Homemade Blueberry Yogurt Muffins on a Weekday

on August 19, 2009
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I learned this trick from Meghann:  mix your muffin batter the night before and store overnight in the fridge.

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I used this recipe from Stonyfield to mix up the batter for Blueberry Yogurt Muffins.   This morning, I simply scooped the batter into my muffin tin and baked the muffins while I walked the dogs.

 

Viola!  Homemade Blueberry Yogurt Muffins on a weekday.  What more could I ask for?

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These muffins were fabulous!  Instead of oil, I used plain Greek yogurt.  The recipe also uses a mix of whole wheat and regular flour – wahoo!  I reduced the amount of sugar from 1/2 cup to 1/4 cup and couldn’t taste a difference.  This might be the healthiest patch of muffins I’ve ever eaten.

 

Nom, nom, nom!  🙂

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Plus a banana on the side:

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Now I feel like it’s Sunday!  🙂

 

Operation Beautiful

 

Tiffany from Australia wrote, "We fell in love with the idea of Operation beautiful and so my girls and I sat down and wrote out lots of notes. Now they are being stuck up in high schools, shopping centres and hospitals in our area of Australia. We all agree that it makes us feel good  and hope that it helps others feel happier too. "

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I love mass Operation Beautiful postings!! The more, the merrier!

 

Check out the rest of the notes here.

{ 44 comments }

 

  • Erin August 19, 2009, 5:03 am

    Yum! Applesauce is also a great substitute for oil but yogurt is delish also.

    And good to know that cutting down on sugar doesn't make a difference; I'll try that next time!

  • Amanda (Panda) August 19, 2009, 5:04 am

    Mmm. I love weekend breakfasts on weekdays! Now I have a serious blueberry muffin craving! Thanks for sharing your version of that recipe!

  • Niki August 19, 2009, 5:16 am

    Those muffins look awesome!! And healthy too! I am so making these when I finish eating up my banana bread I just made 🙂

  • Whitney@whitsgettingfit August 19, 2009, 5:17 am

    MUFFINS! 😀

  • Paige@ Running Around Normal August 19, 2009, 5:21 am

    Mmm the yogurt muffins look awesome! Love the OB story 🙂 Pretty stationary too!

  • Kate August 19, 2009, 5:26 am

    YUM! I saw that recipe in our HLS swag bag and I can't wait to make them. Little did I know, I don't have to wait for the weekend! Did you use your cute little Oikos spatula too? And wear your Foodbuzz apron?

    Love your substitutions. Thanks for being the guinea pig 🙂

  • Angie All The Way August 19, 2009, 5:29 am

    I was looking for a healthy blueberry muffin recipe because I bought an entire BOX of wild blueberries yesterday! Thanks!

  • seesaraheat August 19, 2009, 5:49 am

    Mmm. I love blueberry muffins! What a great idea to mix up the batter first. I usually make mine the night before but it would be better to have them fresh and warm in the morning 🙂

    I also never thought of using plain yogurt instead of oil, thanks!

  • Healthy Beach Bum August 19, 2009, 6:01 am

    these are way better than VitaTops! here you get the whole yummy thing 🙂 Love your healthified recipe.. they look so so good!

  • Fitnessista August 19, 2009, 6:01 am

    the muffins looks delicious!!!
    is that wine in a box that i see??? 😀

  • Sarah (Running To Slow Things Down) August 19, 2009, 6:02 am

    The muffins look so scrumptious! 🙂

    I can't wait to bake some sort of quick bread soon. I've been dying to make a banana nut bread, but the bananas in this house just never sit around long enough to be used in such a way. 😀

  • Pam (Highway to Health) August 19, 2009, 6:17 am

    Those muffins look so good. I wonder how they will hold you over. Let us know!

  • Ada August 19, 2009, 6:18 am

    Yum, those muffins look divine! I once made Stonyfield farm strawberry muffins and they turned out very well. Stonyfield sure knows their recipes!

    That's so awesome that Operation Beautiful has spread to Australia, you should be one proud mama:)

  • Lizzy August 19, 2009, 6:19 am

    I def have to make these muffins. i bet you could change around the fruit options too! adding applesauce is such a great idea! I've heard about doing that before! so cool!!!

  • lilveggiepatch August 19, 2009, 6:37 am

    I can't wait to try these! There's also a tuna burger recipe I want to try out.

  • nicoleishappy August 19, 2009, 6:38 am

    those sound delishious!

  • One Year No Diets! August 19, 2009, 6:40 am

    Yummy, those muffins look great!

  • Melissa August 19, 2009, 6:44 am

    That's a great timesaver! I'm going to give it a try tomorrow. Do you think strawberries would work in the recipe?

  • Caitlin at Healthy Tipping Point August 19, 2009, 6:45 am

    melissa – definitely! strawberries would be yummy.

  • leslie August 19, 2009, 6:54 am

    i've got to try that recipe – it was one of the first things i noticed when i was going through my swag bag. 🙂

  • southerngracesblog August 19, 2009, 7:13 am

    I love blueberry muffins! And, the sound of yogurt blueberry muffins- yum 🙂 Enjoy your morning, love!

  • Amanda (Two Boos Who Eat) August 19, 2009, 7:14 am

    yum! I have some plain oikos in the fridge right now! I may have to try those muffins

  • Mrs. LC August 19, 2009, 7:20 am

    You are full of inspiring breakfast ideas this week! 🙂 Love you!

  • brandi August 19, 2009, 7:23 am

    that muffin recipe looks great. I love the chia ones I made a few weeks ago but I should try these while I can still get fresh berries for cheap!

  • SarahF August 19, 2009, 7:31 am

    Caitlin,

    I should probably put this comment on your Operation Beautiful site but yesterday I was driving around Edmonton (Alberta, Canada-where I live) and on the window of LuluLemon there was a HUGE sign (it probably took up about 1/3 of the window) that said "You are Beautiful. operationbeautiful.com". I was pretty excited about how far your message has spread!

  • Newly and Forever, Tamantha August 19, 2009, 7:38 am

    I have recently started substituting whole wheat flour in my recipies or a combo with wheat flour and really like the different, more dense texture!

  • Nina August 19, 2009, 7:39 am

    I wish I had blueberries! I haven't had muffins an a long time!

  • insideiamdancing August 19, 2009, 7:55 am

    Yay muffins! I usually sub applesauce for oil/butter- always thought yogurt would curdle! Need to experiment…

  • Claudia August 19, 2009, 7:57 am

    Hi Caitlin, I found this to be an interesting read and thought you might be interested too:

    http://www.american.com/archive/2009/july/the-omnivore2019s-delusion-against-the-agri-intellectuals

    It's written by an industrial farmer who is defending himself against all the critics out there. I don't buy into all of it but I thought it presented a good alternative view point.

  • Ali August 19, 2009, 8:11 am

    Those muffins look so good. I love the idea of subbing the oil for yogurt. I never would have thought of that!!!

  • Sleepdreamdress August 19, 2009, 8:15 am

    Sometimes I use a ripe banana in place of the sugar and butter in my muffins…but I guess it would taste like a blueberry banana muffin instead. Yogurt is an awesome idea too!!Once again…totally love your cooking ideas!

    Maggie

  • Jolene - EverydayFoodie August 19, 2009, 8:27 am

    Wow – operation beautiful is really spreading! It is amazing how powerful something like this can be – I love it!

    Sarah F – do you have a blog? I haven't found many food blog readers or writers in the Alberta, Sask, or Manitoba yet.

  • Jo August 19, 2009, 8:27 am

    Any idea on nutritional info for the muffins?

  • Caitlin at Healthy Tipping Point August 19, 2009, 8:28 am

    jo – the recipe link has that info!

  • Sabrina August 19, 2009, 8:29 am

    yum those look awesome! i was looking for a blueberry vanilla muffin recipe yesterday and this timing is perfect! i will use this one as my base yipee!

  • Amanda @ Cakes and Ale August 19, 2009, 8:58 am

    Great trick with the muffins… I'm going to try this out when we have some house guests next weekend! Hopefully it will buy me an extra 20 mins of sleep!

  • Kristen @ Simply Savor August 19, 2009, 9:02 am

    yumm, I was planning on making those Blueberry Muffins too after seeing the recipe in our swag bag from the Summit! They look delish

    It's amazing how in such a short time, Operation Beautiful has made a huge impact around the WORLD and with people of all ages 🙂

  • Mo August 19, 2009, 9:57 am

    Can someone please post the recipe for the muffins? The link does not have the correct recipe as it has plain flour and butter, not oil.

  • Caitlin at Healthy Tipping Point August 19, 2009, 10:04 am

    mo – the recipe on the stonyfield is the same i used, just sub out 1 cup of plain flour for WW. i used the butter. oh and i reduced the sugar by 1/2

  • Sarah August 19, 2009, 11:52 am

    Blueberries are my absolute favorite fruit. I think I'll have to try out that recipe. Your's look wonderful!

  • Michelle R August 19, 2009, 12:47 pm

    Those muffins look delicious! I bet the yogurt made them super moist, I gotta try that trick!

  • j August 19, 2009, 9:22 pm

    Where is the recipe? The one on the site has no oil and 1/4 not a 1/2 c. sugar. Thanks!

  • jibbalibba August 19, 2009, 10:51 pm

    those muffins look so coool
    i love blueberries so expensive but i buy frozen mostly so its cheaper

  • Caitlin at Healthy Tipping Point August 20, 2009, 3:28 am

    j – i got the recipe from a magazine which seems to be sligthly different than whats on the stonyfield website. i think the only major change is i did 1/2 whole wheat flour. try that!

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