These Best Ever Rhubarb Muffins are made with freshly milled flour and other wholesome ingredients that make these muffins not only healthy, but soft and delicious! Eat them as is or add an oat crumble topping for an extra bit of sweetness.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Tangy and sweet- These muffins are the perfect blend of sweet and tart. I personally love the flavor of the rhubarb but find that many recipes add too much sweetness and therefore the flavor of the rhubarb is diminished. This recipe lets the rhubarb shine and have the main flavor.
Made with wholesome ingredients- The ingredients in this recipe is all clean. healthy ingredients. No bad oils and sugars.
Coconut sugar- This is a healthier sugar substitute that actually contains health benefits, does not spike your blood sugar the way white sugar does, and adds a deep richness to all recipes.
You can use fresh or frozen rhubarb- This recipe is versatile enough for you to use fresh or frozen rhubarb.
Why Use Freshly Milled Flour
In the past two years, I have been using 100% freshly-milled flour for all my baking. From sandwich loaves to biscuits to these delicious rhubarb muffins. The benefits are simply unbelievable and the cost for a mill is totally worth every penny. I use the Mockmill and I haven't had any issues with it.
When it comes to baking muffins or cookies, I like to use the soft white wheat berries. It gives the muffins and cookies a soft texture that I like and adds such a rich flavour to it.
Here's a quick snapshot of the key benefits of fresh milled flour:
- Higher vitamin and mineral content
- Intact fiber that supports healthy digestion
- More stable blood sugar and long-lasting energy
- Richer flavour and aroma
- Improved satiety and fewer cravings
- Isn't bleached or filled with preservatives
If you want to learn more about how to use freshly milled flour, here's a website that I love to use.
Benefits of Rhubarb
Not only does rhubarb taste great, it's actually pretty healthy. Here are some of the many benefits of rhubarb:
- rich in vitamin K, which helps with bone formation and blood clotting
- high in dietary fiber
- contains antioxidants that fight free radicals
- vitamin A,C, and potassium
Ingredients
Greek yogurt- This adds creaminess to the batter and helps keep the muffins soft and tender. Make sure to use Greek yogurt and not any flavored yogurt for this recipe.
Rhubarb- It has a great tartness to it, but yet a bit of sweetness that makes it taste delicious in any baked goods. Also full of healthy benefits.
Coconut sugar- Contains a rich flavor and is healthier than refined sugar and has a lot of nutrients in it. This helps with making the muffins a bit sweeter yet doesn't make it unhealthy.
Fresh milled flour- Soft white wheat works best for this recipe but using regular flour works as well. Just make sure the texture is right before you bake. Add in more flour if it's too runny or add in more milk if it's too thick.
How to Make the Best Ever Rhubarb Muffins
- Mill the flour so that you have 1 and 3/4 cups of flour.
- Mix all the dry ingredients.
- Melt the butter and add that to the wet ingredients, mixing quickly so that the egg in the mixture doesn't scramble.
- Mix the dry ingredients with the wet. Then add in the rhubarb.
- Pour into muffin cups until 2/3 full.
- If you want the crumble topping, add all the ingredients and mix with mixer. Sprinkle on top of muffins.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Tips for Rhubarb Muffins
- Using a hand mixer for the crumble topping will make it go much faster and easier!
- Dice the rhubarb into small bite size pieces, this will help with the texture after it's baked.
- Do not overbake these muffins. That will result in them being overly dry.
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Best Ever Rhubarb Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup fresh milled flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 and 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup greek yogurt
- 4 tbsp melted butter
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 2 cups chopped rhubarb
- 1/4 cup oats
- 2 tbsp soft butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a muffin tin with 12 muffin liners.
- Mill enough flour for 1 and 3/4 cups of flour.
- Combine the flour with the 1/2 cup coconut sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, mix the egg, greek yogurt, milk, butter, and vanilla.
- Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
- Add in the rhubarb but be careful not to overmix.
- Divide the muffin batter into the 12 muffin tins.
- To make the crumble topping, mix the oats, 1/4 cup coconut sugar, and butter in a mixer.
- Top the muffins with the crumble.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Let rest in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to let cool.
Notes
- Using a hand mixer for the crumble topping will make it fast and easy!
- For the best texture, do not overmix.
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