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Yoga Muffins

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I call these Yoga Muffins because they are flexible, well-balanced and good for you. You can make a lot of substitutions and additions to these and they’ll always be divine. I’ve started with the version I use most often, with variation possibilities included in the directions.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • ½ cups Rolled Oats, Slightly Ground (I Give Them A Quick Spin In The Coffee Grinder)
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon (heaping Is Good, If You Like Cinnamon. I Do.)
  • ¾ teaspoons Salt
  • ¼ teaspoons Allspice
  • 1 cup Canned Pumpkin
  • ¾ cups Applesauce
  • ½ cups Brown Sugar (light Or Dark)
  • 1 whole Egg
  • ½ cups Chopped Apples
  • ½ cups Chopped Walnuts
  • ½ cups Blueberries, Fresh Or Frozen

Preparation

Flexible suggestions:
-Other kinds of flours, or a blend of flours works. I have used all-purpose and spelt as well as whole wheat.
-1 cup mashed ripe bananas instead of pumpkin
-3/4 cup mashed bananas instead of applesauce (if you use both of these substitutions at the same time, you will definitely have a more banana-y muffin!)
-Applesauce can be either jarred or cook up your own apples and mash ‘em (that’s what I usually do)
-You can vary the amounts of chopped apples, blueberries and walnuts to your own taste, and also leave out or substitute other fruits or nuts as you please. Just go with the flow!

Preheat oven to 350F

Prepare a 12-cup muffin pan (these also work in a 6-cup jumbo muffin pan.)

Take a deep breath, and let’s begin:

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ground oats, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and all spice. Set aside.

In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin, applesauce, brown sugar and egg. Enjoy the color and aroma.

Add flour mixture to the creamed mix and stir to combine.

Add chopped apples, blueberries and walnuts. Smile.

Fill each muffin cup completely with big spoonfuls of batter. They might even be heaping with batter. Enjoy the abundance.

Bake for about 30 minutes at 350. The flexibility of these muffins even extends to the bake time; I have accidentally left them in far too long and they still came out fine. See, everything is alright! You are divine, we are divine, the muffins are divine!

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carolallison on 12.12.2010

Ha, Marie, I like the way you think! Chocolate makes everything better!

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Marie @ My Culinary Calling on 10.11.2010

Is it bad that the first variation I thought of was to add chocolate chips? haha

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carolallison on 10.9.2010

corricky, thanks so much for trying them! And yes, I like the banana substitution, too. They really do adapt to just about anything!

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carolallison on 10.9.2010

Thanks everyone! Joy, yes they do freeze well, I freeze them all the time.

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joyw on 10.4.2010

Do you think these would freeze well?

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Eugenia on 2.20.2013

These were awesome! My whole family loved them, and none of us are particularly into healthy foods. They made a perfect hearty snack for the kids (and us!) after a long walk. Thanks :)

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Elizabeth on 3.26.2012

These are yummy and guilt free. My only criticism is that the texture is just enough different from a normal unhealthy muffin that I notice! I will be making these again for sure though! Thank you!

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Emilia on 1.3.2012

I’ve made these 3 times already! I love them, and I’ve put everything in them… from carrots to zucchini. They taste amazing. If you add the bananas they were sweet enough even without the sugar. These are my favorite ever… and I can eat them guilt free :) :)! Thank you so much for the recipe!

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alittlenosh on 10.29.2011

I made these with pumpkin and apples and they turned out delicious. I had THREE of them for breakfast this morning. I love that I don’t feel TOO guilty about eating so many because they’re so healthy. Thanks for a great recipe!

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Erin on 8.24.2011

I make these all the time! So healthy…I do add a bit more Allspice because I like them spicier!

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