Healthy Wholewheat Strawberry Muffins

Strawberries are a very common sight at my place since the time my daughter turned 11 months old...somehow it turns out to be her "fav" in fruits.

I'd been bored of giving her strawberries in the same form and have long been wanting to try a new way of feeding it to her in a more nutritious form, and bingo what could have been better that strawberry muffins...she had loved the version of carrot & orange & wholewheat & oats muffins which was my last muffin recipe...so i tried something similar but with lil variations in the recipe.

The great thing about this fruit is that it is great even for diabetics,apart from children..;) Often i've heard that strawberries are "Superstars" when it comes to "Anti-Oxidant" Power. As per studies a 1 Cup of Strawberries gives you a whopping 140 percent of your recommended daily allowance of vitamin C. Strawberries are also said to be packed with Flavonoids(2 in particular).called quercetin and kaempferol. Reasearch also has shown that these in particular play a great role in keeping bad(LDL)cholesterol from oxidizing and damaging the artery walls. strawberries also have properties which bind cancer causing chemicals making them inactive in turn it makes the chemicals which cause mutation in that particular type of bacteria inactive. Great fruit isn't it but remember always select red one's if you want to really benefit from it..!!

Well then lets get on with the recipe of this delicious delectable,super moist muffin....;)

Healthy Wholewheat Strawberry Muffins Recipe:


What Goes In:

1. 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons:Wholewheat Flour.
2. 1/4 teaspoon:Baking Soda.
3. 1-1/4 teaspoon:Baking Powder.
4. 1/4 teaspoon:Salt.
5. 1/2 cup:Sugar.
6. 1no:Egg.
7. 2 tablespoons:Butter, (melted).
8. 1 cup: Plain Yogurt.
9. 1 cup:Strawberries,(fresh,diced).

How to put it in together:

• In a bowl, mix together wholewheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar.
• In a small bowl, beat together egg, melted butter and yogurt.
• Gently fold the yogurt mixture into wholewheat flour mixture. Do not beat. Fold in the fresh strawberries. 
• Spoon the batter into 6 well-greased muffin cups. Chill in refrigerator 1/2 or 1 hour.
• Bake muffins at 400 degrees 25 to 30 minutes or until they puff up and are golden brown. Remove from the oven. 
• Allow the muffins to stand in for about 5 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature with hot chocolate sauce or an accompaniment of your choice. 

Serving: Makes 6 muffins.

This recipe was adapted from belly bites but with healthy variations of my own.