12 wheat bran bread recipes

This whole wheat oat bran bread is fluffy and soft in the inside, golden, brown and crusty on the outside. It has a delicious tang from black olives, oat bran also adds some nuttiness. It's a great sandwich bread or serve it with soup or stew.

Mighty muffins are hearty bran muffins with whole wheat flour, wheat germ, molasses, raisins, and nuts. High-fiber breakfast muffins that hold up all week.

A hearty whole wheat bread machine loaf packed with apple juice, grated apple, applesauce, and cinnamon for naturally sweet breakfast toast.

Pineapple carrot coffee ring with whole wheat flour, bran, sunflower seeds, raisins, and crushed pineapple bound by yeast and honey. A hearty, nutritious ring loaf for breakfast or brunch.

Soutine's Rosemary Whole Wheat for Bread Machines recipe

You can serve this delightful cholesterol-free, high-fiber bread on New Year's Eve instead of the traditional bowl of black-eyed peas believed to bring good fortune for the year ahead.

No-bake orange cheesecake with cottage cheese, banana, orange juice, and gelatin on a bran-crumb crust. A lighter, low-calorie dessert topped with fresh citrus and berries.

A tasty make ahead vegetarian burger mix. Make in advance and have vege burgers ready in a flash for a quick and healthy snack or meal.

Whole wheat muffins made with pureed anasazi beans, molasses, and carob. No butter, no oil, all blender. Moist, earthy, and packed with fiber and protein.

This no-cook French-inspired tuna salad packs briny capers, sliced black olives, roma tomatoes, and red onion with a red wine vinaigrette. Serve on whole grain bread with peppery watercress, or go full Nicoise-style over mixed greens with potatoes, eggs, and green beans.

High-fiber banana oat bread made with oat bran, oat flakes, whole wheat pastry flour, ripe bananas, and honey. A wholesome quickbread sweetened naturally with no white sugar.

Whole wheat zucchini bread sweetened with honey, loaded with wheat germ, bran, raisins, and nuts. A wholesome, no-refined-sugar quick bread that makes two loaves.