Ode to the Muffin Lady

What's "back to school/work" season without some easy-peasy breakfast yummies that don't come from a cardboard box. My neighbour, whom we affectionately call the "Muffin Lady", is always experimenting with those warm, tasty treats and shared this recipe with me a while ago.

They're called Sunshine Muffins. I hadn't made them in a long time, but I did last week and man were they tasty! The best part is that you make the entire recipe in your Blender so it's a simple prep and clean up for such a zesty treat. My kids are not all that into nuts inside muffins, so I baked up 1/2 the batter with just raisins and the other 1/2 with raisins and walnuts. A little trick to separate the nut ones from the nut-free ones - use different colour muffins liners - e.g. yellow for the walnut ones, pink for the raisin only. And the liner helps save on clean up and then they can go right into the green bin - so they're earth friendly too. You can even try substituting some of the white flour with spelt flour for a more wholesome choice.

Give 'em a try and enjoy - thanks "Muffin Lady"!!