The Perfect Bran Muffin is Hard To Find

I think I've eaten, and baked as many terrible bran muffins as good ones. The good ones are hearty but tender and moist and not overly sweet. The bad ones are heavy, tough, and dry. In my experience, whenever I try too hard for a super healthy outcome with the bran muffin, I get the latter. Bran, to me, needs buttermilk, oil, and eggs to make it palatable. So I just go with it if I want the result to actually be eaten.

Nutritious Wheat Bran

Adding a little fat doesn't take away the health benefits of wheat bran, though. Bran is crazy high in fibre, and an excellent source of magnesium. It's also packed with B vitamins and minerals like iron. There are so many benefits to getting wheat bran into our diets. So it couldn't hurt to add some bacon, I was thinking. Because well, bacon makes everything better. And I was right.

Bacon Makes Everything Better

Oh yes, bacon does indeed, make bran better. The only sweetness in these bacon bran muffins comes from the molasses and the dates, That slight sweetness is a perfect complement to the salty, smoky bacon flavour. To balance the healthy factor, I used whole grain, whole wheat flour as well as the wheat bran, so these muffins can withstand some bacon and still be a healthy breakfast or snack.

You can use leftover bacon (is there such a thing?). Or cook some extra at breakfast to make these later.. Muffins freeze well, so you can freeze any that you don't eat right away. It's great to have these in the freezer for a grab and go breakfast since they take hardly any time to defrost.