I had two tubs of plain low-fat yogurt in my fridge taking up valuable space so I needed a plan of what to do with them. I stumbled upon this recipe when I was looking for Menu Plan Monday ideas this week. I had all the ingredients on hand and the picture looked good so after the gym I whipped up a batch. I put them in my husbands lunch and also had some with dinner. The crunchy sugar topping is super.
Yogurt Streusel Muffins (From All You Magazine May 2008)

Streusel Topping:
2/3 Cup Nuts, finely chopped (I left this out because I do not like nuts!)
1/3 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, melted

Muffins:
4 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, melted and cooled
2/3 Cup Sugar
2 Large Eggs
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Cup Plain Low Fat Yogurt
2 Cups Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 Teaspoon Salt

1) Make streusel topping: In a small bowl, combine streusel ingredients and pinch together into large crumbs. Place bowl in freezer.
2) Make muffins: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line cups of a muffin tin with paper liners. In a large bowl, whisk butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and yogurt. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt with a wooden spoon. Fill each muffin cup with batter. Scatter streusel topping over each muffin and press lightly on crumbs so they adhere to batter. Bake until tops are golden, 17 - 20 minutes, then remove muffins to rack to cool completely.

Eat and freeze the leftovers. They make a great breakfast on the go!

It's another monday!

Over the weekend Sheena and I got the chance to go to Bob's Red Mill and bought all sorts of fun things. If you live in the area, you should go check it out. Its a lot of fun! Some of the recipes below have ingredients from our shopping trip...

Sunday: I used the Spice Apple Bran Muffin Mix from Bob's Red Mill and they turned out just okay. They were a little too healthy tasting but we will still enjoy them through the week. Next time I think I will have to add some real apples or applesauce to punch up the sweetness. Let me know if you have any fun ideas or if you have tried any of the other mixes.

Monday: Today I made the Pot Roast Recipe from Sheena earlier this month. I have decided that I am going to do various crock pot recipes this winter and this one kicks them off! It was so nice to not worry about dinner being done. The house smelled so good at dinner time and it made for a very pleasant meal together.

Tuesday: I am making Steel Cut Oatmeal to be ready Tuesday morning. I am very excited about this as I have never heard of making oats in the crock pot. I am excited to serve it up with some brown sugar and nuts. I will let you know how they turn out tomorrow! UPDATE: I am not sure why but this recipe didn't work for me. I am going to have to try it again later : (

Wednesday-Sunday: My boyfriend and I are going to be out of town for Thanksgiving in San Francisco. We are planning on going to a lot of fun restaurants so I will take a lot of pictures to hopefully use on our inspirations tabs!

Hope you all have a great holiday! Keep checking the blog to see how Sheena's Thanksgiving goes!