So this morning we woke up and it was totally one of those lazy days. You know those days. The ones where it is almost 9:30 and you realize you haven’t even started breakfast yet. And…considering my kids are up by 7am at the latest, no matter what, 9:30 is really late in my house.
I was in the mood for something sweet, but did not want to fill my kids (or myself) with junk first thing in the morning. I wanted something good, but something that still had some healthy merit to it. I found this delicious streusel muffin online. YUM. But…it contained two whole sticks of butter, over a cup and a half of sugar, white flour and whole milk. Um….not exactly what I was looking for. I am sure it would be very tasty, but….no.
Alas, this muffin.
I could not even believe when I ate it that it was made with whole wheat flour. A whole cup of greek yogurt in the recipe too! I was worried about replacing a lot of the butter with apple sauce would not give it that decadent feel. I was wrong. I seriously felt like I was eating cake for breakfast, but without the annoying carb overload feeling. I eliminated a lot of sugar and butter from the streusel, once again wondering if I was sabotaging this muffin and making it something no one would eat.
Wrong again. The streusel was more than sweet enough and we didn’t miss the extra butter and sugar at all. I am not calling this health food by any means, but it gives you a tasty muffin and contains some good for you ingredients. Good enough for a lazy Sunday morning.
Hungry for breakfast? These are easy to whip up, pack some healthy ingredients, taste great and make your kitchen smell heavenly when they bake. Win Win.
Whole Wheat Cinnamon Streusel Muffins
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 cup of plain 2% Greek Yogurt
1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
Streusel Topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup unsalted butter, cold, cut into pieces
In a food processor or with a pastry cutter, combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and cold butter for the streusel. The mixture should be crumbly and well combined. Set aside.
In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar and eggs. Add Greek yogurt, applesauce and melted butter. Whisk until smooth (may still be a few small lumps). Slowly add dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Do not over mix.
Prepare a 12 cup muffin tin using baking spray. Fill each muffin cup 1/2 full. Sprinkle a small pinch of streusel in each cup. Top with more muffin batter. Sprinkle remaining streusel on top of each muffin equally. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes in pan. Remove and serve warm. Preferably on a lazy day.
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