Mila's Milieu

  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Baking
      • Cakes and Cupcakes
      • Bread
      • Cookies
      • Muffins
      • Dessert
    • Breakfast
    • Crock pot
    • Dinner
      • Quick dinners
      • Chicken
      • Seafood
      • Menus
    • Salads
    • Snacks
    • Soups
  • Life
    • Entertaining
    • Food for thought
    • Vacations
    • Healthy living
      • Fitness
      • Healthy eating
    • Parenting
      • Kids parties and celebrations
      • Routines and organization
  • Organization
    • Helpful routines
    • Kitchen
  • Our House
    • Dining room
    • Living room
    • Home office
    • Landscaping
    • Mudroom
    • Easy DIY
  • About me
  • Contact me

Delicious low-fat strawberry muffins.

March 8, 2014 milabassett 5 Comments

Today was a normal day, with errands and housework in the morning, followed by fun in the library and at the park. flowersSomewhere between the park and the after school pick-up I started feeling a little off emotionally. The news about Ukraine and Barbies were weighing heavily on my mind. I HAD to do something to de-stress. That’s when I usually head to the kitchen. No, not to eat– to bake! 25 minutes later my toddler was happily chewing the fruit of my labor. Except there was no labor involved, these muffins are fast and easy: no special tools required. I considered the smell of freshly mashed strawberries to be aromatherapy.  They turned out light and fluffy, with very little oil and sugar. Totally lifted my spirits.light and fluffy strwaberry

Ingredients:

wet ingredients

1 cup mashed strawberries (I used my mini-chopper because I wanted a more uniform texture. They can be also mashed with a potato masher or a fork)

2 large eggs

1/2 cup milk (I used 2%)

1/3 cup canola oil

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cups white sugar

dry ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

Turbinado sugar for sprinkling on the top (optional)

Method:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray muffin tin with cooking spray.

– Mix wet and dry ingredients in two separate bowls.

– Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Important: do not mix too much or the muffins will be rubbery instead of fluffy. A few specks of flour is fine.

– Fill the muffin tin 3/4 full. Sprinkle Turbinado sugar over the top of each muffin (optional).

– Bake for 18-20 minutes until they look done (that’s what I do when I am being lazy) a toothpick comes out dry.

Let cool in the pan a few minutes, then cool completely on a wire rack. Enjoy responsibly (they are addictive).

light and fluffy strawberry

What do you do when you need quick a pick-me -up?

Sharing at Attagirl Says.

  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)

Related

Baking, Muffins, Recipes baking, low-fat, muffins, strawberry

Enter your email address to receive new posts in your inbox.

Comments

  1. Ann Drake says

    March 8, 2014 at 2:30 am

    Hi Mila! These look so good and the healthy aspect is wonderful. Baking is relaxing for me too. I can forget everything and sort of lose myself. Thank heavens we have someplace that gives us that peace. Enjoy your weekend!

    Reply
    • mila bassett says

      March 8, 2014 at 2:52 am

      You are right, Ann: baking is very therapeutic. And the family gets to enjoy the benefits (with an occasional flop, when it gets too creative and free-form in the kitchen:) )!

      Reply
  2. Amy @ Ms. Toody Goo Shoes says

    March 20, 2014 at 2:09 pm

    These sound delicious! I’m always looking to add to my healthy baking recipe box! Going to pin these on my muffin board!

    Reply
    • mila bassett says

      March 20, 2014 at 2:50 pm

      I think a low-fat home-made muffin is not a bad substitute for a granola bar, even a better kind of GB. It may be actually healthier. I serve them as snacks rather than dessert. I hope you give them a try soon 🙂

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Looking for something?

Receive posts in your inbox

Join our Facebook community

Join our Facebook community

Recipes

easy low-fat granola

Healthy living

three simple ways to go back to exercising

Parenting

Organization

simple menu planning

Copyright © 2023 · Daily Dish Pro Grandchild Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in