Dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner…that’s what we’ve been doing this weekend! One of the kids made a joke about it at the dinner table the other night, and we thought—why not?!?! So, while we dine on pizza for breakfast, I’ve got all day long to come up with a scrumptious breakfast item for dinner.
Today, for the first time, we headed north to the Denver Zoo. It was such a beautiful day, with the sun shining and a slight breeze, and the kids were able to run around, scouting out the animals that they all love. As we flitted from here to there, I found a little piece of my mind focusing on what to whip up for our breakfast dinner. As I was thinking, the hubster reminded me that mangos have been on sale lately, and if you remember, I tend to have a slight obsession with mangos from time to time (Mango eggrolls anyone?). So, enter the mango muffins…with a hit of healthy packed in there. I so love when I can incorporate some healthy components—whole wheat flour, chia seeds (my other new obsession), and fresh fruit—into something so yummy.
When thinking of spices for the muffins, I referred back to my mango egg rolls and decided to mirror the spice combo. Pure scrumptiousness! And to break open a warm muffin and see those little bits of mango baked right in…pure heaven! I base so many “reviews” and feedback from the hubster and the kids, but since we’re talking breakfast for dinner—I looooove breakfast for dinner—I made sure I had my fair share too! In all honesty, we had to put the kibosh on how many muffins the kids were eating just so that we’d have enough for another time–and this recipe makes two dozen! 🙂
Marvelous Mango Muffins
Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cup of diced fresh Mango (roughly 1 mango)
1 cup All-Purpose Flour
1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
4 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
3/4 cup Sugar
2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Ground Cardamom
1 Tablespoon Chia Seeds
½ cup Applesauce
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 cup Almond Milk
1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
Topping Ingredients:
½ cup brown sugar
1 TBSP cinnamon
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Line 24 muffin tins.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, spices, and chia seeds.
- In a separate bowl, stir the applesauce, almond milk, vanilla and oil.
- Make a “well” in the flour mixture and then pour all of the liquid mixture in.
- Mix the dry and liquid ingredients until just moistened. Fold in the fresh mango.
- Evenly pour the batter into paper lined muffin pan cups, approximately ½ to 2/3 full.
- Prepare the topping—mix the brown sugar and 1 TBSP cinnamon together in a small bowl. Sprinkle evenly on the filled muffin cups.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown
So, do you ever treat yourself to breakfast for dinner? What’s your favorite breakfast item?
It's Truly Scrumptious! 