I tend not to make new year’s resolutions that are supposed to start strictly on the 1st of January. Rather than do that, I usually start pondering making changes in my life right around the middle of the holidays, and after the 1st will slowly gravitate towards a goal. This has been helpful in making changes that actually stick.
And so, this year, I’ve been thinking that I need to put in healthier items on this blog more often. And not that I think things I feature here are necessarily really fattening or decadent. But I feel that, as I will be celebrating another birthday in March, I need to focus on things are that delicious and good for you. This muffin definitely fits in this category.
The recipe is not mine; it’s from here. There are a ton of morning glory muffin varieties out there, but some contain a lot of fat and sugar. I wanted something healthier. I didn’t make any adjustments, just halved it and baked it without the paper, because I think muffins with paper linings look more like cupcakes.
Morning Glory Muffins
ingredients:
Cooking spray
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup all-purpose flour (about 2 1/4 ounces)
1/2 cup regular oats
3/8 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon wheat bran
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana (about 1)
1 large egg
1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
3/8 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup chopped dried pineapple
1 1/2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
method:
Preheat oven to 350°.
Place 7 muffin cups liners in muffin cups; coat liners with cooking spray. (I didn’t use muffin liners, but instead sprayed a muffin tin directly with non-stick cooking spray with butter flavor and flour, and baked it on a baking sheet directly underneath to reduce bottoms getting too brown or burnt. I also tend to like a fuller muffin, with an actual muffin top, so I only made seven muffins, but the actual recipe would’ve been for 18 muffins, or 9 muffins with a half-recipe, which is what I used, a half-recipe of the original recipe in the link.)
Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flours and next 5 ingredients (through salt) in a large bowl; stir with a whisk. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine yogurt, banana, and egg; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Fold in dates, walnuts, and pineapple. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle evenly with flaxseed. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. Remove muffins from pans immediately; cool on a wire rack. Enjoy!
2 responses to “A Glorious Morning Muffin”
I like your take on the new years resolution. I look forward to reading more of your posts this year and see it in effect.
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Thanks, Gigi!
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