Tuesday Tip: Bake with Yogurt

Yes you read that right--bake with yogurt.  I saw it on Pinterest a while ago, and I just had never gotten around to actually doing it.  Why?  Because I was worried that it wouldn't work!  LOL  Good news is that it did!  Not only that, I tried it twice with muffins and cupcakes, and it worked both times!  It's really easy--just follow the recipes below!

 {Healthy Cupcakes}

 {Just three ingredients!  The batter will not be as runny as you are used to, but it does work out!}

Healthy Cupcakes

Makes 18 cupcakes

1 box cake mix (whatever you like!)
6 oz vanilla Greek yogurt (your favorite)
1 cup water

1. Preheat oven to temperature specified on the cake mix package.
2. Line a muffin tin with liners.
3. Mix cake mix, water and yogurt together until well combined.
4. Spoon into liner until 2/3 full.
5. Bake according to cake mix directions.
6. Cool.
7. Enjoy!

I didn't ice the cupcakes because I didn't have any, and I am not a frosting fan.  Besides, if you leave it without frosting, it would technically count as a muffin!  Right? Speaking of muffins...

 {Healthy Muffins}

 {Just three ingredients!  Only fill liners up 2/3 because they will rise!}

Healthy Muffins

Makes 12 muffins

2 packages muffin mix (whatever you like!)
6 oz vanilla Greek yogurt (your favorite)
2 oz milk

1. Preheat oven to temperature specified on the muffin mix package.
2. Line a muffin tin with liners.
3. Mix muffin mix, milk  and yogurt together until well combined.
4. Spoon into liner until 2/3 full.
5. Bake according to muffin mix directions.
6. Cool.
7. Enjoy!

How much "healthier" are these baked goods?  Well, first of all, they are baked goods so not the healthiest, but adding 6 oz of Greek which only has 120 calories compared to 3 eggs and 1/2 cup oil (one egg alone has about 100 calories!) is definitely better.

Everyone loved how moist the baked goods were!  The hubby claimed all of the blueberry muffins as his own so I had to smuggle some out for co-workers to try!  They loved them too, and the muffins got the same reviews as the cupcakes.  I'm definitely making them this way from now on.

So tell me--will you try baking with yogurt?

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