Muffins Muffins Muffins

Who doesn't love a muffin? 

Especially one chocked full of veggies that your kids will willingly eat!

This recipe came from allrecipes.com, but with a decent amount of changes. 

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup whole wheat flour

3/4 cup oats (I use old fashioned)

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

3 eggs

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 cup plain or vanilla flavored yogurt

1/2 cup white sugar

1/3 cup honey

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup shredded zucchini (drained)

1 cup shredded carrots

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a medium size bowl, sift together the first 8 ingredients. In a separate, large, bowl, beat together eggs, vegetable oil, applesauce, yogurt, sugar, honey, and vanilla. Mix the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Fold in the zucchini, carrots.  Do not over mix.

Scoop into lightly greased muffin pans.

Bake for aprox 18 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  This recipe makes 24 muffins.

After cooled, these freeze nicely.

Hallie

Berry Berry Berry Muffins

We all know how good berries are for us, right?  They are filled with anti oxidants, have the power to fight aging as well as many different cancers and heart disease.

So I had this gigantic, Costco size bag of mixed berries staring at me in the freezer. 

Yes, staring. 

It's like the berries have eyes.  Just look at them.  Doesn't it seem like they are staring??

But, I digress.

I had been using them in my oatmeal, but I was sorta off the oatmeal kick.  So there sat this huge bag.  What could I do with these so that my husband does not revoke my Costco membership because he thinks I am buying things we don't need. 

Because we totally needed the 3 pound bag of veggie straws I bought last week.

And the chocolate covered Acai berries. 

And the new greek yogurt granola bars.

 NEED honey, I swear, we NEEDED these things.

Anyhoo, then it comes to me ... 

Muffins!  Mini Muffins to be exact.  Because my kids will eat anything if it comes either mini or gigantic.  (Are other people's kids like this?) 

There are so many berries in these little guys, that you will not be able to keep the batter white.  But, that is a good thing. 

These little yummy bites are fruit-a-tastic, as number 1 described them.  She also claimed that this is what Strawberry Shortcake would serve at a tea party.  Number 2 was too busy stuffing her face to really comment on how they tasted.  I quite enjoyed them myself.  You won't be able to eat just one. 

These would be great to take to a playgroup and share with all the little people. 

Berry Berry Berry Muffins

Ingredients:

3/4 Cup All Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
3/4 Cup Old Fashioned Oats
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 Cup Sugar
1 Large Egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 Cup Buttermilk
1/4 Cup Milk
1/3 Cup Canola Oil
1 3/4 Cup Frozen Berries

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Combine the first 6 ingredients in a bowl.  Mix well.  In another bowl, combine egg, vanilla, buttermilk, milk, and oil.  Whisk to combine.  Add the dry ingredients to the wet.  Mixing until just combined.  Chop frozen berries.  I used my handy dandy Pampered Chef Chopper thing.  You could also use the Slap Chop if you own one.  Add berries to the batter and mix until combined. 

Line muffin tins with liners and spray lightly with cooking spray other wise these will stick to the liners.  Place batter in lined muffin tins.  Bake 14 to 16 minutes.  Enjoy!

Hallie