January 21, 2017 Leave a Comment
+11 Pin1 Share Tweet WhatsAppShares 2The season of love is almost here, and so’s the season of strawberries! It’s such a lovely coincidence that we get lots of fresh strawberries just around Valentine’s Day, isn’t it? Strawberries have a cute heart shape, are bright red and are also considered an aphrodisiac – perfect for the month of love! So today, we’ve decided to add some health into the mix and cooked up some lovely Strawberry Yogurt Muffins for Valentine’s Day. Of course, love doesn’t really need a season, so you can make them today if you like!
Strawberry Yogurt Muffins for Valentine’s Day
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of Whole Wheat Flour
- ½ cup of Coconut Sugar
- 1 teaspoon of Baking Powder
- A pinch of Salt
- 2 Eggs
- ½ cup of Yogurt
- ¼ cup of Oil
- ¼ cup of Milk
- 1 tablespoon of Vanilla Extract
- ½ + ¼ cup of chopped Strawberries
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 190 C/ 375 F. I used a heart-shaped silicone muffin pan. But a regular greased muffin tin works just as well.
2. In a large bowl, sift together the whole wheat flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, and a pinch of salt.
3. In a small blender or food processor, combine the yogurt, eggs, milk, oil and vanilla extract. Blend well.
4. Add the blended wet ingredients into the dry ingredients all at once. Gently stir with a fork or a rubber spatula until just combined. The batter will be lumpy and that’s fine. Avoid over-mixing which will result in tough muffins.
5. Add the ½ cup of chopped strawberries and gently fold in.
6. Fill the muffin tin up to ¾ of its capacity. Top each filed cup with few pieces of chopped strawberries.
7. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the tops spring back lightly when touched and a toothpick comes out clean.
8. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
9. Serve warm with milk, tea or coffee.
These Strawberry Yogurt Muffins are free from butter and sugar, using oil and coconut sugar instead. Coconut Sugar, also known as Coconut Palm Sugar has a low Glycemic Index. It doesn’t spike the blood sugar as regular sugar does and it is just as sweet as regular sugar. If you can’t find it, feel free to use regular sugar instead. The yogurt in the recipe doesn’t just amp up the health quotient, it also makes the muffins softer. So go ahead and bake these yummy, ‘love’ muffins for all the loved ones in your life!
Strawberry Yogurt Muffins for Valentine's Day
- 1 cup of Whole Wheat Flour
- ½ cup of Coconut Sugar
- 1 teaspoon of Baking Powder
- A pinch of Salt
- 2 Eggs
- ½ cup of Yogurt
- ¼ cup of Oil
- ¼ cup of Milk
- 1 tablespoon of Vanilla Extract
- ½ + ¼ cup of chopped Strawberries
- Preheat the oven to 190 C/ 375 F. I used a heart-shaped silicone muffin pan. But a regular greased muffin tin works just as well.
- In a large bowl, sift together the whole wheat flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, and a pinch of salt.
- In a small blender or food processor, combine the yogurt, eggs, milk, oil and vanilla extract. Blend well.
- Add the blended wet ingredients into the dry ingredients all at once. Gently stir with a fork or a rubber spatula until just combined. The batter will be lumpy and that’s fine. Avoid over-mixing which will result in tough muffins.
- Add the ½ cup of chopped strawberries and gently fold in.
- Fill the muffin tin up to ¾ of its capacity. Top each filed cup with few pieces of chopped strawberries.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the tops spring back lightly when touched and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Serve warm with milk, tea or coffee.
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