As an eight-year-old, I attempted to bake something entirely by myself for the first time. While my mom and brother read picture books upstairs, I pulled our children’s cookbook off of its shelf, thumbed through the pages, and stopped when I reached the muffin recipe.
After locating all of the ingredients in our pantry and fridge, I measured and stirred them together in our big metal mixing bowls. I carefully peeled apart the stack of paper liners, dropping one into each cavity in our well-worn muffin tins, and filled them with dollops of batter. Then…
I ran upstairs to show Mom what I had done and ask her to put the muffin tins in the oven. I knew I wasn’t allowed to touch it yet—she didn’t want me to burn myself!
Although I’m now old enough and fully capable of using the oven by myself, muffins are still one of my very favorite things to bake. There’s something so magical about watching the batter rise into tall, perfectly domed tops through the glass window in the door, and biting into one of those tender treats still warm and fresh from the oven with its cozy, comforting flavors practically melting on my tongue… Pure bliss.
But I prefer my muffins to be much healthier than that first recipe that I ever made, which is why I’ve rounded up these absolutely amazing 13 must-try clean eating muffin recipes to share with you! They all contain no butter, refined flour or sugar… Yet still taste just as delicious as the ones you’d buy from a bakery! There’s a reason these are some of my all-time favorites—and some of the most popular recipes on my blog, too!
The Recipes…
{from left to right, top to bottom}
♥ Ultimate Healthy Chocolate Mini Muffins
♥ Chocolate Chip Zucchini Mini Muffins
♥ Small Batch Lemon Blueberry Muffins
♥ Carrot Cake Protein Muffins
♥ Chocolate Chip Banana Mini Muffins
♥ Blueberry Lemon Poppy Seed Protein Muffins
♥ Morning Glory Bran Muffins
♥ Small Batch Maple Peach Muffins
♥ Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bran Muffins
♥ Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins
♥ Ultimate Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
♥ Ultimate Healthy Blueberry Muffins
♥ Chocolate Chip Strawberry Banana Muffins
And when you make your own, remember to snap a picture and share it on Instagram using #amyshealthybaking and tagging @amyshealthybaking IN the photo itself! (That guarantees I’ll see your picture! 😊) I’d love to see your muffins and feature them in my Sunday Spotlight series!
Working my way through all of these could totally be an attainable goal for me by the end of the semester. 😉 THEN I can work my way through ALL of your recipes!! Haha 😉
YESSSS!!! I am ALL about those baking goals Marina!! 😉 ♥ Maybe start with one of the pumpkin ones since I know you’ll have an opened jar this weekend? 😉
Mmm…these muffin recipes look so delicious – I can’t decide which to choose first! Exciting news – my vanilla creme Stevia FINALLY arrived today, yay!😄 When I opened the package, this wonderful vanilla aroma emerged and filled the whole room! I’m really looking forward to baking with it – in fact, I’ll try one of these muffin recipes! ☺
HOORAY!!! I’m so glad it finally arrived!! If you’re a chocoholic like me, then I highly (highly, highly, highly!) recommend starting with the chocolate mini muffins. I refused to share them with anyone — I’m obsessed! 🙊 I can’t wait to hear which recipe you pick first Katie!
😄 Haha, okay! As a fellow chocoholic, I’ll be making those first – in fact, I’ll go and make them now! Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll let you know how they went… 😊
Yay!!! I’m so excited to hear what you think!! 🙂 🙂
Will definitely be baking my way through this list! The only hard thing is trying to decide which to make first! 🙂
You’re so sweet Katie! I’m indecisive, so I can relate. 😉 I can’t wait to hear what you pick first!