Yogurt Honey Health Muffins
Makes 24 mini muffins
Time 40 min
This recipe comes to us courtesy of the Renegade Lunch Lady Chef Ann Cooper and her book Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed our Children. The addition of yogurt not only makes these muffins moist, but helps them stay fresh in an airtight container for up to three days and still taste wonderful. If cake flour is not readily available, all-purpose flour can be substituted. The muffins will be slightly denser, but will taste just as good.
Special Diets:
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon diced dried cranberries
- 1 tablespoon diced dried apricots
- 1 tablespoon unsalted sunflower seeds
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 tablespoon toasted bran
- 1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 eggs
Method
Preheat the oven to 350°F and oil a mini muffin pan.
In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar.
Add the oats, cranberries, apricots, sunflower seeds, orange zest and bran and mix to combine.
In another bowl combine the yogurt, honey, vanilla, butter and eggs and stir until the ingredients are well blended.
Pour the yogurt mixture into the dry ingredients and stir to mix, just until all ingredients are incorporated.
Take care not to overmix.
Fill muffin cups two-thirds of the way with batter.
Bake until golden brown and cooked through, about 20 minutes.
Nutritional Info:
Per serving: 95 calories (39 from fat), 4g total fat, 3g saturated fat, 31mg cholesterol, 191mg sodium, 12g carbohydrates (0g dietary fiber, 12g sugar), 2g protein.
Note: We've provided special diet and nutritional information for educational purposes. But remember - we're cooks, not doctors! You should follow the advice of your health-care provider. And since product formulations change, check product labels for the most recent ingredient information.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon diced dried cranberries
- 1 tablespoon diced dried apricots
- 1 tablespoon unsalted sunflower seeds
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 tablespoon toasted bran
- 1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 eggs