Bran Muffins (Reduced Sugar)

Name: Bran Muffins (Reduced Sugar)
Yield: Makes 12 muffins
Ingredients: 1½ cups (7½ ounces), all-purpose flour; 1½ cups (2½ ounces), wheat bran; 1¼ teaspoons, baking powder; ½ teaspoon, baking soda; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; ¾ teaspoon, ground allspice; ½ teaspoon, ground nutmeg; ½ teaspoon, salt; 1¼ cups, buttermilk; ½ cup, maple syrup; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 2 , large eggs; 1 tablespoon, vanilla extract; ½ cup, raisins, chopped; 2 tablespoons roasted, sunflower seeds

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Most bran muffins are packed with sugar, but are surprisingly light on their namesake ingredient.

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SERVESMakes 12 muffins

TIME55 minutes, plus 20 minutes cooling

Sugar13 grams (down from 27)

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Naturally Sweet

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a better bran muffin, with a moist, tender crumb and plenty of deep bran flavor. We found that maple syrup complemented the bran while still allowing its earthy flavor to shine through. Raisins, which provided pops of sweet, fruit...

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