Apple Banana Crazin Muffins

Mix dry ingredients:

1 1/2 cups sugar

3 cups whole wheat flour

3 1/2 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 1/2 cups Crazins
1 1/2 cups nuts (optional)

Mix wet ingredients:

1 1/2 cups oil
3 mashed bananas
1 1/2 cups chopped apples (about one large apple)
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla.

Combine dry and wet ingredients together. Bake in a muffin tin at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Makes about 2-3 dozen.

Pumpkin Muffins

My boys love pumpkin bread from Great Harvest but they eat it too quickly and for almost $7 a loaf, it just does not cut it! We make these all the time. I added 2 bananas to the batter and it turned out really good.

1 (15 oz) can pumpkin

1 spice cake mix

chocolate chips

Pre-heat the oven to 350. Spray your cupcake tin or use liners. In a mixer, combine the pumpkin and cake mix until blended. Fill each well 3/4 full. I put 3 chocolate chips in each one and mix them with a fork.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. I have only made these in my mini-muffin tin so if you use a regular size one, check the muffins after 15 minutes to see how much longer they need to bake. Cool on wire rack.

Let's Get Moving

Hey my pregnant friends - looking for a way to avoid postpartum constipation? I have the muffins for you. This recipe makes a TON, so either half it or store the leftovers in the freezer for when you are having a "hard" day.

Oatmeal Bran Muffins
1 3/4 C boiling water
1 tsp salt
2 C honey
1 qt buttermilk
6 tsp baking soda
2 C Kellogg's All Bran
2 C Kellogg's Bran Buds
1/2 C butter
4 eggs
2 1/2 C flour
2 1/2 C wheat flour
2 C oatmeal

Pour boiling water over bran buds in a separate bowl.
Cream honey and butter in your mixer.
Add eggs, buttermilk, and the now soggy bran buds.
Sift in dry ingredients - salt, soda, flour.
Add the all bran and oatmeal.
Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.

These babies are potent but delicious.