GREEK YOGURT BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

This recipe will work occasionally, maybe once a week, for some diabetics who really want a muffin. This should not be a part of your daily diet.

1 ¾ cups plus 1 teaspoon white whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅓ cup melted coconut oil or extra-virgin olive oil
*½ cup honey or pure maple syrup (only if your blood sugar is under control)
2 eggs, preferably at room temperature
1 cup plain Greek yogurt*
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup (6 ounces) blueberries, fresh or frozen
1 tablespoon turbinado sugar (also called raw sugar), for sprinkling on top, optional - based on your blood sugar readings

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease 18 muffin cups with coconut olive oil.

In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 ¾ cups of the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix them together with a whisk.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the oil and honey or maple syrup and beat together with a whisk. Add the eggs and beat well, then add the yogurt and vanilla. Mix well. (If the coconut oil solidifies in contact with cold ingredients, gently warm the mixture in the microwave in 30 second bursts.)

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix with a big spoon, just until combined (a few lumps are ok). In a small bowl, toss the blueberries with the remaining 1 teaspoon flour (this helps prevent the blueberries from sinking to the bottom). Gently fold the blueberries into the batter. The mixture will be thick, but don’t worry.

Divide the batter evenly between the 18 muffin cups   Sprinkle the tops of the muffins with turbinado sugar, if using. 

Bake the muffins for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the muffins are golden on top and a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.

Place the muffin tin on a cooling rack to cool. You might need to run a butter knife along the outer edge of the muffins to loosen them from the pan. 

If you have leftover muffins, store them, covered, at room temperature for 2 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Freeze leftover muffins for up to 3 months.

*It is best not to substitute regular light yogurt.

This recipe makes 18 rather than 12 muffins. This is to make the muffins a more acceptable serving size for diabetics. One should not eat multiple muffins.  Only one per sitting, please.