I was in search of some healthy muffins my kids can grab and eat in the morning and as an after school snack. I love bran muffins so I was hoping my kids would too! I made two different recipes and they definately had their favorite, so that is what I am posting now.
One recipe I found called for Chia seeds. I was unfamilar with what chia seeds were so I looked it up and decided I needed to get some and add them in. It has lots of fiber and omega-3 and is higher in antioxidant activity than blueberries!! This sounded good to me so I threw some in and you can't even taste them or know they are in the muffins!
Mixed Up Muffins
1/2 c butter, softened
1/2 c brown sugar
2 large bananas, mashed
1 cup squash or zucchini (I grated, slightly cooked, then blended)
2 carrots grated
2 eggs beaten
1 c whole wheat (you can use white)
1/2 c oat bran
3 T chia seeds
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 375 and grease 12 muffin cups or use liners.
Cream together butter and brown sugar until smooth.
I like to grate zucchini and carrots and add.
Put the measured leftovers in a ziplock bag and freeze for the next time you make muffins!
Or if your kids are picky and don't like to see the veggies in the muffins, simply puree them. I blended the zucchini, carrots, and banana. You might want to add an extra 1/2 cup flour if you do it this way so your muffins aren't too moist.
Combine flour, oat bran, baking soda, salt, chia seeds, and pumpkin seasoning and stir.
Slowly add to mixture. Mix it all up and scoop into muffin pan.
Bake 15-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing.
Freeze any leftovers!
Love that this will be so fun to follow. I love the idea sharing from pinterest and getting inspired to do more and better stuff for our families, etc.
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