oat bran that I eat. I've been making a lot of hot oat bran cereal, but, I wanted more ways beyond that old breakfast standby. I recently came across this recipe for a Basic Oat Bran Muffin and decided to give it a try. I must say, it's a bit on the dry side, but, then again, most 'healthy' oat bran muffins are. I also must confess, that by the time I finished them all, I had become a convert. They really do become addictive after you've eaten them for a few days and I began to look forward to having them with breakfast or as a snack. The actual book ~ The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure ~ by Robert E. Kowalski, has many more spins on this Basic (oat bran) Muffin recipe. I'll be trying out those other muffin flavors and will be tinkering with them in the months ahead.
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| Try eating your Oat Bran Muffin with a little skim milk poured on top for a delicious spin. |
The oat bran muffin is only slightly sweet, so it can go either way it terms of what you serve it with. It's just as at home being served with dinner as it is with being eaten at breakfast. When I finally got to the last few, they were a bit too dry for my liking. I decided to try eating them just like my Great Grandmother Ninny would have done. She came from the hills of West Virginia, and from a time when you never let any food go to waste. So, if you had stale cornbread, you ate it in a bowl with a little milk poured on top. I'm a firm believer in ~ Waste Not, Want Not ~ too. So, eating them this way appealed to me. Happy to report that it works like a charm for these oat bran muffins, too. I actually think I prefer them this way and they fit perfectly in my little Pyrex custard cups. A match made in heaven!
So, if you're looking for another way to eat your oat bran, give these healthy muffins a try. Check out the online recipe ~ here. Enjoy!
These look yummy!
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Hi Katherine!
DeleteThey really do grow on you. :) I'm looking forward to tinkering with all the various oat bran muffin recipes that are in the book. I think some could really be winners that the entire family will enjoy. Thanks so much for stopping by & commenting ~ Cheers!
I love the idea of eating one of these drenched in milk. Sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteIt really is so good eating them this way. Don't know why I never thought of it before, it's such a great way to enjoy a muffin that is past is peak of freshness. :)
DeleteI have had these over the years for a while because of cholesterol issues. They did help lower my cholesterol. I find cooking for the minimum recommended baking length keeps them moister. Also, they are freezable and reheatable quickly in microwave.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that tip! I'll try baking them that way next time I make them. I'll try the freezer/microwave trick, too! :)
DeleteI made the recipe, but after reading your comments about it being dry made some changes that resulted in a very moist muffin. I didn't have dried fruit so put in 3 bananas, I used 3 egg whites instead of 2 (because you used 3 egg whites in your corn blueberry muffin), and I added a teaspoon each of vanilla and almond extract.
ReplyDeleteI ended up with 24 muffins using my cupcake tins. (2 inch diameter, 1 inch deep) Makes sense that my volume of bananas would add a few more muffins, but not double the amount in the recipe.
What size muffin tins are you using?
Because I ended up with so many, to add some variety, I added these to the top of some of the muffins: blueberries or strawberry or half nuts or 3 chocolate chips. Yum!
Hi June!
DeleteI used a regular size muffin tin. Your tweaks to the recipe sound great. I'll have to try them the next time I make these muffins. Your additional 'toppings' is an easy way to change up this basic muffin flavor. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas ~ Cheers!