Welcome to another addition of the Monthly Ingredient Challenge! If this is your first time, each month we chose ONE ingredient, and each blogger incorporates that ingredient into a new recipe! This month’s ingredient was LEMONS! Which was perfect since the sun is shining, and the warm summer breeze is in the air. I hope you like the Lemon Poppy Seed Bran Muffins that I’m sharing today :)
Lemon is SUCH an amazingly versatile ingredient. You can mix lemon into almost any type of recipe and come out with something amazing!
Lately, I’ve really wanted to kick up my fiber intake – I’m being extra cautious with my diet now that I’m pregnant. One of my plans was to experiment with a bran muffin, but when I saw that lemons were the ingredients for this month, I thought, why not put both together?! Thus, my lemon poppy seed bran muffins were born :)
The recipe is fairly basic. You can choose to ignore the lemon glaze if you prefer not to have it :) Please ask if there are any questions at all!
If you are interested, you can print the recipe below:
Lemon Poppy Seed Bran Muffins
A healthy twist on a classic Lemon Poppy Seed Muffin! Adding a little bran heartiness to these traditional sweet & tangy treats :)
Ingredients
- 2 cups All-Bran
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2/3 cups sugar
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp poppy seeds
- 2 tsp grated lemon zest
- 3/4 cup icing sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
- 4 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- In a large bowl, combine bran and milk. Let them sit for at least 5 minutes, or until completely softened. Stir in egg, oil, and 1tbsp lemon juice.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir into bran mixture just until moistened.
- Fold in poppy seeds and lemon zest.
- Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups so that they are 3/4 full. Bake at 400F for 20-22 minutes or until toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Cool for 5 minutes. Move to wire rack.
- Combine icing sugar, milk, and lemon juice for glaze. Drizzle over muffins while still warm.
I hope you enjoy these delicious muffins!
These look absolutely delish!
Thank you Kristi!! If you like lemon, you should try them out :)
Those look great, Lindi! Sounds like a delicious muffin to me. :)
Thanks Leia! We love muffins around here. It was a good excuse to try a new recipe :)
These look like the perfect way to start the day ;) !
They really are! Just ask my one year old girl :) lol
I love a good muffin for breakfast, yours is a healthy option! Looks delicious!
Pregnancy forces me to opt for healthy options these days! Lol
I’ve never had a bran muffin before but I’m pretty much sold on anything with lemon in it! Yum!
Never had a bran muffin?! That’s crazy! I do share your love of all things lemon though!
I LOVE poppyseed muffins, even better with lemon and bran to make them healthier. These would be great to take to the office!
They are super tasty Emily! You should try them out!!
These look amazing, Lindi!!! We love muffins and I’m always making them for our school snacks! I’ll have to try these… the glaze looks like the perfect touch! Hope you’re having a great week, friend! xo
The glaze is pretty tasty :) We love making muffins here too. I almost always have some on hand!
Lindi these look absolutely amazing and delicious! Lemon and poppy seed is such a lovely combination. :)
I agree :) LOVE lemon everything!
I love Lemon Poppy seed muffins and this is a great healthy way to make them.
Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board. Hope to see you again next week!
I know! I love them too :)
I’m so glad muffins aren’t so out of style no one is posting recipes anymore! Also, I really like poppy seeds. <3
You can’t go wrong with lemon and poppyseed together. And muffins will never be out of style!