Pumpkin Pie Bran Muffins

• 2 cups Whole Bran Cereal
• 1-1/2 cup Buttermilk Or Sour Milk
• 1-1/2 cup Pure Pumpkin From A Can
• 1/4 cups Unsweetened Applesauce
• 1/4 cups Vegetable Oil Or Substitute With More Applesauce
• 2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
• 2 whole Eggs
• 2-1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 cups White Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon, Ground
• 1/2 teaspoons Salt

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Optional mix ins- 2 cups chocolate chips, 1 cup Craisins, 1 cup raisins, 1 cup any kind of chopped nuts (Pecans, Walnuts etc) or any combo of two or more of the previous. OR you can leave them plain.
3. Directions:
4. In a large bowl, combine cereal and milk. Let stand for 5 minutes to soften cereal.
5. Add Pumpkin, Applesauce, oil Pumpkin Pie Seasoning, and eggs, blend well.
6. Stir in flour Sugar and spices.
7. Fold in any of the optional mix-ins.
8. Batter may be baked immediately or stored up to two weeks in a tightly covered container in the fridge.
9. Grease muffin tins or use cupcake papers. Fill each well 3/4 full.
10. Bake at 400 degrees for 18-22 minutes.

cereal, buttermilk, ubc, ubc, pie spice, eggs, whole wheat flour, brown sugar, white sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/breads/pumpkin-pie-bran-muffins/ (may not work)