Today I decided to make Peanut Butter Oat Bran Muffins – a recipe I first came up with last June. As delicious as the initial result was, I thought that a few tweaks would make for an even tastier muffin.
Despite some slight discrepancies, I’d deem this mission accomplished.
peanut butter oat bran muffins.
(yields 6 jumbo or 12 regular-sized muffins)
dry ingredients:
- 2 cups oat bran
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
wet ingredients:
- 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 cup milk (I used almond milk)
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
directions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line muffin pan with baking cups*. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. Whisk together wet ingredients in a separate bowl. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, which will make for an oatmeal-like batter. Pour batter into muffin pan, and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out dry (the jumbo-sized muffins require more time). Immediately transfer muffins to cooling rack.
*Unfortunately this morning’s batch came out slightly burnt on the outside. I’m pretty sure it’s because I didn’t use baking cups like I did last time. The good news, though, is that the inside of the muffins weren’t burnt at all. They were perfectly fluffy and peanut buttery! If you think a flour-less muffin sounds odd, just trust me on this one.
Other than the burn-factor, I definitely prefer the tweaked version of these muffins (which is basically that I increased the amount of peanut butter and used real sugar instead of a stevia blend).
So even though the last batch might have looked better….
…today’s version was definitely tastier. Promise 
Are you a recipe tweaker/perfecter? Or do you (as I usually do) tend to give it just one shot and hope for the best?
These muffins look delicious!
Most of the time I just hope for the best, but sometimes I have to tweak. Like the times when I make a batch of cookies and they are so bad that no one even touches them. 😉
Tasty!
I like to stick to a recipe 1st time round, and if it’s good, tweak it the next time. No point in tweaking a crap recipe, IMHO
unless tweaking it made it better..i need to rethink my theory.
I’m on a muffin kick right now! I made white chocolate-cherry ones this morning. I’ll definitely be trying yours!
YUM! These look delicious!!
I love oat bran muffins!!
These look delicious! I’m all about tweaking recipes! After I make & try something, I’ll usually know if it needs to be tweaked
haha i would really love this batch because i’m in love with crispiness haha
i’m a recipe tweaker-ish because i usually just follow it until id on’t have that ingreed on hand!
I wish I were better at tweaking recipes. I just don’t know enough about substitutions! These look great, but if I didn’t have oat bran, could I use oatmeal or flour?
Hey Lisa! Do you have a food processor? If so, throw some regular oatmeal in there and pulse until it reaches oat bran consistency! I’m not sure how flour would work…I’m thinking it would change the ratios of the other ingredients since oat bran tends to soak up a lot (if that makes sense!).
Thanks! I don’t have a food processor, but hopefully my blender will suffice!
mmmmmmm these look amazing!! Glad the second batch came out better ; )
I definitely go back and tweak recipes - that’s part of the fun of cooking!
These look so good! I just added them to my “to make” list
Mmmmm! My mom got some oatbran for the first time when we visited whole foods the other day, and I’m loving it! Can’t wait to recreate this recipe once we move! (all my baking goodies are packed away
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YUM! I’m new to the baking game, so I usually play it safe
Those look so great!!! I usually just follow the recipe and leave it alone. Everytime I try subbing it just goes terribly wrong!
These muffins look soo yummy! I’ve been buying the Trader Joe’s 100 calorie bran muffins (which i LOVE) but I’ve really wanted to make a version at home….looks like I’ll be baking these up this week! Thanks for the recipe!
these look awesome!!! i usually never have flour in the house but i do always have oats and peanut butter, therefore i am making these asap!
Mandi says
Those look delicious! I’ve been craving muffins like crazy lately, and wish I had one of yours right now.
I usually don’t tweak recipes too often, unless I feel like it needs a bit of a change.
I always tweak recipes, that’s why a lot of them don’t taste really good 😀
ahah i definitely just give it a shot and hope for the best… and if it fails… i move on to completely different recipe!.. pb muffins sounds amaze. i dont think ive ever had a muffin avec pb GASP!
Sable says
Oh I tooootally am a wing-er. haha. I throw tasty things together in a bowl and cross my fingers. It usually works out!!
I don’t really make a lot of my own recipes, but I definitely make little tweaks here and there whenever I make someone else’s recipe. Sometimes it’s for the better and sometimes… not so much haha. 😛
Wow! Gracie those look fabulous and so good and moist inside! This is a must make! And I am so excited they are GF too! WAHOO!:)
These look delicious, Gracie! Since going gluten free I’ve been missing my muffins! (Protein powder and coconut flour just don’t cut it!). Thanks for the recipe…I’ll be making these very soon.
i just stole this