WIAW- Muffin Style!
| August 24, 2011 | Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under Recipes, What I...Wednesday |
Happy WEDNESDAY friends! Unless of course with those crazy time differences you are reading this on Tuesday…! But ANYWAY it’s time for the usual…
…WIAW party, hosted by the lovely Jenn at Peas and Crayons!! 
Banana oatmeal topped with caramel pudding and Julie’s peanut butter granola! You HAVE to make the granola if you haven’t already- so quick+simple and DELICIOUS!!!
An open faced sandwich (because that was the last slice! 
) of hummus, tofu and beetroot, with a PB&J rice cake sandwich on the side
Banana with PB&Co cinnamon raisin PB and more granola (CRACK)!
Lentil stew, brown rice and veggies!
When I was in the States a few weeks ago, I became a LITTLE obsessed with these:
Chocolate chip cookie dough….mmmm… But I have RUN OUT now!! So it was time to make my own…
Using the ingredients list (cashews, dates, chocolate chips and salt!), I simply made my own version based on previous bars I’ve made:
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Larabar (GF, vegan, makes 2 large bars)
Tastes just like the real thing. Only it won’t cost $2 a bar.
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 1/3 cup dates, chopped
- 1.5 T dark/semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/8 t sea salt
- Pulse the cashews in a food processor until finely ground. Remove from the bowl and place aside.
- Put the dates in the processor and whizz until a paste is formed. Then add in the ground cashews and the salt until well incorporated and a ball is formed.
- Add the chocolate chips and pulse a couple of times.
- Wrap tightly in cling film and place in the fridge for about an hour. Then form into bars, and ENJOY!!
Those two bars didn’t even last a day around me sadly.
And neither did those chocolate chips 
I’ve also been on a bit of a muffin kick recently. I blame Tara. I’m talking about three of these bad boys a day…
…and now it’s time to get you addicted too!
Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins (adapted from the Happy Herbivore cookbook)
High protein, full of a secret vegetable, fat free, and more moist than their Starbucks counterpart, these moreish muffins won’t be around for long!
Vegan, makes 12 muffins
- 3/4 cup wholewheat flour (I use wholegrain spelt flour) + 1/2 cup peanut flour (optional for more protein, or use all WW)
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 t baking powder + 3/4 t baking soda
- 1/2 t sea salt
- 1 t cinnamon
- 1/3 block silken tofu
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup sugar or substitute (or less, for a less sweet muffin)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup non dairy milk
- 1 cup shredded zucchini/courgette
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350F/175C and line/grease a muffin tin.
- Whisk the flours, cocoa, baking powder, soda, salt and cinnamon together.
- With a handheld electric whisk, cream the tofu, applesauce , sugar, and vanilla together. Then add the milk, zucchini and choc chips, stirring until combined.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet, stirring until just combined.
- Spoon into the muffin cups until they are 3/4 full, then bake for 18-23 mins. Let cool on a rack for at least 15 mins, then ENJOY!! (Can be stored in an airtight container for a couple of days, or can be frozen)
Despite the long looking ingredients list, they’re all pretty much staples, and the whole process took me less than half an hour! And trust me, it has been SO worth it…
Since they’re fat free, I just HAD to add back in that fat with some peanut butter
They also make the BEST post-workout snack with lots of soy yoghurt…
During my run today I was actually DREAMING of that post-workout treat! It was a GREAT run!!
I then did an hour BodyBalance class, and then lay down on the couch to eat muffins and watch Friends. Perfect night 
MIDNIGHT SNACK time now!! I have about 10 bananas going spotty, so there’s only one way to go…
Best thing you’ve eaten today/yesterday? Muffins and Larabars and lots of chocolate chips
What was your workout, or was it a chill day? Tomorrow, I start Stage 2 of NROLFW!! I’m dying to get back to lifting after last week’s break!!
Nut butter and _____? Chocolate. Obviously And then bananas!
LOVE Y’ALL!! <3
Yum! Those bananas & nut butter spreads look amazing. Best thing I ate today were some cinnamon vanilla almonds!
Mallory @ It’s Only Life recently posted..Awesome Almonds Giveaway
Mmm I’ll have to bookmark the larabar recipe for when my stock runs out! My grocery store has had a deal on them lately – $1/bar, so I stocked up on all my favorites!
Lauren recently posted..Dish of Dirt
Aren’t homemade Larabars so fun to make?! You can get so creative with different nuts, dried fruits, spices, and other additions.
Best thing I ate today-mashed up peanut butter and banana on a corn tortilla
No workout for me today, although i did take my daughter to rollerblade.
Nut butter and banana. always.
Heather/HippieChristian recently posted..Bucket List-MY world wonders
The banana and nut butter with chocolate chips looks delish!
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It is Tuesday! But that’s okay, I love WIAW C:
I have a weird love/hate relationship with beets. They’re really good, but then I start thinking about them and just get kinda creeped out.
And I couldn’t tell if you were truly excited for your 8mi tempo run or not. But that sucks that it’s on your birthday…but on the bright side You Can Run 8 Miles! You are already 7.25 ahead of me
Katie @ Nutrition in a peanut shell recently posted..Baked Classic Sea Salt & Cracked Pepper + Mesquite BBQ
I’m just trying to spread the muffin love, ya know? I think I will have to make these soon since I have been bombarding you with muffins, I just have to reciprocate! They sound delicious… I mean, it’s chocolate, you can’t go wrong!
Looking at your banana and cinnamon raisin peanut butter, I think you might be like me… trying to get as many raisins as possible? That’s what I do!
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Hehe your WIAW posts always come to me on Tuesday night, so they make it a verrrrry tasty Tuesday
Best thing I ate today was ice cream… with sprinkles… and a crumbled cone on top 
I died. ANd nut butter and banana&oatmeal&chocolate_pudding obviously 
Today I did an easy 3 mile run, and tomorrow it’s back to weights
Stage 2 gets a bit tough! Stage 3 is whooping my butt!
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Nut butter and anything! Seriously, put nut butter on a piece of cardboard and I’d eat it
I love the fact that your ‘easy’ pace is my ‘I’m dying’ pace for a run. You are so speedy, I love it!
Kate (What Kate is Cooking) recently posted..Back to School Breakfasts
i almost thought that was beets on a pb toast. which i would totally try now! ha!
lindsay recently posted..Chaos Contained
that muffin looks sooo yum! i’ll have to try it. and i am jealous of your long runs
claudia recently posted..first day-back post
Woooh! You posted the recipe finally!!
Your oats always look THE BEST!!
Cherie recently posted..cookie crumbles
Great recipes, thanks!!
And I did a two-hour long yoga session, which was tough.
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Best meal of my day was my breakfast oatmeal as usual /I know, boring!
Nut butter and spoon?
Lenna recently posted..I found some recipes in wild strawberry fields
I just got to work and have decided that I am making those muffins as soon as I get home- like yourself, the ingredients are staples at home! Best thing I ate yesterday was definitely breakfast- same as most days but nonetheless decadent tasting: peanut butter and banana oatmeal with eggwhites stirred in topped with strawberry fruit preserves and granola!
Nut butter and….anything!!! Chocolate, bananas, apples, carrot sticks, oatmeal, ice cream, yogurt… I could go on!
Khushboo recently posted..Best of all worlds
haha…that beetroot on ur sandwich made me do a double take!!
i think i’ll pass on that one, but please make me those muffins…purdy please!
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I love to strt my day with reading your blogg Emma! Thank you for always putting a huge smile on my face, and inspiering me to be grateful for health and good foods! Your happyness shines through!!
Everything you eat looks so delicious! And I love how everything is covered in nutbutters and chocolate! Thats how I like it
I just got up, so the best thing I ate today was breakfast : A little cottage cheese with lots of almondbutter, blueberries, raspberries and chopped walnuts! YAAAM!
And Im off for my run in a few hours! I feel energetic today, so i cant wait! And my favorit run-song at the moment, Coconut Tree <3, always kicks my ass
Happy WIAW <3
Ragnhild recently posted..23.08
My workout was a 6 mile run but looking forward to a rest day today as I feel like I’m coming down with something now… that’s what running in the RAIN does to you!
Those muffins look delish!
p.s. Have you changed your header? There’s something different about your page but I can’t quite put my finger on it!
Marijke recently posted..My city running route
I am in LOVE with Julie’s PB granola! It is amazing.
Homemade Larabars? Sign me up! I’ve never tried a ‘proper’ one, but they look similar to Nakd bars, which I adore.
I had a great body pump class last night and my dodgy knee held out from an awesome treadmill run this morning so I’m happy! Those muffins sound amazing, I’ve certainly bookmarked that recipe! Best food has to be my green smoothie this morning
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Yaaay I read in your post about your knee!! (Still issues commenting- gah!) And it has been WAY too long since I’ve had a green smoothie!! I think I need to channel my inner Laura and get to it!
I’ve never thought of using beet root in a sandwich before, what a brilliant idea! And those muffins look marvellous!
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Oh my god. Those bars look so good. No way they would have lasted in my house at all. Seriously.
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Mmmmm I looove all your eats Emma! All the nut butter and larabar loving!!! Looks so good! I have been loving pb an dj’s lately….addicted for sure!
Nut butter and….carrots!!! I love nut butter with cool, sweet, crunchy carrot! So yummy!
kaila @ healthy helper! recently posted..Projections
Nut butter and CARROTS?! Love it!! I am SO trying that soon!! <3
Everything looks so delicious as always! Thanks for the recipe. Chocolate muffins, I’m making you soon!
Best eat of the day so far has been OIAJ with pudding and granola. I was saving the nearly empty jar of almond butter for a special occasion. I think WIAW is special enough haha. It’s my chill day today. I’m taking my rest and enjoying it :] Nut butter and oatmeal!
Paulina (One Smile Ahead) recently posted..With a Cherry on Top
OIAJ with pudding and granola?! You are my HERO!! I don’t know why I’ve never tried OIAJ with pudding!! That is CRAZY of me, and that will be rectified soon hehe
Glad you’re enjoying your rest!! And nut butter and oatmeal ROCKS!! 
I want to try making my own Lara Bars…they look pretty simple and so much less expensive!
I am obviously loving all of your eats, as usual…nut butters steal my heart <3
I had a nice run today- slow but long for me!
Nut butter and pretzels, or apples, bananas, err dates? Anything!
Tessa @ Amazing Asset recently posted..WIAW- Back To School Edition
I make my own chocolate chip cookie dough Larabars, too! I add more chocolate chips than the originals, and I also ass a teaspoon or so of vanilla extract. Takes it to a whole different level of cookie dough deliciousness.
xo
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Aah vanilla extract too?! That is the best idea EVER!! I am definitely doing that next time!! And of course, extra choc chips is a MUST!
oh thanks sweet for all the lovely baking ideas, I think I may give that peanut butter granola a go as have all the stuff for it. with oru chocolate muffin recipe I don’t have a food processor would a blender work okay?
The granola is SO good- you definitely should!! And you don’t need a food processor OR a blender for the muffins, so you should be fine!
Have a GREAT day friend!! <3
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is one of my favorite Larabar flavors. Have you tried the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip flavor? So good too! Your homemade Larabar looks amazing though! I should really start making my own. It would save money!
Jen recently posted..Patience Is a Virtue
NO I didn’t get to try that flavour!! Boo
But I guess that means I’ll just have to make ANOTHER vacation there *sigh* 
I can’t decide which of your eats I want so I kinda just want them all!
Definitely going to have to try out that larabar recipe…when I was in the US in February I pretty much fell in love with that flavour and there’s just nothing that compares in England!
but never peanut butter, i can’t stand it (GASP!!),i love pretty much any other nut butter though!
Today was a run day but i fell over some metal wire thing somebody had left on the ground and now my knees are cut and bruised, boo!
And nut butter aaaand apples
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Homemade Larabars? What an AWESOME idea! Let’s see, the best thing I’ve eaten today was probably the cookie monster ice-cream I bought for dessert! Yummmmo
My workout was zumba today, loved it! Those muffs and homemade larabars look amazing!
Amanda @ Fashionably Plate recently posted..WIA(while in college)
Your homemade Larabars look so cute! I love making my own Larabars because it saves me money and saves the Earth excess waste in the form of packaging. Win win! I’ve been making chocolate muffins of my own like crazy, too. I make black bean brownies so much I could practically do it in my sleep. Oh, and of course I add coconut fluff on top. Gotta have that extra lovely fat. Yum yum!
I love the idea of the homemade larabar. I’m so on to that one…yum!
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oh yeah Tara’s muffins are totally crack. The zucchini ones do NOT last long in my apartment lol! I have to try that granola too, it looks AMAZING.
and NICE run!!
My workout was just 60 mins on the stat bike – I went 20 miles in that time – and 30 mins of abs. Not sure what I’m going to do today! I might try to elliptical but I might have to pool run…
NUT BUTTER AND TOAST WITH CINNAMON! that was the best thing I ate today too actually haha. It’s the best thing I eat every day, I think…
Kate @ Chasing It recently posted..Tales of My Tuesday
Best larabar flavor everrr..yours look way better than the packaged kind too! And those muffins looks freaking gooooooddddd.
Nut butter and pancakes. Nut butter and anything really!
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Muffins and friends sounds like the perfect night in! I am so making that peanut butter this week, bookmarked bam! In fact everything you ate looks fantastic.
Ooh bet you are excited to start stage 2 of the NROLFW! I’m so antsy to begin stage 1! Nut butter and…eggs (I’m odd)
Jennie (jenandberries) recently posted..Resting…all week?
The lentil stew look so amazing right now. And the homemade bars I have to do! I think I’m just really hungry right now.
I really need to stop looking at these WIAW every week because my computer is starting to die from all the drool on it now!!
Your food looks delicious. &I’ve been wanting to make Julie’s granola but haven’t gotten around to it. Guess I should since it looks and sounds delicious.
yummm
I LOVE bananas. I eat them all the time.
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