Hearty Fruit Nut Muffins Recipes

FRUIT AND NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine apples, sugar, raisins and nuts; set aside. In another bowl, beat eggs, oil and vanilla; stir into apple mixture. Combine dry ingredients; carefully fold into apple mixture. Do not overmix. Fill 18 greased muffin cups almost to the top. Bake at 375° for 18-20 minutes or until muffins test done.

HEARTY FRUIT & NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Combine baking mix, dry gelatin mix and cinnamon. Whisk egg, pumpkin and orange juice in large bowl until blended. Add combined dry ingredients and all remaining ingredients; stir just until moistened.
• Spoon into 12 muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 20 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 min. Remove to wire rack; cool slightly.

GOOD AND FRUITY MUFFINS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 400 degrees F. Line 12 medium muffin cups with foil or paper liners. Combine oats, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, salt and oil in bowl of electric mixer.
• MIX until coarse crumbs form. Stop mixer and add egg, 1 cup preserves, dried fruits and banana. Mix just until blended. Fill muffin cups until almost full. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cool.
• HEAT remaining preserves in microwave on HIGH (100% power) for 20 seconds; spread on the tops of cooled muffins.

HEARTY BREAKFAST MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• Mix carrots, banana, zucchini, vegetable oil, yogurt, and eggs together until fully incorporated.
• Whisk flour and baking soda in a separate bowl. Mix brown sugar, oats, coconut, pecans, cherries, cinnamon, salt, and ginger into flour mixture until all ingredients are coated in flour. Stir wet ingredients into flour mixture until just combined. Scoop batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean and edges are slightly brown, 17 to 22 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

FRUIT & NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit.
• Sift together dry ingredients: flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg.
• In a separate bowl mix wet ingredients: eggs, coconut oil, honey or maple syrup, sugar (if desired), yogurt, nut paste, bananas/applesauce, extract.
• Combine wet and dry ingredients until just moist and fold in your addition(s) of choice: raisins, chocolate chips, coconut, or blueberries.
• Line 2 regular muffin pans (1 dozen each) with muffin papers. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.
• Bake muffins for 30-40 minutes.

HEARTY BANANA AND YOGURT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Stir together flour, soda and salt in large bowl, put aside.
• In a second bowl, cream together butter, sugar and egg.
• Mix in yogurt, applesauce, bananas, and other chopped fruit.
• Gently pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients, and stir until moist. Do not overmix- lumps are a good thing!
• Fill greased muffin pans pans 3/4 full and bake at 375F for 12-18 minutes. (bake time varies according to oven).
• NOTE: OPTIONAL ADD-INS: any kind of chopped fruit works in this recipe including berries, apples, and pears. Other options are chocolate chips, raisins, or nuts. Be creative!