Start your morning with a little Christmas with these delicious and nourishing gingerbread muffins. Enjoy warm with a little butter, or top with some vanilla ice cream for a delicious desert. There is no wrong time to enjoy these nourishing and delicious muffins. 

These muffins have all the goodness of a chocolate cupcake with the nourishment of a wholegrain breakfast. It will satisfy your taste buds and sustain you through the morning because it is packed with the nutrition of  fiber, healthy fats, and protein. 

This recipe was inspired by Ina Garten's Apple Crumble recipe, where she adds orange and lemon rind in with the apples. It adds a delicious hint of citrus to the other fall flavors of apple and cinnamon. In this recipe, it adds a depth of flavor that you will definitely notice and definitely love!

These muffins are the OG of our family Sunday muffin tradition. I had a banana muffin recipe that made the most flavorful, moist muffins. But I wanted to pack a little more nutrition in them if I was going to start my day with them. I wanted something that would be filling, sustaining, nourishing, and of course, delicious. 

Any recipe that passes the "little boy" test (meaning they eat them without complaining) is a win. Not only did these pass the test, but they consistently asked for another and another and another...

Getting my young boys to eat their vegetables can be a challenge. If you have a similar challenge with your family members, or maybe even with yourself, then this smoothie is for you. My boys drink it up and ask for more. And I quietly smile knowing their immune systems are getting a little boost. 

I love to make hot chocolate from scratch. I make it with milk so it maintains all the protein and vitamins and minerals that you lose when you use the packets with water. We also use Splenda, a low-calorie sweetener. We prefer the lower sugar version, but you can use regular sugar or any other sweetener of your choice. Making it from scratch allows you to make it as chocolately rich as you like without adding a lot of extra sweetness. Be sure to use an immersion blender to create a perfectly frothy top. Delicious!

Our family loves Sunday morning muffins and this recipe is one of our original, and still one of our favorites. As with all of my muffin recipes, they are made with a base of whole wheat flour, oat bran, and flax seed for a hearty and nourishing start to your day. 

Whole grain muffins with intense strawberry flavor.

Oat bran muffins with a zesty orange and coconut twist. The orange and the cinnamon bring out the aromas of Christmas - a perfectly festive combination!

These whole grain muffins are a variation on blueberry muffins. The lemon blueberry reduction lends a deep, fruity flavor along with the purplish-blue color. In combination with the whole grain base I use in all my muffins, these are a flavorful, filling and nourishing breakfast treat.