So yesterday I was checking my e-mail and I clicked on Food Buzz’s featured recipes for the day. One was from THIS SITE and it was for bacon, cheddar and cornmeal waffles. It sounded amazing to me, but I don’t have a waffle maker, so I wondered, “Can I make these into muffins?” And the answer is a resounding “YES!”
First, I had to make it lower in calories. So I used turkey bacon instead of real bacon, I added minced green onions, and I used skim milk instead of whole milk and I lessened the amount of cheese.
I though my version turned out great!
Turkey Bacon, Cheddar and Cornmeal Muffins (adapted from THIS SITE)
This recipe makes 12 muffins.
Each muffin is 177 calories, 6 grams of fat, 1.2 grams of fiber, 22.5 grams of carbs and 8.2 grams of protein.
Ingredients
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 eggs
½ cup plain yogurt
1 green onion (optional)
1 ½ cups skim milk
6 slices turkey bacon, cooked and crumbled
3 oz. cheddar cheese + some for sprinkling on top before baking(try Sargento Reduced Sodium Cheddar cheese!)
I chopped up the uncooked turkey bacon and added it to a skillet with 1 tablespoon of butter so it would crisp up. I finely chopped up the green onion and added it to the bacon and cooked for several minutes.
In a big mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredients. Next, add the cooked bacon/green onion mixture, the other tablespoon of butter and the rest of the ingredients. Beat on low for about a minute, or until it’s all incorporated.
Let the batter stand for 10 minutes.
In a 12 muffin tin, sprayed with Pam, take a 1/2 cup measuring cup and start filling the muffin cups.
Sprinkle a little shredded cheese on top and bake at 375 for 10-13 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
The great thing about this recipe, is that you can freeze the leftovers and have a quick breakfast when you are in a hurry, just re-heat in the microwave for a minute.
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Now onto the free cheese coupons! I received 5 coupons to try the New Sargento Reduced Sodium cheeses.
They come in these flavors:
Colby-Jack Slices
Provolone Slices
Colby-Jack Snack Sticks
Sting Snacks
Mild Cheddar shredded chees
Mozzarella shredded cheese
So, 5 lucky readers who post a comment will be eligible to win!
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I might have to try those muffins out this weekend with my pulled pork sandwiches! I never thought about the sodium content of my shredded cheese. I think I’ll go check it out now.
Excellent muffins! I like how you made them healthier! Hard to do when you have all those yummy ingredients! They look wonderful. Thanks!!
great job lightening up those muffins, they look super delicious!
Sounds like a great breakfast option and I would never have thought to use turkey bacon in muffins 🙂
LS cheese – haven’t thought about it but will have to try it out especially if I get a free coupon 🙂
The muffins sound delicious! Way to improvise.
I swear I’m buying cheese ALL the time! My husband will literally just stand in the kitchen and slice off pieces, until half the block is gone! Great giveaway!
PS – You should really invest in a waffle maker:)
Those muffins sound really good…and now I craving bacon.. yum!
I love my waffle maker, it’s my favorite, but I know so so many people who don’t have one.
These muffins look wonderful. I will try them! And we love cheese. Part of my problem! : )
You make the best muffins, Jen!
These muffins look so good! I can’t even believe it! YUMMY!! I’m going to have to borrow this recipe!
that’s so creative to think of making them into muffins – they look amazing!
I love Sargento cheeses! What a great giveaway.
I bet these muffins would be great along side soup…they’d give a plain old soup and sandwich some serious sprucing up!