These muffins are so good if your wanting a little sweet in the morning with your coffee, yet they are pretty healthy to boot!
1 cup whole oats ....put in bowl with 1/2 cup buttermilk and let sit while you put all the ingredients together.
11/2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 cup dark brown sugar Mix up well and then add: 3/4 cup of chunky apple sauce 1/4 cup molasses 2tbls canola oil 1 beaten egg 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup chopped prunes or dates 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots 1 cup of oats that has been sitting in the buttermilk
Measure out your muffin mixture in a well greased muffin pans and bake in a pre- heated 350 degree oven for 25- 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out dry.
Growing up as a kid I hated breakfast! My poor Mom tried everything to get me to eat before school. I did like however going to a local diner with my Dad and have two sunny side up eggs with white toast. Because of my weight loss journey and my doctor convincing me that I had to eat breakfast in order to lose weight, I forced myself to eat it! I was 51 years old before oatmeal ever hit my mouth let alone much anything else .lol Now I wish my Mom was still with us so she would know that breakfast is my favorite now. Me and my husband love our morning coffee and breakfast more than ever now that we are retired and can take our time with it.
I am a firm believer in cooking foods that are in season so they are at their best for taste and cost. Here is what you'll need for my strawberry muffins with vanilla bean cheese.
3-1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup splenda or sugar 1 egg or 1/4 cup egg beaters 1 teaspoon baking powder 1- 1 1/4 cups of buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups chopped strawberries
Mix all the ingredients and put in a well buttered muffin pan Preheat oven to 350 degrees In a small bowl mix 4 oz's of soften creamed cheese, 1 tbs of splenda or sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste or scrape the seeds from 2 vanilla beans. Put 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture on each muffin and push in down in the batter just a bit Bake for 20- 25 minutes till a toothpick comes out clean. Of course you can use mini muffin pans and just adjust the baking time.
Sometimes I make a few different flavored mini muffins when family is coming over so there is variety.
Note: You will see I mostly always use splenda instead of sugar because I am a diabetic, so of course you can always use sugar. I also use vanilla bean paste because it's far more affordable and goes so much further.
