Breakfast muffins

Average rating: 3 out of 5 star rating

Start your day with a bang with these tasty breakfast muffins packed full of blueberries, nuts and seeds

  • Makes: 12

  • Prep time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 25g (1oz) pumpkin seeds
  • 25g (1oz) sunflower seeds
  • 225g (8oz) plain wholemeal flour
  • 2tsp baking powder
  • 1tsp mixed spice
  • 1tbsp poppy seeds
  • 250g (9oz)bag dried fruit Mix
  • 50ml sunflower oil
  • 175ml semi-skimmed milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 100ml clear honey
  • 150g (5oz) pack fresh blueberries

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/392°F/gas 6. Line a muffin baking tray or bun tray with 12 paper muffin cases. Spread the pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds on a baking tray, and put in the oven for 5 minutes until they are lightly coloured.
  2. Mix the flour, baking powder, mixed spice, poppy seeds, dried fruit, pumpkin and sunflower seeds in a large bowl.
  3. Put the oil, milk, eggs and honey in another bowl and whisk until mixed. Pour into the dry ingredients and quickly stir with a large metal spoon ? don't over-stir or the muffins will be tough. Add the fresh blueberries and mix in gently.
  4. Spoon into muffin cases, bake for 25 minutes, then cool on a wire rack. They will keep in the fridge for 2 to 3 days, or can be frozen.

Nutritional information per portion

  • Calories 250(kcal)
  • Fat 9.0g

This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

Your rating

Average rating:

3 out of 5 star rating

Your comments

  • Sophie, posted 3 weeks ago

    I'm sure these are delicious but 9g of fat for breakfast seems like a lot to me.

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  • Jo, posted 4 weeks ago

    I've just put these in the oven and they smell delicious! I used apple instead of blueberries and ginger, cinnamon & cloves instead of mixed spice. Will let you know how they get on! x

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  • jo, posted 2 years ago

    i love this recipe i have the muffins on a saturday with my 3 children and they now love breakfast thankyou for the brilliant idea

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