Fuel to Go Muffins
I have been making my Fuel to Go Muffins for over 20 years and they are still my number 1 favourite muffin! Loaded with a ton of super healthy ingredients!
These Fuel to Go Muffins really live up to their name, they are seriously LOADED with carrots, fruits, seeds and whole wheat flour. Try them once and you will have everyone begging you to make more.
These muffins were a huge hit with my son’s Track and Field teammates. They are perfect for breakfast or to refuel with during the day. A great snack for athletes! So whether you are hiking a mountain, spending the day snowboarding, or running a marathon, be sure to pack some of these super delicious muffins.
Another nutritionally dense recipe my son loved while he was training was homemade Fuel to Go Bars.
My son is allergic to nuts, so I add protein content with hemp seed and chia seeds. I use multigrain flour as it adds great taste and a nice crunch to the muffins, but if you can’t find multigrain flour, whole wheat flour will work. Fuel to Go Muffins are a healthy breakfast muffin or after school snack. In our house we call them “Athlete Fuel”. This nutrient dense muffin tastes amazing and fills you up. One of my All Time Favourite Recipes!
Fuel to Go muffins smell incredible baking in the oven. I love eating them warm, but they also freeze very well.
Healthy Ingredients for Making these Muffins
These muffins are made using pumpkin, sunflower, chia and hemp seeds and a dried fruit mixture of cranberries, blueberries and raisins. Adding to the incredible, wholesome flavour is fresh grated carrots, apples and pineapple.
A ton of heathy ingredients all measured out ready to bake, just like on the TV Cooking Shows. This makes it easy to whip up the batter for these muffins. Now if only someone would do this for me, and wash the dishes after!
Steps for making these healthy muffins
Mix together flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add the crushed pineapple, carrots, and apple.
Add the seeds, dried fruit, and coconut. Blend everything together until well combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla and oil
Add the egg mixture to the batter and combine until dry ingredients are coated. This batter will be very thick.
Scoop the batter heaping full into paper lined muffin pan.
Bake at 350ºF for 30-35 minutes. Top should look golden brown and crisp.
More Muffin recipes
Homemade muffins are great for breakfast on the go or anytime snacks. These are some of my family’s favourites.
Fuel to Go Muffins
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Ingredients
- 2 cups multi grain flour or whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup raisins, dried cranberries, dried blueberries dried fruit to equal 1 1/2 – 2 cups
- 2 cups grated carrots medium grate (not fine)
- 1 apple shredded medium grate (not fine)
- 8 ounce can crushed pineapple drained really well to remove most of the liquid
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- ¼ cup hemp seeds
- 3 eggs
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil can also use olive oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Mix together flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
- Add the dried fruit, coconut, seeds, raisins, crushed pineapple, apple and carrots. Stir to combine.
- In a separate bowl whisk the eggs with the oil and vanilla.
- Combine the egg mixture with the dry ingredients and blend well. This batter will be very thick.
- Line muffin tin with paper baking cups.
- Scoop the batter heaping full into the baking cups, dividing equally.
- Bake at 350º F for 30-35 minutes. The tops should be golden brown and crispy looking.
Notes
Nutrition
Looks really good. Can hardly wait to get all the ingredients.
Love to hear back Betty after you make them.
These are amazing! I definitely will be making these my breakfast staple.
Thanks Shannan, I just baked up a batch for my son to take with him to a big track meet he’s competing in this weekend
These are amazing! I will definitely be making these often
Just wanted to say thank you for this recipe. We made them and loved them, so yummy. I only used 1ts cinnamon and added the zest of an orange rubbed in with the sugar and used it’s juice to soak the dried fruit just to plump up a bit. These are the best morning glory style muffins our family has made and we’ve tried many. So good for the kids to get all that goodness into them. Well done, Laureen.
Thank you so much Annabelle 🙂
Any idea what the nutritional profile is for these muffins?
Hi Fatima, I don’t have the nutritional profile for the muffins. Just being a home cook and not a nutritionalist I don’t usually worry about it.
Hi Laureen, I came across this amazing recipe on Pinterest. My husband and I love these muffins and often include them in our meal prep for the week ahead (and freeze the rest for a later date). So delicious, protein packed and is really like a meal in a muffin cup. I featured this recipe on my blog this month: http://www.yourstodefine.com
Love your blog and happy to connect with a fellow Canadian as well 🙂
Thank you Melissa, I can’t tell you how many of these muffins my family has ate over the years. Love them.
These look delicious! my family loves the Protein Bars so I want to make these muffins. Does the cinnamon flavor standout? or is it strong? my son isn’t a huge fan and 1tbs may be the killer for us. Can you think of any other substitue I could add? would love to know what you think of! maybe orange zest, would I add same amount? Happy vibes from Australia! 🙂
This looks delicious! I can’t wait to try it. I know it makes it less healthy, but could I substitute regular white flour for the multi grain in the same measurement?
Hi Holly, yes you could substitute white flour (same measurement) or even whole wheat flour. I’ve actually done this recipe with gluten free flour for a friend and it turned out wonderfully.
These look amazing and they’re currently in my oven. The thing is, im 99% sure I put a whole extra cup of oil in my batter by mistake. (Weird measuring cup I’m not used to, and baking with a toddler!) I was thinking they sure look oily….lol!! Im so disappointed !!! I’ll have to try again but probably not today. Lol…
Oh my, I remember those days, nothing was a simple task with a toddler around. Who knows they may turn out just fine, let me know.
I’ve made these twice (with einkorn flour) to RAVE reviews from my family! It yielded 20 muffins for me and I heaped them pretty full! Not a bad thing, but since I always follow recipes to a T , it throws me off!
Hi Kelly, I don’t know what einkorn flour is, but I have made this recipe 100’s of times (not kidding) and I have always only gotten 12 muffins. The batter is really thick and I do heap it up high. Not sure why you get 20, but glad you enjoy them. Thanks