Archive for the 'Muffins' Category

Hot Chocolate Muffins with Marshmallow Cream Cheese Centers

November 23, 2009

Ok these are A-MAZING. Enuf said. I recently saw these on Culinary Concoctions and fell in love!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
Hot Chocolate Muffin:
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 ounces hot chocolate (powdered)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp baking powder
½  tsp baking soda
½  tsp salt
2 large eggs
½ cup buttermilk
½ cup sour cream
4 ounces unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla
Marshmallow Cream Cheese Filling:
8 ounces cream [...]

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins

November 15, 2009

My brother and his family were visiting and spending the week at Disney. While staying at a hotel is fun, eating out all the time can get old quick. So I thought I would make them some treats. Annie’s Eats always has great muffin ideas, so I knew going to straight to her site would [...]

Pumpkin cream cheese muffins

September 30, 2009

Ahh my love of pumpkin continues with this fabulous recipe. I love these and they are a great way to start the day!!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:

8 ounce(s)
cream cheese

3
eggs

2 1/2 cup(s)
sugar

2 1/2 cup(s)
flour

1/4 cup(s)
pecans, roughly chopped

3 tablespoon(s)
butter, melted

2 1/2 teaspoon(s)
cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon(s)
salt

2 teaspoon(s)
baking powder

1/4 teaspoon(s)
baking soda

1 1/4 cup(s)
solid-packed pumpkin

1/3 cup(s)
vegetable oil

1/2 teaspoon(s)
vanilla extract

Directions:
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly coat [...]

Chocolate Muffins

July 16, 2009

We have our great great great friend from MI coming to town for a couple weeks and they are bringing their awesome little boys. While they are here they are staying at a hotel part of the time. So I thought it would be nice to bake up some tasty muffins for them so they [...]

Peanut Butter Muffins

July 7, 2009

Another muffin hit!!!  I added chocolate chips for added flavor! Found on the Jif website. Check out their site for more peanutty recipes!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
2 cups ap flour-I used ww flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 cup milk-I used skim milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter-I used reduced fat
1 tsp salt
I also added 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Directions:
In [...]

Yogurt Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

July 4, 2009

I love making muffins. They are a great quick snack on the go, and so versatile. I was craving muffins this week and had some yogurt to use up. hen I found this recipe on Allrecipes.com, I just had to make them. And the good thing about muffins?? They are SO VERY EASY TO WHIP [...]

No oil or butter banana muffins

June 12, 2009

A great healthy snack for my 5 am workouts. Found on all recipes, they were easy to whip up and taste great, even without fats!!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1 egg
1 1/3 cups mashed ripe banana
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 [...]

Lower Fat Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins

May 21, 2009

Found on about.com, these muffins were incredibly moist, lower fat, and delicious. Perfect to grab before my 5 AM workouts…Easy, portable, portion controlled, and quick to make!!!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup quick oats
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup raisins (optional)-I omitted
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup canned [...]

Pecan Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

April 28, 2009

After having a TON of leftover bananas, I knew I needed to make some banana bread. But this time I wanted to make banana muffins, so I used my favorite recipe and made them into muffins. They came out perfectly!!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1 c sugar
1/2 c shortening or oil
2 eggs
2 c flour
3 medium bananas mashed
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 [...]

Orange Poppy Seed Muffins

March 13, 2009

I love Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins and was all set to make them when I realized I was out of lemons. I did have lemon juice, but I like adding the zest as well. So that was out. But I did have one orange left, so I decided to make Orange Poppy Seed Muffins instead. [...]