Thursday, August 23, 2012

Healthy Strawberry Muffins



I got this idea from pinterest.  (The ones on pinterest look all cute and stuff, but don't judge me based on my lack of ability to make food look good... except the sandwiches I made two days ago.. and of course I didn't take a picture!)  Makes 12 muffins.

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup plain nonfat greek yogurt
2 eggs
2 cups strawberries (diced and patted dry)
1/2 cup baking stevia or 1 cup artificial sweetener that measures 1:1 with sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp lemon juice (optional)

Directions:
Combine all ingredients except strawberries in blender or food processor until oats are smooth.  Pour mixture into bowl and mix in 1 1/2 cups diced strawberries.  Divide batter amongst 12 muffins and top muffins with remaining 1/2 cup strawberries.  Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Note: If you choose to use liners then you need to use either silicone liners or just foil liners.  Paper liners will stick like crazy because there isn't any actual flour in these muffins. I just sprayed my muffin pan and washed it after.

Our blender sucks so I didn't get to make the oats smooth.  I would reccommend actually making the oats smooth, otherwise it is difficult to "mix" in the strawberries.  I also only had stevia packets so I used 5 for 6 muffins.  I would probably use 6 for 6 muffins next time (or 12 for 12).  Apparently I am retarded and didn't read the directions because I did not pat my strawberries dry.. thus I had bubbles on the edges and super moist muffins that are a little soggy on spots.. oops.  Also, I used the lemon juice, but I think it set of the baking soda early or something because I heard it bubbling so I am not sure if this affected them rising?  Aside from all the dumb things I did they still taste yummy so if you make them the right way I am sure they are awesome!

Nutrition (1 muffin):
Calores: 95
Total Fat: 2.2 g
Saturated Fat: 0.4 g
Sodium: 112.3 mg
Total Carbs: 16.4 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sugars: 2.1 g
Protein: 5.3 g

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