Pecan, Date, Raisin and Bran Muffins

I was going to assume that you were abducted in the parking lot. LOL. Gotta love that Grumpy. Last evening Grumpy picked me up at the office and we went Lowes to try to find our bathroom vanity set etc. and then to Mama Lucias for dinner. Mama Lucias was an awesome meal. Two people were fed for a total of $38 plus tip! We walked out of that place two very happy but stuffed people! Grumpy drove me back to the campus parking lot, let me out, and left. I had driven about two miles when I felt my cell phone (which was in my jacket pocket) vibrate. I answered to Grumpy saying "If you didn't answer I was going to go back and make sure you weren't abducted in the parking lot!" ha ha. Apparently he tried two times prior to my answering and I never felt the phone vibrate. He even left a message telling me that he was going to call me again and if I didn't answer that time he was going to assume I was abducted and go back to the parking lot. LMBO.

Must be he was afraid he would miss out on these muffins if I didn't make it home.....

I had some Post Great Grain's cereal in our cupboards and I wanted muffins this morning for breakfast. While I am a total muffin girl my very favorite muffin is a bran type muffin with dried fruit in it....like Nanny's Raisin Bran Muffins. I didn't have raisin bran but I had some Post Great Grains Pecan, Date & Raisin cereal that I needed to use up so I started mixing and 30 minutes later I had some moist, warm, yummy muffins for breakfast!

I left a couple for Grumpy next to the coffee maker and packed the rest up to bring to the office. Every time I do this I think of Mags and how much I wish I could be one of her hubby's co-irkers. I also wish I had come up with that term!

Pecan, Date, Raisin and Bran Muffins

1-½ cups flour

½ cup sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

2 cups great grains cereal (I do not crush)

1-½ cup Almond flavored Silk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

¼ cup vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Put cereal in large bowl and pour almond milk over cereal. Let sit about 5 minutes. Mix in egg, vanilla, oil. Make a well in dry ingredients and pour wet ingredients into center of well. Gently fold mixture until it is "just wet" and spoon into 12 muffin cups (either line with paper or spray pan with cooking spray). Bake for 15-20 minutes (mine took just 15).

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About Shelby Law Ruttan

Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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Deeba PAB says

April 07, 2010 at 1:28 am

Your story brought a huge smile to my face... yum muffins!

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Sippity Sup says

March 28, 2010 at 4:15 pm

Cute story about your love muffin! GREG

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Aggie says

March 28, 2010 at 11:37 am

Grumpy is great! 🙂

Great muffin recipe! I love that it uses cereal!

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Megan says

March 28, 2010 at 4:48 am

Cell phones can be sown right goofy sometimes. I dont get it. But how sweet of Grumpy to worry. These muffins look scrumptious!

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Megan says

March 28, 2010 at 4:48 am

Cell phones can be sown right goofy sometimes. I dont get it. But how sweet of Grumpy to worry. These muffins look scrumptious!

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Lori says

March 28, 2010 at 3:16 am

The dudes definitely got your back!

Love your new blog look. Very nice- cute- different.

Muffins look good too.

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teresa says

March 28, 2010 at 12:13 am

aw, how sweet of grumpy to make sure that you're okay! the muffins look awesome, as does your website!

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Barbara @ Modern Comfort Food says

March 28, 2010 at 12:08 am

I might just have to skip my usual Sunday morning, Southern-style pecan waffles for these tomorrow. Many thanks for the scrumptious recipe.

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Amanda says

March 27, 2010 at 11:38 pm

Ha ha ha! I rarely her my phone, my husband gets so mad at me LMAO These muffins look great!

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Lynda says

March 27, 2010 at 4:39 am

I think you 2 have a lot of fun together, which is a good thing!

The muffins sound wonderful...I didn't even know there was almond flavored Silk!

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Ingrid says

March 27, 2010 at 3:10 am

Aw, that was sweet of him. My honey isn't like that but my one twin is. He'll call to check up on me.
~ingrid

btw, love your new look.

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pegasuslegend says

March 26, 2010 at 11:29 pm

love the muffins...what a funny story!~ lol

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honeyb says

March 26, 2010 at 8:48 pm

I was literally just looking for recipes with dates!

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Kathleen says

March 26, 2010 at 6:48 pm

These muffins look delicious. As always Grumpy totally cracks me up!

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Maria says

March 26, 2010 at 6:20 pm

Love this muffin recipe!

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Bob says

March 26, 2010 at 6:15 pm

Heh, that's nice that he would go back for you. 😉

The muffins look great!

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Mags says

March 26, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Those co-irkers are going to be so happy! Great looking muffin recipe Shelby. You know how I loves me some muffins!

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Bellini Valli says

March 26, 2010 at 4:25 pm

Awww. Grumpy was worried. These muffins do look good. I just had breakfast so maybe they will do for lunch....

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Fallon says

March 26, 2010 at 2:48 pm

I love restaurants like that! Good food and great prices!

All your muffins are making me want a muffin now. hehe

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Cristine says

March 26, 2010 at 2:16 pm

Grumpy must be a riot to live with! Always a good laugh! 🙂

The muffins look delicious, Shelby!

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