These Healthy Blueberry + Lemon Muffins are the perfect summer breakfast, snack or even a treat for your toddler or big kid! They're easy, delicious, healthy, and most importantly completely make ahead. Summer break breakfast winning! It's Thhhhhuuurrrrrrrrrssssday! That means it's muffin day! Which I am currently making up because really any day can be muffin day! But I am posting this today, so you can make some time to go to the store to stock up on any ingredients you might need to make these delicious muffins for the kiddos (i.e. yourself) this weekend. And while I am pretty sure you will have all the ingredients to make these muffins already on hand, you might NEED to make a solo trip to the store so you can just wander around the aisles, hopelessly lost and content in being by yourself for a few minutes. Let's face it, these days solo shopping trips are my happy place. Let's get back to your future weekend plans - your Saturday morning should definitely be filled with these ...
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Ellie’s Favorite Granola – Dried Blueberry + Coconut + Almond
This recipe all started a couple of weeks before my due date, during my crazy nesting filled days, which for me where equally about scrubbing the bathroom e-v-e-r-y-d-a-y to the point of being on the verge of OCD and at the same time preparing big batches of food that were enough to feed an army for after I delivered the baby. I admit I went a bit over the top. My bathroom has sense went completely down hill and my freezer is just at the point of being able to open without a dozen or so meals falling on my toes. It was during my heyday of preparing food, that I decided I needed to make not one granola recipe but three. And while I was at it, I should probably just go ahead and double or triple each of these recipes. Why not, right? Granola is always a good idea. This one was for my little Ellie, filled with some of her most coveted things - blueberries, coconut flakes and almonds. Plus some things that I like to sneak into her food to make it extra healthy - flax seeds, coconut oil ...
Peach + Blueberry Overnight Oatmeal
Breakfast waiting for you when you wake up. That is dream I have every night when I am sleeping. Me, dream about food.. never! A breakfast made out of wholesome steel cut oats slowing cooking away all night long with cinnamon, brown sugar and cloves layered with some chopped peaches and blueberries. A breakfast where the night before, after you probably had a little too much wine, you toss a couple of items together in your crock pot and turn it on. Don't be worried that the smell of these fragrent ingredients will wake you up from your deep sleep, haunting you with the promise of tomorrows breakfast. Sorry, it wont happen. The delicious smell gets contained under the crock pot lid until you waddle into the kitchen with your baby, still sleepy eyed and badly needing a stronger then strong cup of coffee, and lift the lid. That is when it happens -all the magic. A powerful smell of roasted cinnamon hits you a thousand air kisses and and wraps its arms around you like a warm comfy ...
Mini Blueberry + Rosemary Breakfast Bars
Breakfast in our house either goes one of two ways. The first being a lovely morning where we calmly sit down and enjoy a healthy breakfast of oatmeal, eggs or yogurt and fruit. We laugh, talk (mostly in baby speak), eat slowly and just enjoy each other. The other way, which happens more often then the first, is a complete cluster. We are late for something, the wee one is laying on the floor dying of being hangry, there is no plan for any sort for food and toast will just not cut it. These are the mornings that I need something healthy and portable. Something filled with fruit because that is about all the little one will eat these days. Something that doesn't leave a mess everywhere. Something that she can feed herself in the car seat, stroller or walking around the house while I frantically get ready. Oh, and it has to be healthy and filling. Too demanding? Nah. Then I found this amazing recipe from another mom blogger and I knew it would rock my world. I knew I had to try it ...
Peach + Blueberry + Vanilla Bean Mini Muffin
Self-regulate. That is what babies do. Hungry - they eat. Full - they don't eat. Sleepy - they fall asleep anywhere at anytime. Not sleepy - they wont even bat an eye about not taking a nap for an entire day. I find this interesting to watch. Inspiring. Self regulation is not something that I am good at. I will eat that cookie sitting on the counter no matter if I am hungry or not, I can take a nap at almost anytime of the day. No problems. This is mostly because I am a lazy person who likes to eat sweets. I am ok with this. The wee one can go days with only a slight interest in food. Nibble here, Nibble there. Inspiring. So I was only a tad hurt when she passed not once on these mini muffins but twice. I mean, I made them from her favorite foods - blueberries and peaches. Which she usually pounds back by the bucketful. But mixed with whole wheat flour, a drizzle of honey and a blade full of vanilla bean. Not interested. The third time, I think she got over the scary ...