Healthy Muffin Recipe 6 Flavor Variations Food

HEALTHY MUFFIN RECIPE (+ 6 FLAVOR VARIATIONS)

Steps:

• First, preheat oven to 350ºF and line a muffin tin with muffin liners. We suggest also spraying your muffin liners with cooking spray just in case.
• Next, place dry ingredients into a medium bowl and mix.
• Then, in a large bowl crack 2 eggs and whisk. Add maple syrup, almond milk, and preferred pureed fruit* and mix again.
• Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients and then mix. Then, add in melted coconut oil and mix again.
• At this point, add any of the add-ins for one of the 6 muffin recipes in this post and mix again.
• Fill each muffin about 3/4 of the way full (these are going to be big muffins). Then, place in the oven at 350ºF and bake for 18-22 minutes or until the center is fully cooked.
• Let cool for 5 minutes and then remove from the muffin tin to continue cooling.

MUFFINS BASIC AND VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Grease 12 2 1/2-inch muffin cups.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Sift Flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a medium-sized bowl.
• Stir to mix well.
• In a small bowl, beat egg with a fork.
• Add milk and oil.
• Add all at once to dry ingredients.
• Stir mixture only until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Batter will be lumpy.
• Drop batter from a tablespoon into prepared muffins pans, filling each cup half to two-thirds full.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Remove from pan and serve hot with butter, jam or marmalade.
• VARIATIONS:
• GINGER MUFFINS: Add 1/2 Cup finely diced candied ginger to flour mixture before adding liquid.
• BANANA PECAN MUFFINS: Prepare muffin batter but use only 1/2 cup milk.
• Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans and 1/4 t ground nutmeg to sifted flour.
• Add 1 cup mashed, peeled banana with the egg, milk and oil.
• BLUEBERRY MUFFINS: Toss 1 cup washed and well-drained fresh or frozen blueberries with sifted flour mixture before adding liquid.
• ORANGE MUFFINS: Cut 2 peeled navel oranges into sections.
• When batter is in the cups, place an orange section on top of each and sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar.
• CHEESE MUFFINS: Fold 1/2 cup grated sharp yellow cheese into muffin mix with the last few strokes on batter.
• Serve hot with scrambled eggs and bacon for a special breakfast.
• SURPRISE MUFFINS: Fill muffin cups 1/3rd full of batter.
• Drop 1/2 t of your favorite jelly in center of batter.
• Add batter to fill cup 2/3rds full.
• Kids just love these as you will.
• COCONUT MUFFINS: Add 1 c Shredded coconut with the last few strokes of mixing.
• For a snack have coconut muffins, butter and milk.
• CHIVE MUFFINS: Fold 1/4 cup chives into the batter during the last few strokes and serve at dinner.
• Great with a steak and salad.

ADDICTIVE HEALTHY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line two medium size muffin pans (2-1/2" muffins) with paper muffin cups.
• In medium bowl put all dry ingredients together (except brown sugar) mix together and set aside.
• If using buttermilk powder, add it here and add the water with the wet ingredients.
• Wash and cut the stem end off the oranges.
• Cut into small equal pieces skins and all.
• Put into workbowl of food processor and pulse until pieces are about the size of large raisins.
• Put oranges into a large bowl, add all the wet ingredients and brown sugar.
• Mix together by hand then add in dry ingredients and stir until all are incorporated.
• Allow to stand about 3 minutes then fill each muffin cup to top.
• Each cup will take about 1/4°C These are dense and do not rise much.
• Top off each with any leftover mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, remove from pan to wire rack to cool.
• To freeze; Allow to cool for at least 4 hours, I put 6 in each plastic bag. To reheat, Reheat from frozen state for one minute or thaw at room temperature and reaheat for about 15 seconds. Microwave ovens vary a lot so you may have to modify the time.
• enjoy.

HEART HEALTHY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix together flour, flaxseed meal, oat bran, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt (if desired), and cinnamon into a large bowl.
• Stir in carrots, apples, raisins (if desired), and nuts.
• Combine milk, beaten eggs, and vanilla.
• Pour liquid ingredients into dry ingredients.
• Stir until ingredients are moistened.
• Do Not over mix.
• Fill muffin cups 3/4 full.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

BASIC MUFFINS WITH VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Beat egg; add milk, oil and vanilla.
• Stir in dry ingredients.
• Spoon into muffin pan.
• Bake at 375* for 25 minutes.
• Variations: After mixing add the Variation ingredients.
• Mix and match to get your favorite!