I omitted the refined sugar and replaced with same measurement of honey. These came out great - not too sweet and full of fiber!

These were very good, not overly sweet, but sweet enough. Not what I'd call 'healthy' because of the oil/shortning and sugar, but a nice treat. My toddler is eating it as we speak, which is why I've given it 5 stars! Like other reviewers, I found the time given WAY to long. I cooked mine at moderate, for 15 minutes in my fan-forced oven and that was perfect. Also, I didn't grease my non-stick oven tray, and they came out cleanly. Will be making this again.

I altered this recipe by mixing in dried cranberries and nuts in with the batter. Instead of shortening, I used applesauce to make these muffins a little more healthier (i'm all about that). Also, I substituted 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup all purpose flour instead of a whole cup of all purpose flour. As suggested by other users, I decreased the salt to 1/4 tsp and added a tsp of vanilla. Also, I sprinkled some oats and cinnamon sugar on the tops of the muffins while they were baking to give them a little extra flavor and look. In the end, these bran muffins came out delicious and full of flavor!

I read the other reviews and used 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 regular flour, vegetable oil instead of shortening, and a little bit of honey, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. These were very easy and yummy! Will make them again!

These muffins were ok but not great. I love using the bran flakes cereal, but I think they need a bit more flavor. I'm going to try them again with maple syrup instead of sugar.

These were great everyone loved them! They are great for company or just for the heck of it!

These muffins were really good. My husband loved them and didn't even know they were "healthy". I made a few changes: I used honey bunches of oats instead of raisin bran and applesauce instead of the shortening. They turned out very moist and sweet. They only took about 15 minutes to bake.

These turned out great! I didn't change much, I used less salt, turned the temp. down to 375 and cook time to 20 min. They are perfect...topped with butter while they're still hot, mmm. I did crush the cereal and then measured it so they were more dense, but still light and fluffy. A great way to use up that leftover cereal.

I was very unpleased, it says to bake for 30min. After 20 min. my muffins were burnt!!

These are very good and easy to make. My BF requests a batch of these almost every week. Have replaced honey for the sugar a few times and use Raisin Bran Crunch instead of regular Raisin Bran. Doubling the recipe makes 12 good size muffins. Thanks for the recipe!

After reading the reviews which were VERY helpful, I changed this recipe-- COMPLETELY. I upped the bran cereal and milk, used buttermilk powder, added orange extract,dried cranberries and walnuts for flavor- substituted applesauce and honey to increase the moisture and sprinkled with brown sugar. I also decreased the salt and baking times. I think I created my own recipe-- If you would like to try these yummy muffins- I submitted them under the name--- Coffee House bran muffins.

I haven't tasted these yet, but for ease of prep and the way they smell they get 4 stars. I did double the recipe thinking I would get 24 muffins to take some to my neighbors, but I only got 12 good sized muffins, so next time I will triple the recipe and fill the muffin cup just a little less. I also think I might add a pinch of cinnamon and maybe some chopped walnuts.

Good muffins. Instead of Raisin Bran I used a Fruit and Grain cereal which gave it some nice additional fruit and nut flavors. I also used vegetable oil instead of shortening, increased the sugar slightly and added some cinnamon for more flavor. I doubled the recipe and it made 11 large muffins. They freeze real well. I take one out of the freezer for breakfast.

These muffins were light and fluffy, and not too sweet. I substituted honey for the sugar to make them a bit healthier. Not your typical heavy bran muffin, though I may try it with part whole wheat flour next time.

YUMMY and very quick. I used the suggestions below...took out the salt, used applesauce instead of oil, used half organic wheat and half organic white flour. Added a few spices and a 1/4 of chopped dates. They came out fabulous. I will keep this one in my recipe box. YUMMY THANKS

These came out good, but I changed/added several things: 1/2 whole wheat & 1/2 all-purpose flour, used oil instead of shortening, added more raisins, added chopped pecans, and added cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, and vanilla extract. Also, it made 9 regular-sized muffins, not 12. Only cooked them for 20 minutes. Would make them again (with the changes...)