Banana Oat Blueberry Muffins - Drizzle Me Skinny! (2024)

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Is it OK to eat a blueberry muffin on a diet? ›

There are nearly 500 calories in one single blueberry muffin! The carb count, sugar and even sodium are sky-high, too! Yes, blueberries are a “super-food.” But if those blueberries are all wrapped up in “muffin,” they're not such a healthy option.

Veggies made great! You'll never believe the first ingredient in our Blueberry Oat Muffins is zucchini! Heat in the microwave to enjoy a delightful Blueberry packed experience for only 110 calories.

Too little fat will result in dry, less tender muffins. Carefully cut on lines found on the butter/margarine stick wrapper. Or, pack it into dry (nested) measuring cup, then use a spatula or straight edge of a knife blade to level even with the top of the cup.

The recipe, as originally written, produced wonderful muffins but they dried out quickly and tasted overly dense. In the past few years, I've worked to improve it by replacing some of the oil with melted butter, some baking powder with baking soda, and adding sour cream for moisture and lightness.

English muffins tend to be a little healthier than bread since English muffins have less carbohydrates, fats, and sugar than bread. While bread does contain slightly more fat when compared to English muffins, both options have 1 gram or less of total fat.

The average coffee shop blueberry muffin is hardly what you'd call a health food: It's got almost 470 calories—nearly double what you'd get from a chocolate frosted donut—and most of those calories come from refined carbohydrates, primarily white flour and sugar.

These healthy blueberry muffins are made with wholemeal flour for extra fibre, great for a feel-good breakfast, brunch or afternoon tea. Each muffin provides 200 kcal, 5g protein, 24g carbohydrates (of which 10.5g sugars), 9g fat (of which 2g saturates), 2g fibre and 0.5g salt.

1 large muffins of banana oatmeal muffins contains 180 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 64% carbs, 29% fat, and 8% protein. This has a moderate calorie density, with 248 Calories per 100g.

Homemade Oatmeal Muffins (1 muffin) contains 28g total carbs, 26.1g net carbs, 5.3g fat, 3.5g protein, and 170 calories.

Should oatmeal muffins be refrigerated? ›

Store oatmeal muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 2 months. To reheat, warm in the microwave for 30-60 seconds.

If it's not hot enough, your muffins won't rise well. Don't undermix your batter. Sometimes I see people are so worried about overmixing (which will cause tough and rubbery muffins) that they barely bring the batter together. This doesn't allow gluten to develop, which is the structural backbone to muffins.

The best bakery-style crumb muffins start with cake flour

Cake flour is more finely ground and has less protein, which leaves the muffins with a fine, light crumb and soft texture. Using cake flour is an easy way to avoid heavy, dense muffins even if you end up stirring just a bit too much.

Bake your muffins at 400°F for the first 5 minutes, then drop the temperature to the more standard 350°F for the remainder of the bake time. This method sparks the leavening agents (especially baking powder) in the batter to react quicker, creating that gorgeously risen top.

The cookie dough scoops are for filling each cavity with muffin batter—to get tall domes, you'll need to fill each one with SIX tablespoons of batter. It works best if you're precise. Anything more will cause the muffins to overflow, and anything less will result in squat muffins.

Muffins can help you lose weight if they are high in protein and low in calories and added sugar. High-protein muffins are a good option if your goal is weight loss.

Blueberry muffins in general are not typically a healthy choice. Many bakery style muffins are made with all purpose flour which does not contain a lot of nutrients. Bakery style muffins also tend to have a lot of fat such as butter or oil, and a large amount of sugar.

There is a huge variation in the sugar content, from Costa Blueberry Muffin with a staggering equivalent to 10 teaspoons per muffin² (more than in a can of full sugar cola)³, followed by McDonalds Blueberry Muffin with 8 teaspoons⁴ and Pret A Manger Double Berry Muffin with 8 teaspoons⁵ – compared to 3 teaspoons each ...

Muffins, blueberry, homemade (1 medium - approx 2 3/4" to 3" diameter) contains 49.7g total carbs, 48g net carbs, 12.5g fat, 6.8g protein, and 337 calories.