Blueberry Muffins

I wanted to start baking more for my coworkers and I saw a recipe for blueberry muffins that sounded pretty good. Plus I had all of the ingredients on hand.

First oil the muffin pan and lightly dust with flour. 

I have been using coconut oil in place of butter or shortening with great results.  I have used it in the last 3 things that I have baked. I would say I'm a little obsessed. 

My other secret ingredient was my homemade vanilla.  I made vanilla for Christmas gifts and I have a jar of what was left over brewing in my fridge.

Mix dry and wet ingredients separately. At the end mix together until just combined

Fill muffin tins 3/4 full with batter. Sprinkle sugar on top and bake at 350 for 25 minutes. 

I'm bringing what's left of these to work tomorrow! 

Peanut butter jelly muffins

A classic pairing of PB&J in muffin form! What's not to like?

I had pomegranate jelly on hand so I used that instead of the standard grape.

It was also a chance to put my cute new measuring bowls and spoons to use! These adorable woodland creatures were a birthday gift from my godparents!

The recipe I used was from pillsbury. I altered it by using coconut oil instead of crisco. Also I used half vanilla almond milk, half regular milk.

I almost forgot to add sugar on top of the prepared muffins, so I hastily pulled them out of the oven to throw some sugar on top. Also I failed to show the step of adding the jam. Basically you just fill the muffin cup half way, add a couple teaspoons of jam and then cover with more batter. 

I had extra batter left over so I made some extra mini muffins.

Done in 20 minutes!

These were pretty good. I brought them into work for my coworkers and they liked them. I am going to try to bring in treats for them more often-a New Years resolution along with working more on my blog. 

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