Disney at Home: Disneyland’s Bran Muffin Recipe

February 25, 2014 in All Posts, disney at home, disneyland, Jessica, recipes by Jessica McConnel

I’m back with another great Disneyland recipe to share, and yet again it’s a keeper! I’ve got to say, I’ve been holding off on trying this one because “bran muffin” just doesn’t have that “ooh-yum-gotta-make-it-now” ring to it, at least to me. And honestly, I was prepared to call this my first flop and throw it out. But no! Disneyland surprised me again with a totally do-able, delicious breakfast treat! Here it is:

Disneyland’s Bran Muffin Recipe (Original)

Ingredients: yields 18* muffins

1 lb. 11 oz. Bran flakes
35 fl. oz. Whole milk
18 fl. oz Vegetable oil
3 fl. oz. Honey
6 fl. oz. Egg
1 lb. 8 oz. Brown sugar
1 Tblsp. Vanilla extract
15 oz. All-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
1 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. Nutmeg
1 Tblsp. Baking soda
4 1/2 tsp. Baking powder
15 oz. Raisins

*jumbo-sized

Adapted Recipe, 1/3 original amount

Ingredients: yields 18** muffins

9 oz. Bran flakes (by weight)
12 fl. oz. Whole milk
6 fl. oz Vegetable oil
1 fl. oz. Honey
2 fl. oz. Egg (approx. 1 large egg)
8 oz. Brown sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
5 oz. All-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. Nutmeg
1 tsp. Baking soda
2 tsp. Baking powder
5 oz. Raisins (optional)

**regular sized

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together oil, honey, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, and milk.
Sift together flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and baking powder over the wet mixture.
Whisk together until just blended.
Add Bran Flakes and fold until blended. Let the Bran Flakes soak in the mixture for 5 minutes.
Fold in raisins and scoop into prepared muffin trays.
Bake for 350 degrees for 15 minutes, then turn oven down to 325 degrees and bake for another 13 minutes, or until a toothpick check comes out clean.

Baking Notes

whisk away

First and foremost, yes, I used Bran Flakes cereal. I researched other products going by the name “Bran Flakes”, and if there were other recipes out there that used Bran Flakes cereal in muffins, even tried to see if I could find anyone else who had made Disneyland’s Bran Muffins… it all pointed to yes, use the cereal. I’m still not 100% certain that’s what was meant in the recipe, but they taste darn good, so I’m going with it! (Maybe next time I would crunch up the flakes a little beforehand.)
Because these muffins are regular-sized, I baked my muffins for 10 minutes on 350, then about 7 minutes on 325, and checked with a toothpick until they were perfect.

It looks so weird, but it works!

I did not add raisins and I think they were great without them, but can see how they would be good with them, too.

Outcome & Opinion

These are certainly a unique bran muffin, but they are so delicious – and have a great texture. In fact, the husband told me he liked them more than anything else I’ve made in a while – to be fair, he absolutely loves Bran Muffins, but if he gave this one his seal of approval then I had better hang on to this recipe! It was a pretty quick process to throw them together and they baked quickly as well. I’m looking forward to having these with my morning coffee this week!