I have a hard time describing the anxiety and frustration I feel in the morning when I have a million things to do but still need to feed the kids something substantial and relatively healthy. Muffins have become the breakfast mainstay of our freezer lately. With a family full of busy schedules and little time in the mornings for a leisurely breakfast, I’ve resorted to pre-preparing an arsenal of foods that are easy to pull out and reheat for times like these.
Ham and Cheese Muffins are not only delicious and perfect for little hands to hold, they’re a great way for kids to get protein and carbohydrates all in one, along with fiber from the whole wheat flour.
Make a batch of these muffins on a Sunday afternoon, freeze them and you’ll be so relieved every morning you have to race out the door but need to feed the kids first. You may even find yourself heating up one or two extra for yourself!
Ham and Cheese Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup ham, chopped fine
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine the first 5 dry ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine.
- In a separate bowl whisk the eggs, oil and maple syrup and stir to combine.
- Add the buttermilk to the egg mixture and stir.
- Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour and stir until just combined.
- Fold in the cheese and ham.
- Scoop the batter 2/3 of the way up into greased muffin cups and bake for 18-20 minutes (15 minutes if using mini muffin cups).
I was seolsuriy at DefCon 5 until I saw this post.
I just made this and I think I ran into the same problem as Elaine Livingston. I ceookd the ham like you showed but when I added the eggs they slid right off the ham. I made the best of it anyway and made a egg & ham sandwich. 🙂
Love these muffins. Thank you.
There’s nothing like the relief of finding what you’re looking for.
Bummer, ours were so dry.
It’s always a pleasure to hear from someone with expertise.
The batch I made came out dry and too dense also. I tried cutting them in half and melt additional cheese but my girls did not like them. I love the idea of these muffins, but no one will eat them. I am open to any suggestions.
Found them dry, dense, and bland. Definitely double the syrup and even consider adding some cinnamon or something. Anything to spice them up. They are very doughy and bland even for my one year olds.
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Big hit at our house!
I’ve tried this before, way back when, and they were not great, no one ate them. So this time I DOUBLED the ham AND the cheese (aged cheddar), added onions sauteed in chicken stock, added dry mustard, doubled the honey AND the salt and added a half cup extra buttermilk and…. still very disappointing. No one likes them. I think this is just not the recipe for my family.
Hi, is this version the updated recipe? Really want to make these for my toddler, but want to make the updated one only. Sounds yummy!
When it comes to food, my toddler is very particular on what he likes and dislikes. These muffins were a HIT! He ate an entire muffin and then asked for another. I was left shocked and so happy at the same time. Thank you!
If I sub ham for turkey bacon do I cook the bacon first? ( hubby doesn’t eat ham)
If I only have whole wheat flour, would I just use that in place of the all-purpose and in addition to the whole wheat flour already called for?
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