Yield: 24 muffins

Preheat: 375F

3 Cups Raisin Bran or Bran Flakes Cereal

2 Cups 1% (low-fat) Milk

2 Eggs, beaten

1/2 Cup Unsweetened Applesauce

2 tsp Vanilla

3 Cups Whole Wheat Flour

1 Cup Honey

1 TBSP + 2 tsp Baking powder

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

Topping

2 tsp Cinnamon

4 TBSP Sugar (or sugar substitute like Splenda)

(I just tried brown sugar, and WOW!)

1. Soak cereal in milk for 10 minutes.

2. Add eggs, applesauce, vanilla and honey.

3. Mix well.

4. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

5. Mix until moistened, batter will still have lumps.

6. Fill greased or lined muffin tin about 1/2 to 2/3 full.

7. Mix together sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle on muffins.

8. Bake in 375F oven for 20 minutes or until done.

Note: I've been trying to find ways to make healthier food that the whole family will eat. This morning, I concocted this recipe from another one I found. I know, I know, can something that healthy possibly taste that good? Just ask my kids. They love them! Josie, our muffin-hating daughter ate more than anyone else. Jerry has already requested more. These are very moist bran muffins and with the cinnamon topping, you can imagine that you're eating a high fat, fiber-free muffin loaded with sugar.

Now to try them on Daddy when he comes home :o) Keith is slowly coming around to the idea of whole wheat flour and is a very picky muffin eater. Enjoy!

Here is one of my family's favourite breakfast recipes...

This is adapted from recipe #188053 at Recipezaar.

We use one loaf of French Bread, (we always get ours for $.90 on the bakery clearance rack in Walmart)

1/4 Cup + 2 TBSP  All-purpose flour

scant tsp                  salt

2 tsp                            ground cinnamon

2 TBSP                       white sugar

1 1/2 Cup                 Milk

5                                 eggs

2 tsp                          vanilla extract

Mix the first four ingredients together. Slowly whisk in milk. Add eggs and vanilla until smooth. Cut bread in slices about an inch thick. Dip bread and allow to soak in for a few seconds. Sometimes you need to stir the egg mixture again since the flour settles in the bottom. Cook on electric griddle at about 300F or in frying pan at med. heat until golden brown on both sides. Enjoy! Tomorrow, I'll have to post the recipe for cheater pancake syrup!

If you already have the other ingredients in the pantry, you can make breakfast for $.90! We find this amply feeds three adults and three small children. Makes a great Sunday night supper too!