These muffins were very difficult to name. Yes they are buttermilk breakfast muffins but they are also so much more than that. Oaty, fruit packed, super duper light and low in sugar not to mention healthy-ish, I used spelt and wholemeal flour, two fruits and one veg.
The trouble is they are so good the temptation would be to eat not one but two, maybe even three for breakfast. This is the exact reason why I do not tend to make muffins too often and in the same vain fairy cakes. They are empty calories. They do not fill you up and they make you want to eat them all in one go.
So think of these as a breakfast treat and be prepared to indulge in a muffin that is a far cry from the freakishly large specimens you find in chain coffee shops. Enjoy the soft crumb, nuggets of pear, nutty spelt goodness and I can confirm that buttermilk is the way to go if you want feather light texture.
A time saving tip would be to prepare the dry ingredients and the liquids the night before (keep the liquids refrigerated) and just prepare the fruit in the morning. Eighteen minutes later it’s muffin mania!
Here are some other tasty muffin treats from around the web:
Blackberry, apple speculaas muffins – Fab food 4 all
Goat’s cheese, thyme & Bramley apple muffins – Fuss free flavours
Pear & Stilton muffins – My Custard Pie
Hazelnut & apple muffins – Recipes from a pantry
Banana weetabix blueberry breakfast muffins – Elizabeth’s kitchen diary
Carrot & coconut muffins – Food to glow
Buttermilk, beetroot & apple muffins – Tinned tomatoes
Rhubarb & ginger muffins – Jen’s food
Apple, cinnamon & strawberry muffins – A Mummy Too
I am linking to:
Credit Crunch Munch – Fab Food 4 All & Fuss Free Flavours
- -125g spelt flour,
- -65g wholemeal flour,
- -85g oats,
- -1tsp baking powder,
- -1tsp bicarbonate of soda,
- -80g light muscovado sugar,
- -180ml buttermilk,
- -80ml sunflower/light olive oil,
- -1 egg,
- -1 small banana mashed,
- -1 ripe pear chopped into small chunks,
- -1 small carrot peeled, grated and the juice squeezed out of it
- 1. Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees and line a 12 hole muffin tin with muffin cases,
- 2. Measure all of the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl,
- 3. Measure all the wet ingredients (including the egg) into a jug and whisk together,
- 4. Prepare all of the fruit and veg then add to the dry mixture and stir well,
- 5. Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl and stir well. As soon as the mixture has come together stop mixing as you do not want to over mix a muffin batter, it makes heavy muffins,
- 6. Divide the mixture between the 12 cases, sprinkle with oats, then bake in the oven for 18 minutes,
- 7. Enjoy the muffins on the day they are made. You could freeze some to enjoy at a later date.
I like you try not to make muffins too much as I could eat four in one go easy peasy. Adding wholemeal and nutty spelt flour in my minds add some extra goodness to your muffins so you are allowed a few.
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry recently posted…How to Make Polenta Chips
I know the feeling Bintu, why are they so good?! I much prefer them to other small cakes.
I would love one ot these muffins for breakfast they sound totally yummy and I love the pear, banana and carrot combo! Thank you for entering #creditcrunchmunch with such yummy treats:-)
Camilla @FabFood4All recently posted…Smoked Mackerel Pâté
Thanks Camilla, I will send you one over 😉
I reckon as these definitely contribute to your five a day they are most certainly very good for you, and the more one eats the better! 😀 Gosh they sound fab!
Elizabeth recently posted…#ExtraVeg March 2015 – A Simple Way to a Healthier Diet {A Food Blogging Challenge}
Good thinking Elizabeth!
Always looking for ways to use more buttermilk – I love the stuff, especially in cornbread! But these muffins look stellar… great one to share with Airbnb guests, too. Thanks!
Monica Shaw recently posted…Comment on 16 Great Garnishes for Smoothies by Laura@howtocookgoodfood
I would certainly say your guests would approve Monica!
Oh I hear ya with the overindulgence of baked goods! So hard to stop at just one! Perhaps one with some good Cheddar or other strong cheese, and a cup of yogurt would make it less likely to go overboard? thinking of that protein-carb duet. Though who could blame us for ignoring our full belly and having just one more. Lovely.
kellie@foodtoglow recently posted…Parsnip and Lime Marmalade Cake
I love it Kellie, cheese would definitely be the way forward to curb the need for more than one!
I love breakfast muffins and have fallen out of the habit of making them of a weekend. These look lovely, and filled with such good things too!
It is the good things that count, especially in a muffin, they work so feel with fruit and veg 🙂
These look and sound lush Laura! I’d be inclined to make a batch of these for a long journey or to take camping – perfect food on the go 🙂
Katie Bryson recently posted…Perk up your bolognese
Absolutely Katie, muffins pack up so well for camping or for picnics and parties or even to take to a friend for brekkie.
Mmm, I would choose one of these over a slice of toast any day! Thanks for mentioning my muffins.
Emily Leary recently posted…Win a Hazelnut Buggy Organiser & Handbag Combo worth £100
Yes they do make toast a secondary option!
I’m very good at scoffing too many muffins, they’re just so moreish so like you I try not to make them too often.
Thanks for linking to my muffins 🙂
Jen recently posted…Chorizo, red pepper and cheddar quiches
So true Jen :))