Power Breakfast Muffins!

I've raved about these muffins to QUITE a few people now, and so the recipe is finally up for all to enjoy! These muffins have really been a lifesaver for our mornings! I love them because they're FULL of protein, fiber, and other great stuff. I bake a few batches every Sunday and then hand them out for breakfast over the course of the week. They're ridiculously convenient on busy mornings (which we have a lot of around here nowadays!) and perfectly portion-sized. My kids never get tired of them since I switch around what I add into the batter to make them different every time! Can you tell I love these muffins?? 😁

Now in the interest of being healthy, I will say that these are not sweet, "dessert" muffins. They are healthy (but still yummy!) POWER muffins, here to give you a nourishing kick start into your day! Obviously this recipe is made to be tinkered with, so if kids have a difficult time adjusting to these, you can make them a little sweeter to begin with, and then make them less and less sweet with each batch and they won't even notice. Whatever works for you and your family! These are here to power YOU!

---Power Breakfast Muffins---

Ingredients:
-3/4 c. flour
-3/4 c. old fashioned oats
-1/4 c. flaxseed
-1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
-1 tsp. cinnamon
-1/2 tsp. nutmeg
-6 eggs
-1/4 c. melted butter
-2 Tbsp honey
-optional: an "add-in" such as fruit or nuts (see ideas below!)

Directions:
Mix the flour, oats, flaxseed, baking powder, and spices (spices may be adjusted based on what your add-in is). Beat the eggs and then add them and the butter, honey, and add-in to the dry mix and stir until well blended. Put batter into 12 muffin cups and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Add-in ideas! You can have lots of fun with these! Let me know if you come up with a new one that your family likes! Just put however much you want into the batter and adjust muffin sizes, spices used, and bake time accordingly. Here's some of our favorites:

• apple: add diced apple chunks and a little applesauce
• banana-nut: add an overripe banana or two and your favorite chopped nut
• "carrot cake": add some grated carrot and a chunk of cream cheese
• berry: stuff in your favorite berries! Frozen works as well as fresh!
• pear-ginger: add some freshly chopped pear and some ginger
• raisins: my kids appreciate just a simple raisin muffin occasionally
• pumpkin: add canned pumpkin and some ginger and cloves
• peach: fresh, frozen, or canned all work great! Chop them up and put them in!
• lemon-poppyseed: add some lemon zest and juice and a generous helping of poppyseeds
• pineapple: get some canned, shredded pineapple in its juice and you can just dump it all in
• coconut: you can put some in alone or combine with the pineapple idea!
• "gingerbread": use molasses instead of honey and add some ginger and cloves
• savory: if your kids enjoy the flavor of eggs (mine do NOT), you can omit the spices and honey and add some ham chunks or bacon bits, maybe some cheese too? TBH I haven't actually tried this, so if you do let me know how it goes 😆
• chocolate: These are special treats for things like the week of Christmas or the first day of school! I add some cocoa powder, a little vanilla, and some mini chocolate chips
• corn: I tried omitting the spices and adding cornmeal and some frozen corn, but it tasted too eggy so it wasn't a big hit here. Maybe someone can improve on that idea?
• orange: I'm going to try adding some orange zest and juice and some mandarin slices. Hope it works out!