Are blueberry muffins healthy?

The average coffee shop blueberry muffin is hardly what you’d call a health food: It’s got almost 470 calories—nearly double what you’d get from a chocolate frosted donut—and most of those calories come from refined carbohydrates, primarily white flour and sugar.

What is the secret to fluffy muffins?

Having eggs, butter, and milk at room temperature helps them form a smooth mixture that traps air and expands when heated in the oven. That expansion makes your muffins fluffy and light.

How can I make muffin mix better?

But here are a few of my favorites:

1. Add fresh or frozen berries! Your berry muffin mix will definitely have some berries included, but the more the berrier.
2. add zest! Zest a lemon, an orange, or a lime and stir the zest into the batter for a burst of citrus.
3. fill with cream cheese!
4. fill with jam or fruit curd!

What is the most popular muffin?

Blueberry is consistently the best-selling muffin flavor here followed by Zucchini, Better Morning, Chocolate and Banana.

Can I use water instead of milk for muffins?

You can use water in most baking recipes that call for milk. Use 1 cup of water and 1-1/2 teaspoons of butter for every 1 cup of milk called for in the recipe. The extra butter will help your baked goods stay moist.

What is the best muffin recipe?

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the center. Variations: Blueberry Muffins: Add 1 cup fresh blueberries. Raisin Muffins: Add 1 cup finely chopped raisins. Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden.

How do you make blueberry muffins from scratch?

Directions Preheat oven to 350° and line a muffin tin with muffin cups. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. Scoop batter into muffin cups. Place remaining blueberries on top and sprinkle tops with sugar. Bake muffins until a toothpick comes out clean, 25 to 28 minutes.

How do you make applesauce muffins?

DIRECTIONS Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray muffin tins with nonstick spray. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon , and salt in a bowl. Mix in beaten eggs, applesauce and melted butter. (by hand, do not need mixer). Evenly scoop mixture into muffin pans. Sprinkle crystal sugar sprinkles on tops of muffins. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.

What is a healthy Muffin?

Keep Your Gut Healthy. Whole-wheat English muffins boast more than 4 grams of fiber per serving. They are also rich in thiamin , niacin , calcium, iron, phosphorus and selenium. A single piece provides over 59 percent of the daily recommended intake of manganese.