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Healthy Breakfast Muffins

I cant actually take credit for this recipe but i have added some additions. It tastes fabulous, is full of really healthy stuff and is the perfect for a breakfast on the go.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Healthy Breakfast Muffins

Why it works: Cinnamon and sunflower match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 239 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Healthy Breakfast Muffins

Makes 12 muffins

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1544Calories
40 gProtein
56 gFat
225 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 15 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Blueberry1 cup (148g)84
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Sunflower Oilnot in our table0
Fruitnot in our table0
Hazelnutnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcgoodfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cinnamon + sunflowertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together239 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Oats + cinnamontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,394 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Flour + cinnamontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,341 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Oats + sunflowertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together142 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Oats + bananatop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together288 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexyl acetate (fruity, apple).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, oats, sugar, cinnamon, egg, sunflower, milk):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Blueberryfits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Bananathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, oats, sugar, cinnamon, egg, sunflower, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.