I’m a big fan of muffins. True muffins, that is. Muffins that aren’t too cake-like but that have enough sweet to be satisfying.
And I love muffins that are light textured but still manage to be loaded with wholesome ingredients. (You’ll notice these have bran in them. But they’re not heavy as lead.)
That’s what makes these ginger molasses muffins so great. They’re wholesome and healthy but not too sweet. Just perfect.
The recipe came from molasses fan Alan Brown. Thanks Alan!
Alan’s Ginger Molasses Muffins
(slightly adapted)
Make 12 regular-sized muffins
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ cup natural bran (or ground flax or wheat germ)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. Salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- ¾ cup milk
- 1/2 cup Grandma Fancy Molasses
- 2 Tbsp fresh grated ginger (or 1 ½ tsp dried ginger*)
- Grease a 12 cup muffin pan and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 F
- Combine dry ingredients in a medium size bowl and set aside.
- In a separate bowl beat together eggs, oil, milk, molasses and fresh ginger.
- Carefully add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir gently until just incorporated.
- Pour batter into greased muffin cups and fill 2/3 full.
- Bake for 20 – 25 minutes and remove when nicely browned.
- Loosen edges with a knife and remove from pan when cool.
*If using dried ginger combine it with the flour mixture.
If you’re a big muffin fan too try my sister’s healthy blueberry wheat germ muffins or these rich and dense ginger muffins.
Looks delicious-going to try recipe-thanks
i’ve tried the muffins, O.M.G. this is tres bon!
Thanks!
going to have to make these
they sound gooood
Hi Carol,
I hope you enjoy them. They’re not too heavy, which is nice.
I made these over the weekend and blogged about them today! They were so good!
Hi Kim, Your version looks great! I love the idea of using coconut oil and the nut milk. I actually make them with nut milk too since my husband can’t have dairy. Thanks for giving them a try.
Hi there,
I’m new to gluten-free, and just came across some of your recipes…they sound wonderful.
I was wondering, do you have the nutritional information for Alan’s Ginger Muffins?
Thanks so much!
Hi Eileen,
I’m sorry to say that I don’t have nutritional info. Someday I hope to get to that step…