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Lemon Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

Lemon Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

1-3/4 C. Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked), divided
2 T. firmly packed brown sugar
1 C. all-purpose flour (add an additional 2 T. if using old fashioned oats)
1/2 C. granulated sugar
1 T. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt (optional)
1 C. skim milk
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
2 T. vegetable oil
1 tsp. grated lemon peel
1 tsp. vanilla
1 C. fresh or frozen blueberries (do not thaw)

Heat oven to 400°F. Line 12 medium muffin cups with paper baking cups. For topping, combine 1/4 C. oats and brown sugar; set aside. For muffins, combine 1-1/2 C. oats with remaining dry ingredients in large bowl; mix well. In small bowl, combine milk, egg whites, oil, lemon peel and vanilla; mix well. Add to dry ingredients; stir until moistened. Gently stir in berries. Fill muffin cups almost full; sprinkle with topping. Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool muffins in pan on wire rack for five minutes; remove from pan. Serve warm.

Yield: 12 muffins
Serving Size: 1 muffin

Calories: 180
Fat: 3.5g
Fiber: 2g

Fat-Free Bran Muffins

Fat-Free Bran Muffins

2 1/2 C. Kellogg’s Bran Buds cereal
3/4 cup hot water
1/2 cup fruit puree (e.g. “Just like Shortenin'” or Sunsweet Lighter Bake)
1/4 cup molasses
2 C. buttermilk
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
2 1/2 C. flour

Preheat oven to 375 degrees or 350 degrees if using non-stick pans. Grease muffin tins. In a food processor, add cereal and process until crushed to fine crumbs. Add hot water. Process until briefly. Add all remaining ingredients and mix just until batter is blended. At this point, the batter can be refrigerated for up to six weeks, so you can make a batch ahead and just bake them fresh when you need them. When ready to bake, fill greased muffin tins 3/4 full. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly brown. Do not over bake. You can also add chopped fruit or nuts to the batter for variety.

Yield: 24 Muffins
Serving Size: 1 Muffin

Calories: 135
Fat: < 1g
Fiber: 4.4g

Blackberry Muffins

Blackberry Muffins

2 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
3 T. sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
2 cup fresh blackberries

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and sugar. In a separate bowl, combine the applesauce, eggs, and buttermilk. Add the dry ingredients slowly to the wet ingredients. Mix gently until just combined. Carefully fold in the blackberries. Pour the batter into nonstick muffin C. until they are two-thirds full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean and muffins are lightly browned.

Yield: 12 servings
Serving size: 1 muffin

Calories: 97
Fat: 1g
Fiber: 3g

Kashi Good Friends Muffins

Kashi Good Friends Muffins

1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1-3/4 C. Kashi Good Friends™ Cereal
3/4 cup skim milk, rice or soy milk
1/4 cup honey
2 egg whites
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 medium ripe banana, mashed
Non-stick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 400°F. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine Kashi Good Friends™ Cereal and milk and let stand for 2-3 minutes. Add the egg whites and beat well. Stir in applesauce, banana and honey. Add flour mixture and mix only until dry ingredients are moistened (over-mixing will produce rubbery muffins). Fill sprayed muffin tins. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.

Yield: 12 Muffins
Serving Size: 1 muffin
Calories 100
Fat: 0g
Fiber 3g

Blueberry Bran Muffins

Blueberry Bran Muffins

Blueberry Bran Muffins2 C. fresh blueberries
1 1/2 C. all bran cereal with extra fiber
1 1/2 C. plain soy milk (or skim milk)
1 large egg
1/3 C. canola oil
3/4 C. Splenda
2 T. freshly grated orange zest (colored peel)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 C. whole wheat pastry flour
1 T. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 C. chopped pecans

Wash the blueberries, then remove the stems. Lay the berries on a paper towel to dry. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease your muffin tins or line them with paper liners. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the cereal and the soy milk; soak this mixture for about 15 minutes. Stir in egg, oil, Splenda, orange zest, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nuts. Gently stir in the blueberries. All at once, add the dry ingredients to the cereal mixture. Gently stir, just until blended. Do not over-stir! Too much stirring destroys the light texture of muffins. Spoon the batter into greased or paper-lined muffin tins. Bake the muffins for 25 minutes, until the cake tester inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Yield: 18 muffins
Serving Size: 1 muffin

Calories: 140
Fat: 8g
Fiber: 4g

Big Batch Lemon Muffins

Big Batch Lemon Muffins

1 1/2 C. Unbleached all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. Cream of tartar
1 T. Baking powder
1/4 tsp. Sea salt
1/4 tsp. Ground nutmeg
1 1/2 ups Whole wheat flour
1/2 C. Wheat germ
10 1/2 oz. Soft silken tofu, drained
1/4 C. Lemon juice
2 T. Egg replacer
1/2 C. Water
1/2 C. Natural applesauce
1 C. Brown sugar
1/2 C. Light corn syrup
1/2 C. White grape juice concentrate, – (frozen, thawed)
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
1 tsp. Grated lemon peel
1/2 tsp. Cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 F. Oil and lightly flour muffin pans. Sift all-purpose flour, cream of tartar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg into a large bowl. Stir in whole wheat flour and wheat germ. Set aside. Place tofu and 2 T. lemon juice in a food processor and blend until smooth. Set aside. In a small bowl, whisk egg replacer with water until foamy. In a medium-size bowl, mix applesauce, brown sugar, corn syrup and juice concentrate. Stir in egg replacer, vanilla, lemon peel and remaining 2 T. lemon juice. Add applesauce mixture to dry ingredients alternately with tofu mixture, stirring after each addition. Fill muffin C. 2/3 full with batter and lightly dust surface of each with cinnamon. Bake until muffins are light brown and toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Turn out to cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or wrap and store at room temperature when cool.

Makes 24 Muffins
Calories 143
Fat 2 g
1g fiber

Herbed Sausage Muffins

Herbed Sausage Muffins

A couple muffins & some fruit made an easy, tasty breakfast with a good combination of carbs, protein, and fats. I didn’t get hungry for hours after this breakfast.

6 oz. turkey sausage, casings removed

1/4 Onion, diced (optional)

1/2 tsp. onion powder

1/4 tsp. dried sage

1/8 tsp. ground black pepper

1 C. all-purpose flour

1/2 C. whole-wheat flour

11/2 tsp. baking powder

3/4 C. skim milk

3 T. maple syrup

1 egg white, lightly beaten

2 T. canola oil (I used olive oil)

Coat 10 muffin cups with no-stick spray. Set aside. Crumble the sausage into a large no-stick frying pan set over medium heat (along with onions, if using). Cook, breaking up the pieces with a wooden spoon for 5 minutes, or until browned. Place the meat in a small bowl and stir in the onion powder, sage and pepper. In a medium bowl, stir together the all purpose flour, whole-wheat flour and baking powder. In a small bowl, combine the milk, maple syrup, egg white and oil. Add the maple mixture to the flour mixture and stir just until combined. Then gently fold in the meat mixture. Spoon the mixture into the muffin cups, filling each cup about 3/4 full. Bake at 400 about 20 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted near the center of a muffin comes out clean. Remove from the muffin pan.

1 Muffin: 137 calories

6g Protein

5g Fat

1g Fiber

Notes: I use Foster Farms Mild Italian Turkey Sausages; 140cal per sausage, 2 sausages used in this recipe.

Whole Wheat Banana Muffins

Whole Wheat Banana Muffins

3/4 C. all-purpose flour
1 C. whole wheat flour
1/4 C. oat bran
3 T. wheat germ
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1 dash nutmeg
2 bananas — mashed
1/4 C. light brown sugar
1 T. vegetable oil
1 egg — lightly beaten
1/2 C. unsweetened applesauce
vegetable oil spray

Preheat oven to 350. Combine flours, oat bran, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground ginger in a large bowl; make a well in the center of the mixture. Combine mashed banana, sugar, oil, egg, and apple sauce; add to dry ingredients, stirring until just moistened. Spoon mixture into a 12- C. muffin pan coated with vegetable oil spray, filling two-thirds full. Bake at 350 for 23 minutes.

Yield: 12 muffins
Calories: 123
Fat: 2g
FIber: 3g

The Greenhouse Bran Muffins

The Greenhouse Bran Muffins

1 C. shreds of wheat bran cereal (all bran, etc)
1/2 C. raisins
1/3 C. boiling water
3/4 C. low-fat buttermilk
1/3 C. molasses
2 T. vegetable oil
1 large egg lightly beaten
1/2 C. all-purpose flour
1/2 C. whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. ground ginger
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2. Combine first 3 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in buttermilk and next 3 ingredients; set aside. 3. Combine flours and next 5 ingredients in a bowl; make a well in center of mixture. Add cereal mixture to flour mixture; stirring just until moist. 4. Divide batter evenly among 12 muffin C. coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. Remove from pan immediately; place on a wire rack.

Yield: 1 dozen (serving size: 1 muffin).
Calories: 129
Fat: 3.4g
Fiber: 3.5g

Orange Vanilla Muffins

Orange Vanilla Muffins

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 T. sugar
6 packets (or 2 tsp. bulk) Sweet ‘N Low®
2-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup reduced-calorie tub margarine, melted
1/4 cup orange juice
1 large egg
2 tsp. finely grated orange rind
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray or line with paper muffin cups. In a large bowl, sift the dry ingredients. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, margarine, orange juice, egg, orange rind, and vanilla. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour in the liquid ingredients; stir until moistened. Spoon equal amounts of batter into the prepared muffin cups. Bake 15 to 18 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from the pan; serve warm or cold.

Cranberry Orange Pumpkin Muffin

Cranberry Orange Pumpkin Muffin

2 egg whites
1 C. canned pumpkin
1 teasppon vanilla
1/2 C. sugar
1/2 tsp. orange peel, grated (optional)
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
2 tsp. canola oil
1/1/4 C. flour
1/4 teasppon salt
1 teasppon baking soda
1/2 C. dried cranberries
nonstick cooking spray

In a medium sized mixing bowl, lightly beat egg whites until foamy. Stir in pumpkin, vanilla, sugar, orange peel and oil. COmbine flour, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture, stirring until blended. Stir in cranberries. In a muffin pan, sprayed lightly with nonstick cooking spray, sppon dough into 12 equal portions. ake at 250 degrees for 20 inutes. Remove from pan and cool on racks.

Yield: 12 Muffins
Calories: 110
Fat: 1.2g
Fiber: 1.8g

Overnight Oatmeal Muffins

Overnight Oatmeal Muffins

1 cup regular oats
2 cups low-fat buttermilk
1 2/3 cups whole wheat flour
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 T. vegetable oil
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2/3 cup dried blueberries
Cooking spray

Combine oats and buttermilk in a medium bowl; cover and refrigerate overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Place buttermilk mixture, flour, and next 6 ingredients (flour through eggs) in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Fold in blueberries. Spoon 1/4 cup batter into each of 24 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. Remove muffins from pans immediately; place on a wire rack.

Cheesy Onion Muffins

Cheesy Onion Muffins

1 1/2 cups reduced fat baking mix
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 T. grated Parmesan cheese
1 T. dried minced onion
2 T. snipped fresh parsley
1 egg white
3/4 cup skim milk

In a medium mixing bowl stir together biscuit mix, flour, Parmesan cheese, dried onion and parsley. Beat egg whites with milk and stir into dry ingredients until just moistened. Fill muffin cups half full (should have been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray first). Bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. You should be able to stick a toothpick in the center and have it come out clean.

12 servings: each: Calories 89

Oatmeal Pumpkin Muffins

Oatmeal Pumpkin Muffins

1/2 cup ground oats
1/4 cup canned pumpkin
8 egg whites
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 T. Splenda
1/2 tsp baking powder
Dash of vanilla extract

Mix all ingredients well, bake in 350 degree oven for approx 20 to 25 minutes. This makes 4 large muffins, each muffin having 2 oz of protein and 1/2 cup carb. Store these in a zip lock bag after they have cooled and keep in fridge.

6WBM Breakfast Muffins

6WBM Breakfast Muffins

1/2 C. whole Oatmeal (ground into flour in food processor or blender)
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
4 Egg Whites
1 – 2 T. Artificial Sweetener
1/2 C. Blueberries or other “A” fruit (optional)
Spices to taste — nutmeg, cinnamon, etc (optional)

Mix all the ingredients together; add a splash of water if necessary. Spoon into muffin tins, lined with paper muffin cups. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. You may need to cook the muffins an extra minute or two if you add the fruit. Variation: instead of fruit, add 1/2 a shredded carrot (or zucchini), ground ginger and cinnamon to taste to the mix.

Yield: 2 servings
Serving Size: 2 medium or 4 miniature muffins

Calories: 133
Fat: 1.4g
Fiber: 1.7g

Notes: These aren’t super sweet or at all like store bought muffins, but they taste OK and are easily portable for a quick snack or breakfast on the go.

Peanut Butter & Jelly Mini Muffins

Peanut Butter & Jelly Mini Muffins

1 C. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 C. packed brown sugar
1/2 C. vanilla low-fat yogurt
2 T. creamy peanut butter
1 T. vegetable oil
2 large egg whites
Cooking spray
2 T. strawberry jelly or grape jelly

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring C.; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, and make a well in center of mixture. Combine sugar and next 4 ingredients (sugar through egg whites) in a bowl, and stir with a whisk until well-blended. Add to flour mixture, and stir just until moist. Spoon batter into 24 miniature muffin C. coated with cooking spray, filling each half full. Top each with 1/4 tsp. jelly; top with remaining batter. Bake at 400 degrees for 12 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pans immediately.

Yield: 2 dozen mini muffins
Serving Size: 2 muffins

Calories: 121
Fat: 3.2g
Fiber: 0g

Muffins

Muffins

Muffins

 

2 C. Flour

1/2 tsp. Salt

2 tsp. Baking Powder

3 T. Sugar

1 Egg

3 T. Oil

1 C. Milk

 

Sift and measure flour; add other dry ingredients and sift into a mixing bowl. Beat egg in a separate bowl; add oil and milk and mix well. Add liquid ingredients to flour mixture and stir quickly until dry ingredients are just moist; do not overmix. Drop into oiled muffin tin, holding spoon close to pan and pushing batter with spatula, filling each C. about 2/3 full. Bake for 5 minutes at 375; raise temperature to 425 for 15 minutes longer.

Ginger Bread Muffins

Ginger Bread Muffins

Ginger Bread Muffins

 

1 C. Flour

2 tsp. Baking Powder

1/4 tsp. Salt

1/8 tsp. Baking Soda

1/8 tsp. Cinnamon

1/4 C. Sugar

1/8 tsp. Cloves

1 Egg

5 tsp. Molasses

1/4 C. Milk

1/4 C. Oil

 

Sift dry ingredients together. Beat eggs, add milk and oil. Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients and mix to a smooth batter. Bake in well greased muffin tin at 375 for 20 minutes.

Jelly Doughnut Muffins

Jelly Doughnut Muffins

6541_l2 C. all purpose flour
1 T. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 C. sugar
2 large eggs
1 C. milk
6 T. vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract
~4 T. jelly, any flavor (I used raspberry)

1/4 C. butter
1/4 C. sugar

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line 12 muffin C. with muffin papers. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in the sugar. Lightly beat the eggs in another bowl. Beat in the milk, oil and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Be careful not to over mix. Fill each muffin C. about 1/3 of the way and make a well in the center with a spoon. Add ~1 tsp. of jelly and then top with the remaining batter. Bake for ~15 minutes, until the muffins are golden brown and spring back when pressed lightly. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a shallow bowl and place the sugar in a second bowl. When the muffins are baked let them cool in the pan for about 5 minutes. Dip the tops of the muffins in the butter and then in the sugar and place on a wire rack to cool completely. I like these muffins best when they are really fresh and still a little warm but they will also keep in an air tight container for 3-4 days.

Friendly Fiber Muffins

Friendly Fiber Muffins

Friendly Fiber Muffins1 C. whole wheat flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 3/4 C. Kashi Good Friends cereal
3/4 C. skim milk, rice or soy milk
1/4 C. honey
2 egg whites
1/4 C. unsweetened applesauce
1 medium ripe banana, mashed
non-stick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 400. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine Kashi Good Friends cereal and milk and let stand for 2-3 minutes. Add the egg whites and beat well. Stir in honey, applesauce and banana. Add flour mixture and mix only until dry ingredients are moistened (over-mixing will produce rubbery muffins). Fill sprayed muffin tins. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.

Kitchen Sink Muffins (many variations)

Kitchen Sink Muffins (many variations)

Kitchen Sink Muffins (many variations)

 

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour

2 T. ground flax meal

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

⅓ cup granulated sugar

1 cup unsweetened applesauce or yogurt

2 T. melted butter

⅓ cup milk

 

Add-in Options

 

1 cup fresh or frozen fruit, thawed

½ cup pecans, walnuts or almonds, chopped

⅔ cup dried fruit

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 cup chocolate chips, semi-sweet

 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place muffin liners in a 12 standard-size muffin pan. In a large mixing bowl combine the dry ingredients; flour, ground flax, baking powder, baking soda and sugar. Add in yogurt, melted butter and milk. Stir until thoroughly combined, creating a smooth, stiff batter. Gently fold in additional ingredient options, then divide batter equally spooning into the muffin cups. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until tops are golden. Transfer to cooling rack. Serve warm or at room temperature, store remaining muffins in an airtight container.