Muffins Made Your Way - KNEP - Kentucky Nutrition Education Program

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Muffins Made Your Way

Servings:12Serving Size:1 muffinRecipe Cost:$1.55Cost per Serving:$0.13

Ingredients:

  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • 2 cups all-purpose or whole-wheat flour (or 1 cup of each type)
  • 1 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 cup oil or melted unsalted butter
  • 1 cup lowfat milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Wash hands.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 12 cups in a muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla.
  5. Pour dry ingredients into the liquid mixture. Mix ingredients quickly, just until moistened. Do not overmix. Batter will be lumpy.
  6. Fold in any of the flavorings, if desired.
  7. Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 to 3/4 full with batter.
  8. Bake 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  9. Cool for 5 minutes in the muffin pan, then remove to continue cooling.
  10. Store in an airtight container.

Notes

If preparing the basic recipe without any additions, sprinkle with sugar before baking or drizzle with honey after removing them from the pan.

Source: Brooke Jenkins, Extension Specialist for the Nutrition Education Program, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service

Tips

One recipe, many flavors. Fold one of these additions into the batter for a delicious variation.

  • Berries: 1 cup of fresh or frozen berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, diced strawberries, or mixed berries)
  • Cranberry: ¾ cup chopped fresh or dried cranberries and the zest of 1 orange
  • Apple: 1 large peeled and finely diced apple and 1½ teaspoons cinnamon (add cinnamon when mixing dry ingredients)
  • Carrot: 1 cup grated carrots and 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon (add cinnamon when mixing dry ingredients)
  • Banana: 3 small or 2 large mashed very ripe bananas and 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon; add ½ cup chopped pecans (optional) (add cinnamon when mixing dry ingredients)
  • Zucchini: 1 cup grated zucchini and 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon (add cinnamon when mixing dry ingredients)
  • Cinnamon raisin: 1 cup raisins and 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon (add cinnamon when mixing dry ingredients)
  • Tropical: 1 cup of fresh or canned (drained) pineapple or mandarin oranges (or a combination of both); sprinkle top with shredded coconut before baking (optional)

Nutrition facts per serving: 190 calories; 8g total fat; 1g saturated fat; 0g trans fat; 50mg cholesterol; 200mg sodium; 25g total carbohydrate; 1g fiber; 10g sugar; 8g added sugars; 5g protein; 0% Daily Value of vitamin D; 4% Daily Value of calcium; 6% Daily Value of iron; 2% Daily Value of potassium.