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11-19-2015, 11:21 AM | #1 |
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HEALTHY Muffin Recipes
Does anyone have and tried and tested healthy breakfast muffin recipes? DD is unhappy with our breakfast choices so I'm trying to get creative. Thanks!
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11-19-2015, 11:27 AM | #2 |
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Re: HEALTHY Muffin Recipes
Not a recipe, but I add ground flaxseed and ground chia seeds to pretty much every baked good, so that increases the health value.
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11-19-2015, 11:33 AM | #3 |
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Re: HEALTHY Muffin Recipes
What is healthy to you? Would you include oil? Refined sugar as long as it's a muffin and not a cupcake? Non-refined sweeteners in any amount (honey, maple syrup)? White flour? Flour of any kind? So many people here define "healthy" so differently so I want to see where we are starting from.
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11-19-2015, 11:41 AM | #4 |
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Re: HEALTHY Muffin Recipes
Great question. I don't have a hard and fast answer to that. I just want it to have more good than harm, KWIM? So some sugar is fine, just not tons. Oil is fine, but preferably a healthy oil like coconut oil. White flour is fine, but I might prefer a mix of white with some wheat. Adding in healthy fruits, seeds, etc. is great. DD keeps begging me to buy muffins at the store, but they all seem to be high in sugar with little nutritional value. Just wanted to do something homemade that would offer better nutritional value. I'm pretty open to anything that offers mostly good nutritional value.
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11-19-2015, 11:53 AM | #5 |
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Re: HEALTHY Muffin Recipes
Here's my go to banana bread and muffin recipe.
I use completely whole wheat flour instead of the all purpose. I only use 1/2 cup sugar. And I add in flax seed and chia. So fairly healthy. And my kids love banana bread and muffins. http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/banana_bread/
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11-19-2015, 12:07 PM | #6 | |
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Re: HEALTHY Muffin Recipes
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11-19-2015, 01:06 PM | #7 |
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Re: HEALTHY Muffin Recipes
It depends what you mean by 'healthy' - my recipe has oil and white flour (I've not tried replacing it with whole meal but maybe that would work), but no added sugar, only fruit.
1-2 very ripe, mashed bananas 2 medium eggs 125ml vegetable oil 250ml milk 200g self-raising flour 100g oats 100g ground almonds 100g dried, fresh or frozen fruit (with sugar to taste if needed) |
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11-19-2015, 02:16 PM | #8 |
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Re: HEALTHY Muffin Recipes
My go to recipe is from the Le Leche League cookbook. My kids love them. I can post the recipe later this evening.
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Re: HEALTHY Muffin Recipes
These muffins (and literally ALL of her baked goods... The sugar cookies are amazing. Nobody knew they had honey AND were whole wheat!) Are a favorite. Her baked goods are light and fluffy and all whole foods. I've been on a long journey looking for good fully whole wheat baking, it's much better years later as I've learned tricks, but it hasn't always been yummy! My husband said "hey you made regular (white flour) muffins this time" (a rare treat). I wanted to high five myself. Now I pretty much just use her recipes
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02-08-2016, 04:43 PM | #10 |
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Re: HEALTHY Muffin Recipes
thanks for that blog! Looks fantastic! I'm always on the look out for new recipe blogs.
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Re: HEALTHY Muffin Recipes
My nut butter muffins freeze really well.
1 cup peanut butter 2 eggs 1/4 cup sugar or other sweetener 1 tablespoon vinegar 1/2 teaspoon baking soda I add brown rice protein powder and chocolate chips (1/4 cup of each), as well as any other random things I have on hand (oats, oat bran, chia seeds, hemp seeds, flax seed meal). You just need to add water if you add mix-ins. Bake at 350 degrees F about 15 minutes, maybe a little less.
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02-11-2016, 06:30 PM | #12 |
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Re: HEALTHY Muffin Recipes
No flour in those nut butter muffins?
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02-11-2016, 07:13 PM | #13 |
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Re: HEALTHY Muffin Recipes
No flour! I had oats and oat bran, but you don't need to.
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Re: HEALTHY Muffin Recipes
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Are good! I have used einkorn and also regular wheat flour. personally, we think einkorn gives a softer fluffier texture, but either worked well for me. ---------- Post added at 08:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:45 PM ---------- You're welcome! |
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