21 Healthy Muffins That Taste as Good as Cupcakes
Because no one should ever have to give up breakfast pastries.
Fancy a freshly-baked muffin that won't derail your diet? It can be hard to start the morning off right with a good-for-you baked good. But these healthy muffins aren’t loaded with sugar, making any of them the perfect way to enjoy breakfast without eating all of your calories so early on or spiking your sugars.
If you’re on the hunt for healthy muffins kids will love, we'd recommend muffins with pumpkin, or the banana-chocolate muffins on our list. Many of these recipes pack on the fiber and whole grains (some even add a little protein with the addition of oats!), and help you stay on the path toward a filling and healthy lunch, and a light dinner, too.
Top tip: Make a big batch of your favorite flavor (we might even make two varieties) over the weekend and put them in the freezer. Then, when you’re ready for breakfast, you can reheat a muffin or two in your toaster oven, and you’re ready to eat.
Spinach and Prosciutto Frittata Muffins
These tasty bake-and-take egg cups are packed with protein. Make them on a Sunday, then heat and eat all week.
Get the recipe for Spinach and Prosciutto Frittata Muffins »
Spiced Plum and Quinoa Muffins
These whole grain-packed baked goods can be topped off with any fruit you have in your fridge: apples, berries, peaches, you name it.
Cheddar, Zucchini, and Scallion Muffins
Sneak a dose of veggies into breakfast with these tasty bites.
Basic Healthy Muffins
These healthy applesauce muffins are also packed with good-for-you grains.
Get the recipe from Woman's Day »
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Very Berry Quinoa Muffins
These light and healthy muffins get an extra hit of tart fruitiness from fresh raspberries.
Spiced Banana-Chocolate Muffins
Healthy breakfasts can be decadent too. These Supercarb muffins get drizzled with melted chocolate and will actually keep you full until lunch.
Healthy Pumpkin Muffins
Pumpkin adds sweetness (and some potassium and magnesium) to these seasonal faves.
Peanut Butter Banana Muffins
Forget peanut butter sandwiches (for now, at least) and try these grab-and-go muffins.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins
No added sugar here — these muffins get their sweetness from bananas, peanut butter, and cacao powder. They're basically a Reese's in muffin form.
Dark Chocolate Blueberry Banana Oat Muffins
No butter, no oil, and so ridiculously fluffy.
Chocolate-Banana Blender Muffins
This entire batter gets blitzed in the blender then baked, so it's basically the easiest muffin recipe ever.
Get the recipe for Chocolate-Banana Blender Muffins »
Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
It's what's on the inside that counts — and gooey, chocolatey muffins are packed with fresh zucchini. Shh, no one will know ...
Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins
Who knew a vegan, gluten-free muffin could taste like a pumpkin doughnut hole?
Healthy Gingerbread Muffins
There's no reason to choose between muffins and Christmas cookies when these guys have whole grains and no refined sugar.
Moist Blueberry Bran Muffins
Let's join together and make bran muffins sexy again, shall we?
Whole Wheat Carrot Muffins
We strongly believe there's always room for a little cream cheese frosting in a balanced diet.
Vegan Double Chocolate Beet Muffins
Muffins are an excellent vehicle for hiding veggies, and these mini bites are super fudge-y thanks to beets.
Paleo Apple Cinnamon Upside Down Muffins
Sticky and sweet but without the wheat.
Lemon Poppyseed Muffins
Greek yogurt ups the protein factor and keeps these muffins moist for days.
Chai-Spiced Healthy Apple Oatmeal Muffins
Like a delicious, frosted bowl of oatmeal in muffin form.
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