Yogurt Berry Muffins
These muffins are intended to be a healthier muffin. If you’re looking for the super sweet, leaves-grease-on-your-fingers type muffins then you shouldn’t read on. However if you want a muffin that’s warm, not too sweet, and not going to kill you on calories, then this is a great option.
I did want a little more sweet, so I tore mine open and drizzled honey on it.
Then I died because it was so good.
Try the honey, I’m telling ya.
Yogurt Muffins
- 2 c. flour
- 3 Tbs. sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 6 oz light lemon yogurt*
- 1 egg
- 1/4 c. milk
- 1 Tbs canola oil
- 1 Tbs natural applesauce
- 1 cup frozen blueberries and dried cranberries (I used about 2/3 blueberries then topped off the measuring cup with cranberries)
Spray your muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside. Mix together all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, making a well at the center. In a smaller mixing bowl combine all wet ingredients (save berries for later) and mix until well blended. Add wet ingredients to dry, mixing until everything is moistened – this batter is VERY thick; it’s okay if it’s a little lumpy. Next fold in the berries, until just dispersed, don’t over mix. Drop batter into the greased muffin tin dispersing the batter evenly between all 12 cups (each cup should be about 2/3 full). Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
*Kim’s note: the lemon yogurt doesn’t add a strong lemon taste. If you want even more lemon in your batter, add about a tsp. of fresh lemon zest. Is amazing with honey!
Happy Cooking!
January 8th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Yummy! These look very similar to the orange cranberry muffins I posted this week. I like how you used yogurt in yours, I bet that made them very moist. I’ll have to try that with my own sometime. And yes, definitely use lemon zest the next time. I love using zest when I bake, it makes such a difference and can turn ordinary recipes into spectacular recipes.