These Low Calorie Healthy Morning Glory Breakfast Muffins are just 164 calories and are 100% all-natural! I have also supplied optional protein boosts, tips on lowering sugar and calories even more. So you can make these yummy breakfast muffins no matter what your dietary needs might be.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
Olive oil spray
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (or Gluten-Free)
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup old-fashioned oats
¼ cup unsweetened apple sauce
¼ cup real maple syrup
3 tablespoons coconut oil
1 large egg
⅓ cup unsweetened almond milk (or unsweetened milk of your choice)
1 banana
½ cup raisins
4 medium carrots
Low Calorie Morning Glory Breakfast Muffins
Healthy Morning Glory Breakfast Muffins Meal Prep and Storage
Meal Prep: You can make the healthy recipe ahead of time and bake completely then cover and store for later. Storage: Will hold for 6 days in the fridge baked. Or one month in the freezer. Reheating: You can reheat (or if stored unbaked follow directions below to bake) in an oven at 200-250 degrees until warmed through.
These low calorie breakfast muffins are easy and delicious! I packed them with low calorie good for you ingredients, and even supplied you with optional add-ins to boost protein or nutrition.
At just 164 calories per muffin, these make a great light breakfast. You can even have 2 for under 350 calories!
Special Tip: You can lower the calories and sugar more by using keto maple syrup in place of the real maple syrup.
Prep Time 5 minutesmins
Cook Time 25 minutesmins
Total Time 30 minutesmins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 12servings
Calories 164kcal
2 bowls
1 Muffin pan
1 Whisk
Measuring cups and spoons
Box grater
Olive oil spray
1 ¼cupsall-purpose flouror Gluten-Free
½teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonground nutmeg
½teaspoonsalt
1cupold-fashioned oats
¼cupunsweetened apple sauce
¼cupreal maple syrup
3tablespoonscoconut oilmelted
1large egg
⅓cupunsweetened almond milkor unsweetened milk of your choice
1bananamashed
½cupraisins
4medium carrotsshredded
Optional Add-Ins:
½cupchopped walnuts
½cupshredded coconut
½cupchopped pecans
1applechopped
2tablespoonsflax seeds
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and coat a 12-cup muffin pan with olive oil spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, salt and oats.
In a separate bowl whisk together the apple sauce, maple syrup, egg, almond milk, and mashed banana.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix together until just combined.
To the batter, add the raisins, carrots, and any optional add-ins you choose. Mix together until just combined.
Fill each muffin cup with 1/4 cup batter, and sprinkle over extra oats, raisins or any optional ingredients you desire.
Bake for 23-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean.
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Originally written and published March 20, 2023 by Audrey Johns
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