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You want to make your own muffins  ? Sweet or savory  ? and especially much less rich in calories  , in fat and sugars than those bought in supermarkets  ?

Here are 2 recipes that you can easily make at home.

• You can create hundreds of different flavors  : as well with fruits (bananas), as vegetables (carrots) or with chocolate chips.

  For the base  :

• Choose 100% whole wheat flour instead of white flour

• Add bran (or oatmeal) to your base for an additional supply of fribes

• Opt for 1% fat milk (or soy milk) instead of cream

• Do not use cheese

• Divide the amount of sugar in 2, if possible replace the sugar with a sweetener that supports cooking such as Hermesetas

• Replace half (or more) of the oil with compote of  fruits like apple for example.

For garnish  :

• Use fresh, frozen or dried fruit

• Add a few small chocolate for the greedy (or greedy)

• Do not hesitate to use fruits such as banana which guarantees an exquisite taste

Banana muffins recipe

A recipe rich in fiber and ideal for your breakfasts or snacks

For 12 muffins  :

Total 1141 kcal or 95 kcal for 1 muffin

Ingredients  :

• 1 glass of crushed oatmeal or All-Bran Flakes

• 1 glass of 100% flour  whole wheat

• 3 bananas, mashed with a fork

• ¼ glass of sugar, you can replace it with a sweetener

• ¾ glass of 1% fat milk

• 1 egg

• 1 tablespoon of vanilla

• ½ glass of chopped walnuts

• ¼ cup vegetable oil 

• 1 teaspoon of baking soda

Preperation  :

• Preheat your oven to 180 degrees

• In a bowl, mix the cereals with the milk (the cereals should soften)

• Mix the dry ingredients together and in another bowl mix the wet foods

• Pour the cereals (+ milk) into the wet food mixture and gently incorporate the other mixture (the dry one) + add the banana and cereal mixture.

• Pour everything into a muffin tin

• Bake 30 to 45 minutes (until your knife stuck in the muffins comes out clean).

• Easy and light recipe… and Bon Appétit  ! :)

To make light savory muffins  :

Ingredients for 6 people  :

Total 872 kcal or 145 kcal for 1 muffin

For the base  :  785 kcal or 130 kcal for the base per person

• 20 g flour

• 100 g of cornstarch

• 2 eggs

• 2 sachets of yeast

• 200 g of plain white cheese

For garnish  :  87 kcal or 14.5 kcal per muffin for garnish / vegetables

• 1 yellow pepper

• 1 red pepper

• 1 zucchini

• Provencal herbs

• Cumin + Salt and pepper

You can choose other toppings if you want

Preperation  :

• Preheat your oven to 200 degrees.

• Cut your vegetables into small cubes and cook them over low heat for about ten minutes.

• Add the herbs and spices according to your tastes

• In a bowl, mix the flour, cornstarch, eggs, 0% cottage cheese, baking powder, then salt.The mixture should be smooth, if not, add a little milk ( but very lightly).

• Add to this bowl, the preparation of the vegetables

• Mix

• Divide your preparation into muffin tins and bake for 25 to 30 minutes (until your knife stuck in the muffins comes out clean).

• Serve with a salad and house dressing

• Easy and light recipe… and Bon Appétit  ! :)

Cooking light is easy, you just need to know how to replace high-calorie foods with less energetic and healthier foods  !