These make a wonderful, heart-healthy alternative to the typical, artery-clogging blueberry muffin.
Sometimes a fruity whole wheat muffin is exactly what I need to feel better.
Clearly, I’m deep in a muffin-making phase. After making coconut-banana muffins, I knew I had to try something new. Those were delicious, but these might be even better.
There’s nothing like a warm blueberry muffin—except a warm blueberry muffin loaded with strawberries.
Some mornings just beg for muffins.
Mornings when you wake to the sound of your partner vacuuming and clanging dishes at 5 a.m. because their tidiness has kicked in.
Mornings when you step on a dozen toy cars on your way out of the bedroom and utter more obscenities than you thought possible. It’s not just kids who leave things on the floor.
Mornings when the house smells strongly of wet grass because someone cut the lawn right after a downpour. The scent of wet grass may remind them of hay, but it doesn’t feel like home to me.
Mornings when you’re starving and the only cure is bacon—but there’s no bacon in the house. It feels like a sin.
Those are definitely muffin mornings.
Very Berry Whole Wheat Muffins
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup canola oil
1 egg
1/2 cup strawberries, chopped
1/2 cup blueberries
1/4–1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons raw turbinado sugar
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
In a large bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, sugar, and baking powder. Add the canola oil, 1/4 cup milk, vanilla, and the egg, mixing until just combined. If the batter is very thick, stir in the remaining milk until you reach a moist, scoopable consistency. Gently fold in the blueberries and chopped strawberries. Spoon the batter into a prepared muffin tin and sprinkle the tops with raw turbinado sugar.
Bake for 15–20 minutes, or until the muffins are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool briefly before serving.
Right now, Mr. How Sweet is likely staring at his computer screen in confusion—because I didn’t tell him I made muffins.