I have been craving some good, healthy, tasty, gluten-free Bran Muffins for quite some time. Finally, thanks to flaxmania (I’m on a string of flax recipes this week) here it is.
My friend Chris was one of my guinea pigs for this baking endeavor. She took a flax muffin home from my house one day and ate it the next for breakfast. Later, I received a phone call from her requesting this recipe. I take that as a good sign since she does not have food restrictions.
Bran Muffins
Ingredients
- ½ cup blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ½ cup golden flaxmeal
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 6 dates (remove pits)
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup raw sesame seeds
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds
- ½ cup raisins
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine almond flour, flax meal, baking soda and salt
- In a vitamix blend dates, eggs, olive oil and water on high speed until very smooth
- Mix wet ingredients into dry, then stir in sesame seeds, sunflower seeds and raisins
- Spoon batter into lined muffin pan
- Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes
- Cool and serve
Equipment
Well, at last, my book, The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook hits store shelves tomorrow!
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Betty says
Preparing for a surgery that calls for a high fiber diet during recovery. Any idea how much fiber is in these? And, thank you so much for all your work and experimentation!
Blue Bigfoot Media says
These are actually one of the best tasting bran muffin recipes we’ve found. Good work!
Heather says
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 178.2
Total Fat: 9.5 g
Cholesterol: 47.8 mg
Sodium: 19.6 mg
Total Carbs: 20.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
Protein: 5.0 g
From Spark Recipe Nutrition Calculator
Queen Jelly Bean says
Thank you Heather – I calculate nutrition before I make or eat anything. Very kind of you to post your calculations. :-]
Jessica TX says
Delicious. Didn’t have sesame but had pumpkin seeds, worked great. Also, mine didn’t get nice and dark like the picture, oh well, still magnificent.
So glad I found this site, just embracing a gluten free lifestyle. Great recipes!
Amy says
This recipe is so delicious, I can’t wait to make it again! I had to modify it a little since I don’t have a vitamix. I used my food processor and then transferred it to my blender after. It worked really well!
emaliah82 says
I just made these muffins for the first time and they are AMAZING!!! THANK YOU for sharing the fabulous recipe!!!!! :)
Allie says
Just gotta say – I LOVE these. Even my somewhat picky 7 year old has eaten several of these. I’ve enjoyed tweaking the recipe, adding cinnamon and molasses one time, stevia another, etc. They taste so wholesome and delicious, just like I remember Grandma’s whole wheat muffins. So great to get something with fiber and deliciousness into my kid.
I’m sure “can I sub this?” “Can I change that?” gets REALLY old as a blogger. Thanks for putting up with your readers! Love what you do – don’t get discouraged!
Chris says
I make a double batch of these every few weeks. Store them in the freezer and enjoy daily. The best muffins. I also add dried blueberries and cranberries.
Maggie Drake says
Thanks Elana, I’ve helped to get rid of my hubbie’s heartburn with these baked goods. these look great, I’m going to try them
Kelly says
Yummy!!