Category: Muffins

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

EASY, delicious banana chocolate chip muffins can be ready and on the table in 30 minutes! You’ll LOVE these simple, yummy breakfast treats!
EASY, delicious banana chocolate chip muffins can be ready and on the table in 30 minutes! You'll LOVE these simple, yummy breakfast treats!

I’ve been making banana chocolate chip muffins for years, because we love them! Recently I tried a “slightly different” recipe I found on Pinterest, which has sour cream as one of the ingredients. We had some super ripe bananas on the counter that were begging to be used… so they became yummy breakfast muffins!

This recipe is incredibly EASY to make with minimal “prep time” (10 minutes), and the addition of sour cream makes these banana chocolate chip muffins very moist and delicious! We really enjoyed them a lot, so I want to pass the simple recipe on to you today!

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How To Make Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Preheat your oven to 350° F.  Prepare a standard sized muffin tin, by inserting paper cupcake/muffin liners OR by greasing each muffin cup. Set the muffin tin aside.

Place very ripe bananas, sour cream, vanilla extract, softened butter and eggs into a large mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer to blend these ingredients well. You will still have little pieces of banana in the batter when done mixing.

Bananas, eggs, butter, sour cream, etc. are mixed together for batter for banana chocolate chip muffins.

Add granulated sugar, all purpose flour, baking soda and chocolate chips to the bowl. Stir these ingredients together until batter is fully blended.

Just like that, you have the batter made for these banana chocolate chip muffins! In less than 10 minutes prep time, you are ready to get these muffins portioned out, and in the oven!

Flour, sugar, soda and chocolate chips are mixed into banana chocolate chip muffins batter.

Bake The Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Pour or spoon the banana chocolate chip batter into the prepared muffin tin, equally dividing the batter into 12 portions. The batter will come up fairly high in each of the paper liners or muffin wells. OPTIONAL: If you want, you can a few chocolate chips to the top of the muffins before baking (for appearance), but it is not necessary. I did not do this step, as you can see from the photos below.

Bake the banana chocolate chip muffins on the middle rack at 350° F for 20 minutes, or until the muffins are golden brown on top.  When done, remove the pan from the oven.

Banana chocolate chip muffins are prepared in muffin tins, then baked until golden brown.

Transfer the muffins to a wire rack to cool slightly before serving.  This recipe makes 12 delicious banana chocolate chip muffins (and they freeze well).

The banana chocolate chip muffins, cooling on a wire rack after baking.

Once cooled a bit, the muffins are ready for you (and those you love) to enjoy!  Behold… my cute little banana chocolate chip muffin, on a plate, ready to slice in half and enjoy with a tiny bit of softened butter (and a cup of coffee)!

One of the banana chocolate chip muffins, on a plate, ready to be eaten.

One of the banana chocolate chip muffins, sliced in half to show the inside.

We really enjoyed these scrumptious banana chocolate chip muffins. My husband really loved these muffins, too, even though he is not the world’s biggest banana muffin or banana bread fan! They were so easy to make, and taste delicious!

I gave a few of the muffins to our oldest son to enjoy, and froze a few for another time when we want a muffin for breakfast! YUM! Hope you try this EASY and quick recipe! I’m pretty sure you will love these muffins as much as we did! Have a GREAT day!

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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
EASY, delicious banana chocolate chip muffins can be ready and on the table in 30 minutes! You'll LOVE these simple, yummy breakfast treats!
Category: Bread/Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana chocolate chip muffins
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories Per Serving: 306 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 3 bananas (very ripe)
  • 3 Tablespoons sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) , softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Prepare a standard-sized muffin tin by inserting paper cupcake/muffin liners OR by greasing each muffin cup. Set the muffin tin aside.

  2. Place bananas, sour cream, vanilla extract, softened butter and eggs into a large mixing bowl. Use electric mixer to blend well. You will still have little pieces of banana in the batter when done. Add granulated sugar, all purpose flour, baking soda and chocolate chips to the bowl. Stir ingredients until batter is fully blended.

  3. Pour or spoon batter into prepared muffin tin, equally dividing batter into 12 portions. The batter will come up fairly high in each of the paper liners or muffin wells. OPTIONAL: You can add a few chocolate chips to the top of the batter before baking (for appearance), but it is not necessary.  

  4. Bake on the middle rack of preheated 350° F oven for 20 minutes, or until golden brown on top. When done, remove from oven. Transfer muffins out of pan to a wire rack to cool slightly before serving. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)
Calories 306 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 50mg17%
Sodium 179mg8%
Potassium 144mg4%
Carbohydrates 47g16%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 27g30%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 330IU7%
Vitamin C 2.6mg3%
Calcium 28mg3%
Iron 1.3mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Here’s one more to pin on your Pinterest boards!EASY, delicious banana chocolate chip muffins can be ready and on the table in 30 minutes! You'll LOVE these simple, yummy breakfast treats!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are a yummy Fall breakfast treat! Made with Greek yogurt and no oil, they are light, delicious, and easy to make!
Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are a yummy Fall breakfast treat! Made with Greek yogurt and no oil, they are light, delicious, and easy to make!

Fall is here and pumpkins are everywhere you look!  I decided to get in on the crazy pumpkin recipe trend. So, this past weekend I tried a new “lightened up” recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. This particular recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip muffins intrigued me, because no oil was used in it.  There also was no granulated sugar, just a small amount of brown sugar. The recipe also called for Greek nonfat plain yogurt. Needless to say, I was very curious to try these muffins.

I only made a couple very slight tweaks to the original recipe. All purpose flour was used, instead of whole wheat flour, and regular chocolate chips were used, instead of miniature chips. The pumpkin chocolate chip muffins were incredibly quick and easy to make, and turned out GREAT! They have a slightly different texture than traditional pumpkin muffins, due to the tweaking of the ingredients. The great news is they still have ALL the flavor you would expect, with only 154 calories per muffin!

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How To Make Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

The first thing to do is preheat your oven to 400°F. While the oven is preheating, place paper muffin liners into a standard sized (12 holder) muffin tin. Lightly spray paper liners with non-stick cooking spray.

Place pumpkin puree, Greek yogurt, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract into a medium sized mixing bowl. Whisk these ingredients together to form a smooth batter.

Eggs, pumpkin, Greek yogurt and brown sugar are mixed to make batter for pumpkin chocolate chip muffins.

Batter for pumpkin chocolate chip muffins is whisked together.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, spices, and rolled oats).  Add this dry mixture to the pumpkin batter in bowl. Stir the batter only until all ingredients have been combined. Be careful to NOT overmix!

Dry ingredients are added to batter for pumpkin chocolate chip muffins.

Add chocolate chips, then fold them into batter.

Chocolate chips are added to pumpkin muffin batter.

Evenly divide filling into prepared paper muffin liners in pan.  The batter will almost come to the top of the liners. Sprinkle the top of each muffin with a few more chocolate chips.

Batter for pumpkin chocolate chip muffins is divided into 12 muffin tins.

Time To Bake The Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Bake the pumpkin chocolate chip muffins in preheated 400°F oven for approximately 15-17 minutes. To test for doneness, insert a toothpick into center of a muffin. If the toothpick comes out clean, the muffins are done.

Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins cooling down, after baking.

Time to EAT!

Remove the muffin pan from oven. Carefully lift out pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, and transfer them to a wire rack to cool.

Close up photo of pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, on wire rack.

Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins can be served either warm or at room temperature (my preferred temp). Store leftovers in an airtight covered container. Here is a photo of the inside of one of the pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, after cooling down.  The muffins are filled with flavor (and chocolate chips!).

A look at the inside of one of the pumpkin chocolate chip muffins.

I hope you enjoy these easy to prepare muffins! Each muffin, when prepared as written, have a total of approximately 154 calories. That’s pretty low in calories for such a great tasting muffin! Hope you enjoy these muffins…Have a GREAT day!

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
17 mins
Total Time
27 mins
 

Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are a yummy Fall breakfast treat! Made with Greek yogurt and no oil, they are light, delicious, and easy to make!

Category: Breakfast, Snacks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pumpkin chocolate chip muffins
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories Per Serving: 154 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 1 cup nonfat Greek plain yogurt
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • cups all purpose flour (or whole wheat flour)
  • 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips (reg. or mini)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. While oven preheats, place paper muffin liners into a standard sized (12 holder) muffin tin. Lightly spray paper liners with non-stick cooking spray.

  2. Place pumpkin puree, Greek yogurt, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract into a medium sized mixing bowl. Whisk these ingredients together to form a smooth batter.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, rolled oats, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, salt, baking soda).  Add to pumpkin batter in bowl.  Stir batter only until all ingredients have been combined. Be careful to NOT overmix! Add chocolate chips; fold them into batter.

  4. Evenly divide filling into prepared paper muffin liners.  Batter will almost come to top of the liners. Sprinkle the top of each muffin with a few chocolate chips.

  5. Bake muffins in preheated 400°F oven for 15-17 minutes.To test for doneness, insert a toothpick into center of a muffin. If toothpick comes out clean, muffins are done. Remove muffin pan from oven. Carefully lift out muffins, and transfer to a wire rack to cool. Muffins can be served warm, or at room temperature. Store leftovers in sealed airtight container.

Recipe Notes

Caloric calculation was based on using all purpose flour (versus whole wheat).

Nutrition Facts
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)
Calories 154 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 29mg10%
Sodium 97mg4%
Potassium 147mg4%
Carbohydrates 26g9%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 3235IU65%
Vitamin C 0.8mg1%
Calcium 64mg6%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Here’s one more to pin on your Pinterest boards!Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are a yummy Fall breakfast treat! Made with Greek yogurt and no oil, they are light, delicious, and easy to make!

Peach Jam Muffins

You will enjoy these family friendly, easy to make Peach Jam Muffins, with a sweet peach glaze on top! They are delicious and filled with peaches and cinnamon!
You will enjoy these family friendly, easy to make Peach Jam Muffins, with a sweet peach glaze on top! They are delicious, and filled with peaches and cinnamon!

Do you enjoy making muffins? I’ve posted a variety of muffin recipes on this blog, including Blueberry Crumble, Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip, Cranberry Orange, Carrot Cake, and Apple Raisin, to name a few.

I really enjoy making muffins for breakfast, and this recipe for a dozen peach jam muffins is EASY, quick, and delicious! Here’s how to make them:

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How To Make Peach Jam Muffins

Preheat oven to 400° F.  Peel, pit, and finely dice peaches. Place diced peaches in bowl with vegetable oil, egg and vanilla. Stir well, to combine. TIP: If FRESH peaches are not in season or readily available, you can easily substitute a 16 ounce can of peaches. DRAIN them, then dice them, before adding to recipe.

Fresh peaches are peeled, then diced and added to egg, for muffins.

In separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Stir to mix, then add dry ingredients to peaches, a little at a time, while stirring. Stir only until the batter is combined and moistened. The mixture will be fairly thick.

Dry ingredients are combined then added to peaches for muffins.

Fill a 12 cup standard sized muffin tin with paper liners. Spray bottom of paper liners with non-stick spray. Divide muffin batter evenly between 12 muffin holders.

Batter for peach jam muffins is added to muffin tin for baking.

Time To Bake The Peach Jam Muffins

Bake peach jam muffins at 400° F. for 15-20 minutes, or until the tops of the muffins are light golden brown.  Remove the pan from oven. Let the peach jam muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer muffins out of pan onto a wire rack to cool.

Baked peach jam muffins, hot out of oven.

Peach jam muffins cool down on wire rack before adding glaze.

Brush The Top Of The Muffins With Peach Jam

Use a pastry brush to cover the tops of the muffins with (room temperature) peach jam. I place a piece of wax paper under the wire rack to catch any drips that might occur. I was fortunate to be able to use my homemade canned peach jam for this recipe. YUM!

Peach jam is brushed on top of each muffin with a pastry brush.

Time To EAT!

Once the peach jam muffins have cooled  to room temperature, they are ready to eat and enjoy! They’re sweet, and filled with peaches. I’m confident you’ll enjoy these delicious treats.

One dozen peach jam muffins on white serving tray, ready to eat!

Close up photo of one peach jam muffin, with fresh peach slice in front.

Nothing like a yummy peach jam muffin to bring the taste of summer right onto your breakfast table!  See the diced peaches inside the muffin (below)? 

An inside look at a cut open peach jam muffin.

These peach jam muffins taste wonderful! They also freeze well, if wrapped well and placed in freezer storage bags. I really hope you will consider making a dozen of them for those you love!  Be sure to check out ALL of my recipes in the Recipe Index, located at the top of the page. Have a fantastic day, friends!

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Peach Jam Muffins
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
18 mins
Total Time
33 mins
 
You will enjoy these family friendly, easy to make Peach Jam Muffins, with a sweet peach glaze on top! They are delicious, and filled with peaches and cinnamon!
Category: Bread/Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: peach jam muffins
Servings: 12
Calories Per Serving: 192 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 2 peaches (large) , peeled, chopped fine
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg , slightly beaten
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup peach jam , room temperature
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400° F.  Peel, pit, and finely dice peaches. Place diced peaches in bowl with vegetable oil, egg and vanilla. Stir well, to combine.
  2. In separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Stir to mix, then add dry ingredients to peaches, a little at a time, while stirring. Stir only until batter is combined and moistened. Mixture will be fairly thick.
  3. Fill 12 cup standard sized muffin tin with paper liners. Spray bottom of paper liners with non-stick spray. Divide muffin batter evenly between 12 muffin holders. Bake muffins at 400° F. for 15-20 minutes, or until tops are light golden brown.  Remove pan from oven. Let peach jam muffins cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer muffins out of pan onto wire rack.

  4. Use a pastry brush to cover tops of muffins with room temperature peach jam. Once the peach jam muffins have cooled to room temperature, they are ready to eat and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

No fresh peaches in season? Can substitute a 16 ounce can peaches, drained and chopped fine, if necessary.

Nutrition Facts
Peach Jam Muffins
Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)
Calories 192 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 13mg4%
Sodium 106mg5%
Potassium 183mg5%
Carbohydrates 30g10%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 100IU2%
Vitamin C 2.5mg3%
Calcium 53mg5%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Here’s one more to pin on your Pinterest boards!You will enjoy these family friendly, easy to make Peach Jam Muffins, with a sweet peach glaze on top! They are delicious, and filled with peaches and cinnamon!

Blueberry Lemon Muffins

Blueberry Lemon Muffins are absolutely light and DELICIOUS, easy to make, bursting with the flavors of fresh blueberries and lemon zest, and topped with a lemon glaze. You’re gonna LOVE these muffins!
Blueberry Lemon Muffins are absolutely light and DELICIOUS, easy to make, bursting with blueberries and lemon zest, and topped with a lemon glaze you will love!

Do you love blueberries! We sure do! In the past I’ve used blueberries to make scones, crumble muffins,  ice cream, smoothies, french toast, jam, bagels and galettes, to name a few recipes that feature this versatile little berry! And wow, do I ever LOVE these yummy blueberry lemon muffins!

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Picking Fresh Blueberries Is One Of My Summer Traditions

I love to go pick fresh blueberries at Rowell Brothers Farm every summer (a local U-Pick farm that’s been farming the land there since 1853). They consistently produce a wide variety of delicious berries on their HUGE farm (marionberries, blackberries, boysenberries, raspberries, blueberries, etc.). They sell them at very reasonable prices (and you can nibble on the berries for free while you pick!).

Earlier this summer I picked raspberries and boysenberries there, but this time, once they were ripe, I went for BLUEBERRIES! I went there last week and picked 9 pounds of juicy blueberries in an hour, then brought them home. Some were destined for our freezer, where I can use them all year round. BUT… some of the fresh blueberries were used to make these incredible tasting blueberry lemon muffins!

A photo collage from blueberry picking at a local farm.

How Do I Make These Delicious Blueberry Lemon Muffins?

I’m so glad you asked!  Here’s how: Before you begin making the muffin batter, preheat your oven to 400° F. Place cupcake liners into a standard sized (12 cup) muffin tin. Set aside.

Beat eggs and granulated sugar together in a mixing bowl. Beat on HIGH speed for 5 minutes (yes… 5 minutes!).  When done, the mixture will have thickened slightly.  Add sour cream, oil, vanilla and salt to the egg mixture. Beat on LOW speed only until ingredients are combined.

Beating eggs, sugar, and sour cream for the muffin batter.

In a separate small bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder until combined. Add flour, 1/3 cup at a time to the egg mixture, and whisk (by hand) only until flour is incorporated into batter.  Continue adding flour 1/3 cup at a time until all flour is incorporated.

Be careful to NOT OVERMIX the batter (overmixing can cause the muffins to end up being too dense in texture).

Whisking flour and baking powder into muffin batter.

Add lemon zest and lemon juice to the muffin batter; whisk only until barely combined. Fold in the blueberries gently, just until incorporated into batter.

Adding lemon zest, lemon juice and blueberries into muffin batter.

Fill The Muffin Tins And Bake!

Fill the 12 muffin cup liners with the batter, dividing evenly. Use all the batter (mine were filled almost to the top). Bake muffins at 400° F. for 20-22 minutes. When done, you should be able to stick a toothpick into the middle of the muffin and it will come out clean. The tops of the muffins will be light golden brown in color.

When done baking, remove pan from oven. The muffins should be slightly golden in color.

Muffin cups are filled with batter, then baked until done.

Transfer muffins out of muffin tin and onto a wire rack to cool. I place a piece of aluminum foil (or parchment paper) UNDER the rack to catch any icing drips when glazing the muffins later.

Let the muffins cool to room temperature. By the way… LOOK at those muffins with those juicy blueberries!

Baked blueberry lemon muffins, cooling on a wire rack.

Make The Lemon Glaze

While the muffins are cooling, whip up a quick lemon glaze (trust me… you WANT the lemon glaze on these muffins… it is the perfect finishing touch! To make the glaze, simply combine powdered sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest in a small bowl until fully blended.

You want the glaze to have a good consistency to drizzle over the top of each muffin, but not be too thin where it runs all over. If you want it thicker, add a bit more powdered sugar. If you want it a bit thinner, add a bit more lemon juice (or water). Stir until all lumps are gone.

Mixing lemon glaze to drizzle on top of blueberry muffins.

Glaze The Blueberry Lemon Muffins

When muffins are at room temperature, drizzle lemon glaze over top of each one. The foil you placed under the wire rack should catch any wayward drips, which will make your cleanup so much easier!

Let the glaze firm up for several minutes, then these delicious blueberry lemon muffins are ready to eat! Don’t they look GOOD? (picture me drooling here!)

Blueberry lemon muffins are drizzled with lemon glaze and are ready to eat!

Pour yourself a good cup of coffee or tea, grab a muffin… and ENJOY the absolutely yummy taste of these delicious treats! You can see in the photo below what the blueberry lemon muffins look like on the inside. They’re bursting with blueberries!

Time for a blueberry muffin with lemon glaze... and a cup of coffee!

Lots of lemon and blueberry flavor in each bite of muffin!

We LOVED these blueberry lemon muffins, and I am confident you will, too! We enjoyed them so much I froze several of them so that we could take them with us on an upcoming road trip!  That’s right… these delicious muffins are going on vacation with us! HA HA!

Hope you will give these delicious muffins a try. Your family and/or friends will thank you! Thanks for stopping by today, and hope you will come back soon for more yummy recipes.

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You can find all of my recipes in the Recipe Index, which is located at the top of the page. I have LOTS of delicious muffin recipes you’re gong to love, including:

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Recipe Adapted from: Natasha, at https://natashaskitchen.com/blueberry-muffins-with-lemon-glaze/

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Blueberry Lemon Muffins
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Blueberry Lemon Muffins are absolutely light and DELICIOUS, easy to make, bursting with blueberries and lemon zest, and topped with a lemon glaze you will love!
Category: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: blueberry lemon muffins
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories Per Serving: 307 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
For Muffin Batter:
  • 2 eggs (large) (at room temperature)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or LIGHT olive oil)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • cups fresh blueberries
For Lemon Glaze:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
  • Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 400° F. Place cupcake liners into a standard sized (12 cup) muffin tin. Set aside.

  2. Beat eggs and granulated sugar together in a mixing bowl. Beat on HIGH speed for 5 minutes (yes... 5 minutes!). When done, the mixture will have thickened slightly. Add sour cream, oil, vanilla and salt to the egg mixture. Beat on LOW speed only until ingredients are combined.
  3. In a separate small bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder until combined. Add flour, 1/3 cup at a time to the egg mixture, and whisk (by hand) only until flour is incorporated into batter.  Continue adding flour 1/3 cup at a time until all flour is incorporated. Be careful to NOT OVERMIX the batter (overmixing can cause the muffins to end up being too dense in texture).
  4. Add lemon zest and lemon juice to the muffin batter; whisk only until barely combined. Fold in the blueberries gently, just until incorporated into batter.
  5. Fill the 12 muffin cup liners with the batter, dividing evenly. Use all the batter (mine were filled almost to top). Bake muffins at 400° F. for 20-22 minutes . When done, you should be able to stick a toothpick into the middle of the muffin and it will come out clean. The tops of the muffins will be light golden brown in color. Transfer muffins out of muffin tin and onto a wire rack to cool. I place a piece of aluminum foil (or parchment paper) UNDER the rack to catch any icing drips when glazing the muffins later. Let the muffins cool to room temperature. While muffins cool, prepare lemon glaze.

To Make Lemon Glaze:
  1. Stir powdered sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest in a small bowl until fully blended, and lumps are gone. You want a good consistency to drizzle over the top of each muffin, but not too thin where it runs all over. If you want glaze thicker, add a bit more powdered sugar. If you want glaze thinner, add a tiny bit more lemon juice (or water). Once muffins are at room temperature, drizzle lemon glaze on top of each one (the foil under the rack will catch wayward drips, which makes cleanup easy). Let the glaze firm up for several minutes, then muffins are ready to eat! ENJOY!

Nutrition Facts
Blueberry Lemon Muffins
Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)
Calories 307 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Cholesterol 33mg11%
Sodium 74mg3%
Potassium 154mg4%
Carbohydrates 47g16%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 28g31%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 110IU2%
Vitamin C 4.2mg5%
Calcium 64mg6%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Here’s one more to pin on your Pinterest boards!Blueberry Lemon Muffins are absolutely light and DELICIOUS, easy to make, bursting with blueberries and lemon zest, and topped with a lemon glaze you will love!

Apple Raisin Muffins

These moist and delicious apple raisin muffins, full of fresh apples, raisins, cinnamon and pecans, are an easy to make treat for breakfast or brunch!
The recipe makes 18 incredible tasting muffins that you and your family will LOVE!

The recipe makes 18 incredible tasting muffins that you and your family will LOVE! We first tried these delicious apple raisin muffins many years ago, and I recently re-discovered the old battered 3×5 index card with the handwritten recipe, in my old recipe box.

I did not write on the index card where I got the recipe from, so I truly have NO CLUE what the original source was… but I DID write GREAT!!! on the recipe card the very first time I made them, so I could remember how GOOD they were. They really DO taste GREAT, and are also very easy to make!

The recipe is very easy to follow, and seriously, the only “slightly time consuming” thing about is chopping up the apples.  No biggie.

Everything else is really just adding ingredients, stirring, and baking! Oh yeah… and EATING (they are ridiculously delicious)! Here’s how to make a dozen and a half of these fabulous breakfast or brunch treats!

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How To Make These Apple Raisin Muffins

Start by preheating your oven to 325° F.  The next thing is dicing the apples into small chunks.  You will need a total of 4 cups diced apples.

I used 3 Granny Smith apples and 1 Gala apple (but 4 cups of any firm apple will do just fine!).  Make sure to leave the peel ON the apples!

Apples diced into small pieces for muffins

Place the diced apples in a large mixing bowl.  Add granulated sugar, and stir to combine. Mix slightly beaten eggs, oil and vanilla extract in separate bowl; add to apples, and stir.

Diced apples for muffins are coated with sugar in bowl

Egg, oil and vanilla added to apple muffin mixture in bowl

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.  Add this dry mixture to the apple mixture; stir well, to combine ingredients.

Once combined, add raisins and chopped walnuts (or pecans), and stir until batter is completely blended.

Flour and spices added to muffin mixture in bowl

Raisins and pecans are added to apple muffin batter in bowl

Coat sides and bottom of muffin tins with non-stick spray; the recipe makes 18 muffins, so you will need two 12-cup muffin tins, (or bake these in two batches if you only have one muffin tin). 

Spoon the batter into muffin tins until each cup is about 3/4 full. Now they are ready to bake.

Apple raisin muffin batter in metal muffin tin

Bake The Apple Raisin Muffins

Bake muffins at 325° F. for approximately 23-25 minutes. Apple raisin muffins should be golden brown on the outside when done, and a toothpick inserted into middle should come out clean.

Remove muffins from muffin tin to a wire rack to cool.  Don’t they look GOOD? See those apple chunks? YUM. These apple raisin muffins taste best at room temperature!

Eighteen baked apple raisin muffins on wire rack

Close up photo of muffins with apples, raisins, and pecans

Time To Eat!

Here’s a close up picture of the INSIDE of one of the muffins… you can see it is filled with raisins, apples and nuts!

Inside photo of muffin with apples inside

Apple raisin muffin cut in half, on a plate

And there you have it! Delicious apple raisin muffins! When baked correctly, the muffins are not dry (due in part to the natural juices released from the apples).

They also freeze very well, so it makes sense to make the whole batch at once, then put a few away in the freezer in a food storage bag or container to save for another day!

Interested In More MUFFIN Recipes?

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A complete list is available to search in the Recipe Index at the top of the page!  Have a GREAT day!

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Apple Raisin Muffins
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

These moist and delicious apple raisin muffins, full of fresh apples, raisins, cinnamon and pecans, are an easy to make treat for breakfast or brunch!

Category: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple raisin muffins
Servings: 18 muffins
Calories Per Serving: 235 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 4 cups apples diced small (leave peel ON)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs , slightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup walnuts (or pecans) , chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325° F.  Dice apples into small chunks.  You will need a total of 4 cups diced apples. Make sure to leave the peel ON the apples! Place diced apples in a large mixing bowl.  Add granulated sugar, and stir to combine. Mix slightly beaten eggs, oil and vanilla extract in separate bowl; add to apples, and stir. 

  2. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.  Add this dry mixture to the apple mixture; stir well, to combine ingredients. Once combined, add raisins and chopped walnuts (or pecans), and stir until batter is completely blended.
  3. Coat sides and bottom of muffin tins with non-stick spray; the recipe makes 18 muffins, so you will need two 12-cup muffin tins, (or bake in two batches if you only have one muffin tin).  Spoon batter in muffin tins until each cup is about 3/4 full.

  4. Bake muffins at 325° F. for approximately 23-25 minutes. Muffins should be golden brown on the outside when done, and a toothpick inserted into middle of muffin should come out clean.  Remove muffins from muffin tin to a wire rack to cool. Best served at room temperature. Enjoy! 

Recipe Notes

These muffins freeze well. Wrap each muffin in plastic wrap, then insert in a freezer storage bag, and freeze until ready to thaw and eat.

Nutrition Facts
Apple Raisin Muffins
Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)
Calories 235 Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 18mg6%
Sodium 260mg11%
Potassium 146mg4%
Carbohydrates 33g11%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 14g16%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 40IU1%
Vitamin C 1.8mg2%
Calcium 17mg2%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Here’s one more to pin on your Pinterest boards!These moist and delicious apple raisin muffins, full of fresh apples, raisins, cinnamon and pecans, are an easy to make treat for breakfast or brunch!

Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins

You’ll LOVE these delicious Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins! EASY to make, flavorful treat for a family friendly breakfast, brunch, or snack!You'll LOVE these delicious Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins! EASY to make, flavorful treat for a family friendly breakfast, brunch, or snack!

If you are the kind of person who enjoys banana muffins, coffee, and chocolate chips, then you will LOVE these absolutely delicious Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins! 

They’re packed with flavor, incredibly SIMPLE to make, and will be a perfect treat for a breakfast, brunch buffet, or afternoon snack!

I love banana muffins of all kinds… but if you add in some chocolate chips, and just a smidge of espresso powder giving them an extra level of flavor… whoa… those sounded like muffins I wanted to try!

I found the original recipe on Pinterest and decided to whip up a batch to have around for breakfast or a yummy snack!

The muffins have excellent flavor, and were super EASY to prepare!  The tiny bit of espresso powder in this recipe enhances the chocolate flavor, and does NOT overpower the muffins, by the way! Here’s how to make them:

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How To Make Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins

First thing to do (try not to break a sweat!) is preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and spray a standard size 12 cup muffin tin with non-stick spray.

Next, place some really ripe peeled bananas in a large mixing bowl, and mash them “silly” with a fork (use really ripe bananas, cause they are much sweeter!).

Add granulated and brown sugars, melted butter, milk, and then the egg. Stir the ingredients really well together until blended. (No need for a mixer, just use a spoon!)

3 photos: ripe bananas, mashed bananas, and muffin batterIn a large separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder. Whisk them together. Create a well right in the middle of the dry ingredients, then carefully pour in the banana mixture, and stir to combine.

Add the chocolate chips (I used mini chips), and fold them into the batter, stirring only until ingredients are combined.

3 photos: flour with espresso powder, muffin batter, batter with chocolate chips

Bake The Muffins

Divide the muffin batter equally between the muffin cups. The mixture should fill each cup about 3/4 of the way full. Place the muffins in a preheated 350 degree oven on the middle rack.

Bake them for between 20 and 25 minutes (oven temps very greatly- mine were ready at 22 minutes).

Test their doneness by inserting a toothpick into center of muffin.  If it comes out clean, the muffins are ready to remove from oven! The muffin tops should be golden brown in color.

Once the banana muffins are out of the oven, let them cool for about 15 minutes (still in the muffin tin) on a wire rack.

Muffin batter in metal muffin tin cup holdersBanana muffins baked and golden brown in muffin tinAfter 15 minutes, transfer the banana muffins from the pan to the wire rack, and let them finish cooling down.

Banana chocolate chip muffins cooling on wire rack12 muffins on a wire rackWhen you’re ready to enjoy these truly tasty banana muffins, pour yourself a big mug of coffee or tea, or even a tall glass of cold milk, and sink your teeth into them! I really think you’re gonna LOVE ’em!

Inside look at banana espresso chocolate chip muffin with coffee behind itIf you enjoy muffins like we do, I’m confident you’ll like these yummy, unique muffins for breakfast or a quick snack.

Thanks for stopping by, and I invite you to come back soon for more family-friendly recipes. Have a blessed day! May it be filled with JOY!

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Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 
You'll LOVE these delicious Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins! EASY to make, flavorful treat for a family friendly breakfast, brunch, or snack!
Category: Bread/Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana espresso chocolate chip muffins
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories Per Serving: 304 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 4 medium bananas , very ripe (approx. 1.5 cups)
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar , firmly packed
  • 1/2 cup butter ,(1 cube) melted
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 1 egg (large)
  • cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder , see Tip
  • teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and spray a standard size 12 cup muffin tin with non-stick spray. Place really ripe bananas in a large mixing bowl, and mash them "silly" with a fork. Add granulated and brown sugars, melted butter, milk, and then the egg. Stir the ingredients really well together until blended. (No need for a mixer; use a spoon!)

  2. In a separate, large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder. Whisk together. Create a well right in the middle of the dry ingredients, then pour in the banana mixture, and stir to combine. Next add the chocolate chips (I used mini chips), and fold them into the batter, only until ingredients are combined.

  3. Divide the muffin batter equally between prepared muffin cups. The mixture should fill each cup about 3/4 of the way. Place muffins in preheated oven on the middle rack. Bake them for 20 to 25 minutes (oven temps very greatly- mine were ready at 22 minutes). Test their doneness by inserting a toothpick into center of muffin. If it comes out clean, the muffins are ready to remove from oven! The muffin tops should be golden brown in color. Once the muffins are out of the oven, let them cool for about 15 minutes (still in the muffin tin) on a wire rack. After 15 minutes, transfer muffins from the pan to the wire rack, and let them finish cooling down. Serve... and ENJOY!

Recipe Notes

TIP: If you don't have access to instant espresso powder, you can substitute 2 teaspoons of very finely ground dark roast coffee.

Nutrition Facts
Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins
Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)
Calories 304 Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Cholesterol 35mg12%
Sodium 409mg18%
Potassium 263mg8%
Carbohydrates 41g14%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 23g26%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 295IU6%
Vitamin C 3.4mg4%
Calcium 27mg3%
Iron 1.9mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Here’s one more to pin on your Pinterest boards!You'll LOVE these delicious Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins! EASY to make, flavorful treat for a family friendly breakfast, brunch, or snack!

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Chocolate Chip Muffins are easy to make, amazingly delicious, and will be a family favorite for breakfast or a light snack!Chocolate Chip Muffins will be a family favorite for breakfast or a light snack, and they're easy to make!

Do you enjoy a great tasting treat for breakfast or a snack?  If so, then you will want to read on and will need to make these delicious Chocolate Chip Muffins, bursting with miniature chocolate chips! Grab a cup of coffee or tea and read on.

I found the recipe on Pinterest and whipped up a batch for our family several weeks ago. WOW!!! They are wonderful, and were difficult to stay out of! 

The recipe made 12 standard sized muffins, which were packed with chocolate chips and were NOT dry!  Absolutely DELICIOUS! As an added bonus… they are super easy to make, too! Here’s how:

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How To Make Chocolate Chip Muffins

In a large bowl, mix together butter and oil, until well blended. Add sugar, egg, egg white and vanilla extract.

Stir or whisk ingredients very well, until completely combined and smooth. Add the buttermilk, and stir until combined.

Whisking eggs and butter together

Yellow muffin batter in clear mixing bowl with whisk

Whisk together flour, corn starch, baking powder and salt in a separate mixing bowl.  Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet ingredients.

Fold or gently stir dry ingredients into batter, making sure NOT to overmix.

Whisk with flour in metal bowl

Yellow egg mixture added to flour in bowl

About half way through folding dry ingredients into wet ingredients, stir in the chocolate chips. Once combined, cover the bowl and let the batter sit at room temperature for at least 15 minutes (trust me-this will help the muffins to rise higher).

While batter is “resting”, preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a standard sized muffin tin with paper cupcake liners and spray bottom of each paper liner with non-stick baking spray (I learned this trick from a friend whose husband was a baker).

Once batter has “rested”,  fill each paper liner with batter (about 3/4 full), distributing evenly between muffin cups.

Muffin batter with chocolate chips in clear mixing bowl

12 chocolate chip muffins in muffin pan

Bake The Chocolate Chip Muffins

Sprinkle the top of each muffin with coarse granulated sugar.  Bake at 425 degrees for 8 minutes, then turn down the oven to 350 degrees and cook for another 7-8 minutes.

Check muffins for doneness (they should be light golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted into middle of muffin should come out dry). When done, remove muffins from oven to a wire rack, and let muffins cool.

Baked muffins cooling on wire rack

12 muffins on white serving tray with blue background

And that’s how easy it is to make these wonderful treats!  Don’t they LOOK good?  Each muffin rose well above the top of the paper liner!  And just look at all those mini chocolate chips inside… YUM!

One muffin held in hand over other muffins

One muffin cut in half on a small plate

These chocolate chip muffins tasted FANTASTIC!  We loved them. I sent some of them home with one of our sons, and he loved them, too.

I hope you will consider trying this recipe, and trust that you, and those you love will enjoy them as much as we did. Have a GREAT day!

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Recipe Source: Samantha Merritt, at https://sugarspunrun.com/bakery-style-chocolate-chip-muffins/

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Chocolate Chip Muffins
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

Chocolate Chip Muffins will be a family favorite for breakfast or a light snack, and they're easy to make!

Category: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate chip muffins
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories Per Serving: 279 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 4 Tablespoons butter (melted, cooled to room temp.)
  • 1/4 cup vegetable (or canola) oil
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg (at room temp. is best)
  • 1 egg white
  • teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk (see NOTES for substitute)
  • cup all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons corn starch
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips (I used mini-chips!)
  • 1/3 cup granulated or coarse sugar (for sprinkling on muffins before baking)
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, mix together butter and oil, until well blended. Add sugar, egg, egg white and the vanilla extract. Stir or whisk ingredients very well, until completely combined and smooth. Add buttermilk; stir until combined.
  2. Whisk together flour, corn starch, baking powder and salt in a separate mixing bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet ingredients. Fold or gently stir dry ingredients into batter, making sure NOT to overmix. About half way through folding dry ingredients into wet ingredients, stir in the chocolate chips. Once combined, cover the bowl and let the batter sit at room temperature for at least 15 minutes (this will help the muffins to rise higher).
  3. While batter is "resting", preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a standard sized muffin tin with paper cupcake liners and spray bottom of each paper liner with non-stick baking spray (I learned this trick from a friend whose husband was a baker). Once batter has "rested", divide batter evenly, and fill each paper liner with batter (about 3/4 full), distributing evenly between muffin cups.
  4. Sprinkle the top of each muffin with coarse granulated sugar. Bake at 425 degrees for 8 minutes, then turn down oven to 350 degrees and cook for another 7-8 minutes (without removing muffins from oven). At the 7 minute mark, check muffins for doneness (they should be light golden brown and a toothpick inserted into middle should come out dry). When done, remove muffins from oven to a wire rack, and let muffins cool. Serve, and enjoy!
Recipe Notes

!No buttermilk? Use this as a substitute: Put 1½ tsp. white vinegar OR lemon juice into a measuring cup. Fill to 1/2 cup marking with milk. Stir. Let sit 5 minutes before using.
!Want to make 6 JUMBO sized muffins? Follow exact recipe and use jumbo sized muffin tins - bake at 425° for 8 mins., reduce heat to 350°, then bake an additional 15 mins. before checking for doneness.

Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Chip Muffins
Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)
Calories 279 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 27mg9%
Sodium 163mg7%
Potassium 117mg3%
Carbohydrates 48g16%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 32g36%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 380IU8%
Vitamin C 0.5mg1%
Calcium 65mg7%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Here’s one more to post on your Pinterest boards!Chocolate Chip Muffins will be a family favorite for breakfast or a light snack, and they're easy to make!

Carrot Cake Muffins

Looking for a delicious recipe for Carrot Cake Muffins?  Well, I’ve got just the one for you!  These amazing carrot muffins have a cinnamon streusel topping and also have a cream cheese  filling inside, so when you bite into them there’s an extra surprise.You'll love these delicious, made from scratch carrot cake muffins with a buttery streusel crumb topping, and a surprise cream cheese filling inside!
I found this recipe on Pinterest several months ago and finally got around to fix these muffins recently.  The muffins are moist, and the cream cheese filling inside was a wonderful surprise, and the streusel topping has a nice crunch!

There are a few simple steps to making these, but the easiest way is to get everything (streusel topping, cheese filling, glaze, etc). prepped before beginning.  Here’s how to make these really yummy carrot muffins:

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How To Make Carrot Cake Muffins

Before beginning, preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.  Place paper liners into a standard sized muffin pan.  Set aside. Prepare the cream cheese filling by mixing cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a small bowl. Set aside.

Cream cheese and sugar mixed for muffin filling

Make the streusel topping by combining flour, sugar, melted butter, cinnamon and salt in a bowl. Mix together the ingredients, using a fork until the mixture is crumbly.  Set aside.

Streusel topping for carrot cake muffins being mixed in bowlCrumbly streusel topping for muffins in mixing bowl

Prepare the muffin batter by combining flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk ingredients together.

Dry ingredients whisked together for muffin batter
In separate bowl, combine eggs, water and vegetable oil. Mix well, then add to dry ingredients and stir until combined.

Eggs poured into dry ingredients in white bowl
Add grated carrots to the batter and stir to incorporate them into batter.

Grated carrots added to muffin batter

Fill The Muffin Tins

Place a small amount (approx. 1-2 Tablespoons) of batter into bottom of each paper-lined cup (just enough to cover bottom).

Carrot cake batter added to muffin tin
Place a large Tablespoon of cream cheese filling into the middle of each cup, then cover with more batter. I used a small cookie dough scoop, but forgot to take a pic with the cream cheese filling showing… sorry!). You want the muffin cups to be about 3/4 of the way full when done.

Muffin cup holders filled with carrot cake batter

Evenly divide the streusel topping over the top of each carrot muffin. I used my fingers to mound it on and cover the surface.  Be sure to use all the topping!

Streusel crumb topping added to muffin tops

Bake The Carrot Cake Muffins

Place the carrot cake muffins into a preheated 400 degree oven. Bake for 20 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick stuck into the middle of a muffin comes out clean. Remove the pan from the oven. Let the muffins cool down for 5-10 minutes in the pan, before carefully transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling. Aren’t they cute?

Twelve baked carrot cake muffins, cooling on wire rackClose up picture of baked carrot cake muffin

Glaze The Baked Muffins

While muffins are cooling, make up a simple glaze by mixing powdered sugar, water, and vanilla in a small bowl until smooth.  When muffins have completely cooled, drizzle the glaze decoratively over the top of each muffin.  Let glaze firm up, then muffins are ready to eat!

***Tip: To help with cleanup, I place a piece of wax paper or foil UNDER the wire rack holding the muffins BEFORE I drizzle them with glaze.

Glaze for muffins mixed in metal bowl

Glaze is decoratively drizzled over baked muffins

That’s it!  See the surprise cream cheese filling that is in the middle of the muffin when you bite or cut into it? YUM.  It makes these muffins absolutely PERFECT!!!

Inside of carrot cake muffin shows cream cheese filling

We’ve been enjoying these carrot cake muffins for several days now. I will definitely be making them again. Yes… they are THAT good!  If you enjoy carrot cake, you will LOVE these muffins.

I started my day out by taking our little puppy (7 month old Corgi) on a 2 mile walk in the fog and cold morning air. I am extremely grateful for no rain this morning. We’re a bit waterlogged – we’ve had the most rain of any February on record in Oregon. Hope you have a great day, friends.  Make each minute count – make a difference in someone’s life!

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Recipe Adapted From:  http://omgchocolatedesserts.com/carrot-cake-muffins-with-cheesecake-filling/

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Carrot Cake Muffins
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
You'll love these delicious, made from scratch carrot cake muffins with a buttery streusel crumb topping, and a surprise cream cheese filling inside!
Category: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: carrot cake muffins
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories Per Serving: 453 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
For Muffin Batter:
  • cups all purpose flour
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar (packed)
  • teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¾ cup water
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup grated carrots (approx. 2-3 med. carrots)
For Cream Cheese Filling:
  • 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
For The Streusel Topping:
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup butter , melted (1 cube)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
For Glaze Drizzle:
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons warm water (add a couple drops if too thick)
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place paper liners into a standard sized muffin pan. Set aside.
  2. Prepare cream cheese filling by mixing cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a small bowl. Set aside.
  3. Prepare streusel topping by combining flour, sugar, melted butter, cinnamon and salt in a bowl. Mix together with a fork until mixture is crumbly. Set aside.
  4. Prepare muffin batter by combining flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk ingredients together. In separate bowl, combine eggs, water and vegetable oil. Mix well, then add to dry ingredients and stir. Add grated carrots; stir to incorporate them into batter.
  5. Place a small amount (approx. 1-2 Tablespoons) of batter into bottom of each paper-lined cup, just enough to cover bottom. Place a large Tablespoon of cream cheese filling into middle of each cup, then cover with more batter. Muffin cups should be 3/4 of the way full. Divide streusel topping over top of each muffin. Use fingers to mound streusel and cover surface.
  6. Bake for 20 minutes in a 400 degree oven, until golden brown and a toothpick stuck into middle of a muffin comes out clean. Remove pan from oven. Let muffins cool for 5-10 minutes in pan, then remove them to wire rack to finish cooling.
  7. While muffins are cooling, make glaze by mixing powdered sugar, water, and vanilla in small bowl until smooth. When muffins have completely cooled, drizzle glaze over top of muffin. Let glaze firm up, then muffins are ready to eat! (***Tip: To help with cleanup, place wax paper or foil UNDER the wire rack holding the muffins BEFORE drizzling with glaze).
Nutrition Facts
Carrot Cake Muffins
Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)
Calories 453 Calories from Fat 189
% Daily Value*
Fat 21g32%
Saturated Fat 13g81%
Cholesterol 68mg23%
Sodium 366mg16%
Potassium 163mg5%
Carbohydrates 61g20%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 34g38%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 2310IU46%
Vitamin C 0.7mg1%
Calcium 63mg6%
Iron 1.9mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Gingerbread Muffins

Need a little holiday inspiration? How about serving these delicious and festive looking Gingerbread Muffins for breakfast during the holidays? They are quick AND easy to make!Serve these delicious and festive Gingerbread Muffins for breakfast during the holidays! They are quick, easy to make, and taste wonderful!
I found the recipe in a cookbook that my friend Debbie gave me several years ago. I was browsing through the cookbook getting recipe ideas, but when I saw how easy these muffins were to make, I ran downstairs and whipped some up for our breakfast!  They tasted fantastic (I think my hubby ate THREE of them- they were that good!

The recipe is absolutely simple to make. If you can stir and pour batter into muffin tins, YOU can make these!!! The muffins have a wonderful gingerbread flavor and have a nice “rise” to them. Here’s how you make them:

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Prepare The Batter for The Gingerbread Muffins

Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and prepare 12 cup standard sized muffin tin by spraying the bottom only, OR by placing paper baking cups into each muffin cup.  Beat together brown sugar, molasses, milk, oil and one egg in a large bowl. You can easily use a spoon for this.

Batter is mixed together for gingerbread muffins.

Add remaining ingredients (flour, baking powder, ginger, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and ground allspice to the batter. Stir to mix ingredients only until flour is incorporated and moistened. Do not over stir.

Dry ingredients are added to gingerbread muffin batter in bowl.

Gingerbread muffin batter is reading to put into muffin cups to bake.

Fill the Muffin Cups Then Bake

Spoon the batter evenly into prepared muffin cups. Each muffin cup should only be filled HALF full with the batter.

Batter for gingerbread muffins is divided into muffin holders.

Bake muffins at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Check muffins at 18 minutes. Mine only took 18 minutes, so I was glad I checked them. This is necessary because oven temps. vary quite a bit!

Once done, immediately remove the gingerbread muffins from the baking pan, and place them on a wire rack to cool.  Once cooled, they are ready to eat… as is, OR you can fancy them up (can’t help myself!).

Gingerbread muffins out of oven, cooling on wire rack.

Making Icing To Decorate The Gingerbread Muffins

If you want to “fancy them up” a bit, while muffins are cooling off stir together a mixture of powdered sugar, vanilla, and water until the icing is thick enough to drizzle over tops of muffins. I had some red sparkly sugar in my pantry, so I also lightly sprinkled the icing with red sugar after drizzling it on. (Multi-colored sprinkles would add a fun touch, too!).

Powdered sugar icing is mixed to drizzle on gingerbread muffins.

Gingerbread muffins are drizzled with powdered sugar icing and red sprinkles.

Let the icing firm up just a bit, then the gingerbread muffins are ready to eat!  Here’s a peek at the inside of one before it got gobbled up!  My husband enjoyed his warm muffins with a tiny touch of butter, which he said made them perfect!

One of the gingerbread muffins is cut in half to see inside.

It’s such an easy recipe to make and it was kind of fun to have GINGERBREAD muffins for breakfast, right in the middle of the Christmas holidays!  Hope you enjoy them.  I sincerely hope you are finding JOY in this season. Merry Christmas!

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Recipe Adapted From:The cookbook titled : “Betty Crocker Christmas Cookbook”, Page 158, Wiley Publishing, Inc., Copyright 2010, General Mills.

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Gingerbread Muffins
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
18 mins
Total Time
28 mins
 
Serve these delicious and festive Gingerbread Muffins for breakfast during the holidays! They are quick, easy to make, and taste wonderful!
Category: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: gingerbread muffins
Servings: 12
Calories Per Serving: 255 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
For Muffin Batter:
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
For Decorative Icing (to drizzle on finished muffins):
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Few drops of water (a little at a time until desired thickness is reached)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. spray the bottoms (only) of a 12 standard sized muffin cups with non-stick spray OR insert paper muffin baking cups into each cup.
  2. Mix the the brown sugar, molasses, oil, milk, and egg together in a large bowl with a spoon. Mix well.
  3. Stir in the remaining ingredients (flour, baking powder, ginger, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and allspice). Stir only until all ingredients are mixed in together... do not overmix.
  4. Divide and spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin cups (only fill HALFWAY).
  5. Bake muffins at 400 degrees F for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of muffin comes out clean. It's best to check them at the 18 minute mark, as oven temperatures vary.
  6. When done, immediately remove muffins from baking pan to a wire rack to cool. Once they have cooled down they are ready to serve warm (unless you wish to add a decorative drizzle).
  7. If you wish to drizzle icing over the top of finished muffins, place powdered sugar and vanilla in small bowl. Stir in a few drops of water, stirring as you go. Continue adding a drop or two of water and stirring, until icing is thick enough to drizzle on top of muffins. Wait until muffins are completely cool before drizzling icing on top. Lightly dust with colored sugar or sprinkles, if desired. Let icing firm up on muffins, then serve! Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Gingerbread Muffins
Amount Per Serving (1 muffin)
Calories 255 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 14mg5%
Sodium 158mg7%
Potassium 281mg8%
Carbohydrates 46g15%
Sugar 30g33%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 30IU1%
Calcium 60mg6%
Iron 1.8mg10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Chocolate Chip-Coconut Monkey Bread Minis

Chocolate Chip Coconut Monkey Bread Minis are a yummy, hand-held version of this breakfast treat! They’re filled with chocolate chips, coconut, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon!Monkey Bread Minis are a yummy, hand-held version of this breakfast treat! They're filled with chocolate chips, coconut, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon!
Recently I made an eggs, bacon, and biscuit breakfast for my husband and I, but had some leftover biscuit dough. I decided to create miniature, hand-held monkey bread using the leftover dough. These yummy Chocolate Chip Coconut Monkey Bread Minis were the result!

I didn’t use a recipe, but instead, just went with what I knew would work (based on making monkey bread previously). The decision was made to add coconut and chocolate chips to the middle, as a nice surprise!  These chocolate chip coconut monkey bread minis are very easy to make.

Since I was using canned biscuits (Grands), I only had 4 rounds of biscuit dough left over, so the recipe I post will make 4, but it is absolutely easy to double the recipe if you have more mouths to feed. Here’s how I made these chocolate chip coconut monkey bread minis. Let me tell you… they are incredibly delicious!

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How To Make Chocolate Chip Coconut Monkey Bread Minis

You will need to start with biscuit dough, right out of the can! I used Grands biscuits, because they are so big!

Canned biscuit dough is used to make monkey bread minis.

Using kitchen scissors, cut each biscuit in half.  Next, cut each biscuit  half into 3 pieces. Note that each biscuit will end up being cut in 6 pieces when done.

Each piece of biscuit dough for the monkey bread minis is cut into 6 pieces

Let the Biscuit Pieces Go Swimming In Butter

Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl. Dip each piece of biscuit in the melted butter. Make sure to turn each piece over, to fully coat with butter.

Monkey bread minis dough is tossed in melted butrer.

Put all the buttered biscuit pieces in large bowl. Sprinkle liberally with cinnamon (I didn’t measure… just eyeballed it!) This is what it looked like.

Buttered monkey bread minis are liberally sprinkled with cinnamon.

Add the brown sugar, and stir to completely coat the biscuit pieces.

Brown sugar is added to the monkey bread minis in bowl.

Prepare Chocolate Chip Coconut Monkey Bread Minis For Baking

Spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray. Place 3 biscuit pieces into each of the 4 muffin cups.

Three pieces of monkey bread minis dough is placed in each of 4 muffin tins.

Add the shredded coconut and chocolate chips to the monkey bread minis. I didn’t measure, but estimate it is about a teaspoon of each per muffin cup.

Chocolate chips and coconut are added to monkey bread minis.

Place 3 more biscuit pieces over the top of the chocolate chips. Once that’s done, top the monkey bread minis with any butter/brown sugar mixture left in bowl.

More dough and butter brown sugar topping is added to monkey bread minis in muffin tins.

Place a few chocolate chips (pointy side down) into the top of each of the monkey bread minis.

A few chocolate chips are added to tops of monkey bread minis.

Bake The Monkey Bread Minis

Place the monkey bread minis in a preheated 350 degree oven. I baked them for 17 minutes (check them around the 15 minute mark). When done, they should be golden brown and not look “doughy” on top.

Place the hot muffin tin on a wire rack. Let cool for 5 minutes, then carefully removed the the monkey bread minis. You can use a large kitchen spoon to scoop the monkey bread minis out without any trouble. Once removed from pan, let them cool down a bit.

Chocolate chip coconut monkey bread minis are baked, then cool down on parchment paper.

You can pull away the pieces just as you would do with monkey bread. Make sure to enjoy the chocolate chip coconut monkey bread minis while warm. You can also simply eat them just like a muffin!

I cut one in half so you can see the inside. See how the monkey bread minis are filled with melted chocolate chips and coconut? YUMMO!

Chocolate Chip Coconut Monkey Bread Minis are cut in half to show insides

These monkey bread minis are so good! The flavors of butter, cinnamon, brown sugar, chocolate and coconut really come together. I hope you enjoy this portable, handheld miniature version of a fun (and somewhat decadent) breakfast treat!!! The recipe can easily be doubled, as well.  Really hope you will give these a try.

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Chocolate Chip-Coconut Monkey Bread Minis
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
17 mins
Total Time
27 mins
 

Chocolate Chip Coconut Monkey Bread Minis are a yummy, hand-held version of this breakfast treat! They're filled with chocolate chips, coconut, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon!

Category: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: monkey bread minis
Servings: 4 servings
Calories Per Serving: 479 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 4 large biscuit dough rounds (I used Grands because they are big)
  • 1/2 cup butter , melted
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon (approx.)
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 4 Tablespoons shredded coconut flakes
  • 4 Tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chips (plus a few more for top of dough)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter. Pour into a large mixing bowl.

  2. Cut each piece of biscuit dough in half, then cut each half into 3 pieces. (I used kitchen scissors). Toss the biscuit pieces into the butter. Stir to completely coat each piece with butter. Sprinkle with cinnamon, then add brown sugar. Stir to fully coat pieces of dough.

  3. Spray 4 muffin cups with non-stick spray. Place 3 pieces of dough into each of 4 muffin cups. Add 1 Tablespoon of coconut followed by 1 Tablespoon chocolate chips per muffin cup. Top each one with 3 more pieces of dough. If desired, poke a few extra chocolate chips into the top of the dough (point side down to make it stick into the dough). Spoon any leftover brown sugar/butter mixture onto top of each one.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for approx. 17 minutes (check them at 15 minutes since oven times vary). When done, they should be golden brown in color (and the top should be cooked through and not "doughy" looking). Let them cool in the pan for about 5 minutes, then carefully lift them out to a wire rack to cool. (I used a large serving spoon to scoop all the way under the finished mini monkey breads and to get them out in one piece). Let cool slightly, then serve. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

This recipe is for 4 servings, but can EASILY be doubled, if you have more mouths to feed. Leftovers can be re-warmed in a microwave on a low temperature setting.

Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Chip-Coconut Monkey Bread Minis
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 479 Calories from Fat 315
% Daily Value*
Fat 35g54%
Saturated Fat 20g125%
Cholesterol 62mg21%
Sodium 481mg21%
Potassium 189mg5%
Carbohydrates 38g13%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 23g26%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 710IU14%
Calcium 46mg5%
Iron 2.1mg12%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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