Two friends, miles apart, who love to bake!
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How is October halfway over?! I know technically pumpkin is still in season until the holidays are over, but to me…October is the month of pumpkin. Not only am I obsessed with pumpkin flavored everything, each year I have to go to a pumpkin patch and …
I love muffins for breakfast. Sure they’re not as healthy for you as other breakfast options. And yes, sometimes I put enough sugary sweetness into them they’re more like a dessert, but mornings are hard enough as it is. Don’t we deserve a treat for getting out of our cozy beds?
This is why I made these Lemon Crumble Muffins. Because they’re cute. And sweet. A little messy. And absolutely delicious. And most importantly: portable. Because we all know I’m eating breakfast in my car on the way to work every morning.
I hope you’re not tired of my lemon recipes, because you really need these muffins in your life. Or maybe your friends and family need them in theirs. I can promise you they won’t turn these down.
If I omitted the powdered sugar glaze that was in the original recipe does that mean I made these healthy? I’m pretty sure it does. And also lemon = Vitamin C. So doubly healthy. Bonus!
~Stephanie
Lemon Crumble Muffins (adapted from Betty Crocker)
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By now I think you should all know I have a thing for muffins: banana, peach, strawberry, zucchini…Kelly even made chocolate chunk so it’s safe to say she’s on the muffin train too. I love muffins because they are so quick and easy, with hardly …
Tis the season for zucchini! I’ve already started seeing coworkers leaving their extras in the break room at work. I’m slightly ashamed to say though, I have no homegrown zucchini this year 🙁 I got the “grey bugs of death” on my plants and there was no …
Every year for one week, my family and I rent a beach house in Aptos, California. The first time I went to this house, I was just over a year and some of my favorite childhood memories are from the beach house. It’s this massive house that sleeps like 30 of us and has this huge bay window that looks out across the ocean. We always congregate in the living room and listen to old school country (Luckenbach, Texas is my new favorite song btw) and talk and play trivia. We also always have a puzzle going- last week we completed one 2,000 piece puzzle and two 1,000 piece puzzles.
The other thing that I associate with the beach house is fresh red vines and food. We always have tons of food! And one of the things we always have is those chocolate chip muffins from Costco. They go like hot cakes at the beach house so if you want a muffin, you better eat one early in the week because they will be gone fast!
Since everyone loves these muffins and they are always gone so fast, I thought I would attempt a recipe to make at home for next year. This recipe is super easy- just throw everything in a bowl and mix. So simple! Plus, it’s perfect for those times when you need a chocolate fix. Next year at the beach, I will definitely be bringing these. Hope you enjoy 🙂
-Kelly
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Some say I’m a picky eater (don’t listen to them…I’m infinitely better than I was as a child). However one thing I’m still picky about: Bananas. They have one little bruise? Done. Start turning slightly brown? Nope. I just can’t do it! I also can’t bear to throw them away, so I end up with a freezer full of brown bananas.
Lucky for me, I have the world’s best banana muffin recipe! (in my humble opinion). These are the muffins I grew up with. The original recipe came from a bed and breakfast in Western Washington my parents stayed at. There’s a story to go along with it…something like Dad bribing the cook for the recipe, or spending ridiculous amounts of money on the whole cookbook just for the muffin recipe, but I can’t quite remember. You’ll have to use your imagination.
The recipe is simple, which makes it so perfect. If you’re using frozen bananas like I am, just make sure to let them thaw before starting the recipe (note: frozen bananas turn brown and look disgusting. However once you peel them they still work just fine). I generally add chocolate chips, but those could easily be substituted for peanut butter chips or walnuts. Or if you want to go crazy, a little scoop of peanut butter in the middle of each muffin is never a bad idea either.
To be honest I’ve never even tried another banana muffin recipe. These are so perfect there’s no point! They don’t last long though, seems like boyfriends/roommates/my own hands sneak one here and there and suddenly…it’s time to make another batch.
*note: I’ve updated the pictures from the original post, but can promise this recipe is still a staple in our house! It has also since become the base for Loaded Breakfast Muffins and Chocolate Chip Zucchini Banana Muffins.
~Stephanie
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