Whip up a batch of these healthy whole wheat apple spice muffins for snacks. Stash the leftovers in the freezer for an on-the-go breakfast option. 105 calories and 3 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP Apple spice muffins have a special place in my childhood memories. When I was 11 years old, my destiny as a domestic…
Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins {Whole Wheat}
Healthy snack time! Surprise the kids with a dollop of jelly tucked inside of these peanut butter and jelly muffins. 155 calories and 5 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP If there’s one thing that disappears in record time in my house, it’s muffins. Neither my husband nor my kids (okay okay, me too) can’t keep their…
Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
These light and brightly flavored Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins, which are also gluten free, are fantastic for on-the-go breakfasts or snacks. Easy to freeze! 128 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP If there’s one thing that requires double and even triple batches around here, it’s muffins. As soon as the muffins come out…
Blueberry Buckwheat Muffins
These Blueberry Buckwheat Muffins are tender and tasty, with little pops of flavor from the blueberries. Natural sugar and whole grain flours. These blueberry buckwheat muffins lasted exactly 24 hours in my house, which is par for the course when it comes to any homemade muffins. As soon as my kids find out what I’m…
Whole Wheat Muffins with Tart Cherries & Almonds
Whole Wheat Muffins, like these ones with tart cherries and almonds, are just the thing to have tucked in the freezer when you need a quick breakfast or snack option. 142 calories and 5 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP. Thank you to The Cherry Marketing Institute for helping me to share this recipe with you. Every…
Whole Wheat Zucchini Carrot Muffins Recipe
Not only are these healthy muffins great for breakfasts and snacks, but they freeze well. Stock up for last-minute breakfasts! It finally happened. As of today, I have two middle-schoolers. Going to school in Vancouver, I never had to experience middle school because elementary school included kindergarten through grade 7, and then we moved straight…
Whole Wheat Banana Nut Muffins Recipe
These Banana Nut Muffins are really all about the taste, but you can’t beat a muffin that’s also healthier, thanks to whole wheat flour and less sugar. Over the past (almost) six years of writing this blog, I’ve learned an important lesson when it comes to recipe development. As much fun as it is to…
Whole Wheat Carrot Muffin Recipe
Whip up these healthy whole wheat carrot muffins in less than 30 minutes. They’re perfect for quick breakfasts and easy snacks! Only 178 calories and 5 Weight Watchers points. There is one very good reason that I am sharing this recipe today. Today marks 15 years since I married the love of my life, Steve….
Healthy Cornmeal Avocado Muffin Recipe with Cheddar Cheese
Tuck these healthy cornmeal muffins, made with avocado and cheddar cheese, into your kids’ lunch boxes. Thanks to California Avocados for sponsoring this post and helping me to share this recipe with you. There are many blissful things about summertime. Lazy afternoon at the pool, long summer evenings…and not being required to pack lunch boxes…
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Spice Latte Muffin Recipe
This whole wheat pumpkin spice latte muffin recipe is reminiscent of your favorite fall drink. Great for an on-the-go breakfast or enjoy it as an afternoon snack. Inspiration can come in the strangest places. Such as the drive-thru line at Starbucks. Okay, that’s not quite as romantic or whimsical as a wildflower-strewn meadow or the…
My Husband’s Challenge, Plus The Week’s Recipes
Tomorrow is a big day for my husband (S). Though, to tell the truth, I’d be hard-pressed to say who is more nervous, him or me. He is set to run the Ogden Marathon (Utah). Now, this is not his first marathon; in fact, it’s his ninth. But there’s something different about this one. Despite…
Peanut Butter, Banana & Honey Muffin Recipe
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches have never been my thing. However, if you top that peanut butter with bananas or honey (or both!), then I’m your gal. So, when I came across this recipe for Peanut Butter, Banana and Honey Muffins, I knew that they were just the thing for a special afternoon treat. The…
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins with Toasted Almonds Recipe
Fall is diligently trying to make its arrival. The leaves are barely starting to turn, yellow and red splotches amongst acres of green. However, fall’s arrival is being slowed by our unseasonably warm weather. Perhaps Mother Nature is making up for Utah’s unusually cold and rainy June by warming us with temperatures in the mid…
Easy Strawberry & Yogurt Muffin Recipe
When it comes to food, not much has been on my mind besides the Get Grillin’ event I’m hosting with Marla of Family Fresh Cooking. Well that, and strawberries. From Easy Strawberry Sorbet (three ingredients, people) to Frozen Strawberry & Lime Daiquiris, it is safe to say that I am smitten with the sweet, red…
Smoked Salmon & Gorgonzola Cheese Savory Muffin Recipe
Last year, we woke up on Easter morning to discover that the Easter bunny had hidden his brightly colored bounty in the foot of snow that carpeted our backyard. After filling up on warm Hot Cross Buns, muffins and fresh fruit, we bundled the kids up in snow pants and gloves, and lined their baskets…
Corn Muffins with Poblano Peppers, Fresh Corn & Queso Fresco Cheese Recipe
(Head to my giveaway/review blog to read some kitchen organization tips. Plus, feel free to comment about any of your own tips.) I feel as though I took off from the starting blocks, only to be whistled down by the judge for a false start. Last week brought traces of fall – cool mornings, sunny…
White Chocolate & Ginger Coffee Cake Muffin Recipe
This afternoon it rained in Salt Lake City. I do not mean light, sprinkling rain which urges you to frolic in puddles. I mean the kind of rain that prompts men with white beards to build large wooden boats and round up animals two-by-two. When it first started, the boys and I cuddled together by…
Heath Bar Chocolate & Toffee Coffee Cake Muffins Recipe
On a typical Saturday morning in the late spring and summer, you are likely to find my husband and I sitting on our back patio. With coffee and tea mugs in hand, we plan out our day as we gaze at the green mountainsides and watch the hummingbirds fly from the feeder to the nearby…
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bran Muffins with Blueberries & Pecans Recipe
My husband has commandeered the muffin tins. Except for the occasional batch of birthday cupcakes, I can’t pry them out of his hands. He has become addicted to his mid-morning whole wheat muffin break and has taken it upon himself to devise a variety of recipes to fill his fix. It all started with his…
Strawberry Energy Muffins
The thing about having a marathoner (my husband) in the house is that it’s nearly impossible to keep the pantry stocked with healthy snacks. I try my best but, good God, the man eats like a horse! Thankfully, he has taken it upon himself to do some of the re-stocking. He found this recipe, which…