Celebration Muffins

Sweet and tender muffins filled with rainbow sprinkles will bring a smile to your face and joy in your heart!

Today is day 99 of our Safer At Home Quarantine due to Covid-19.  While the country is starting to open back up here in Los Angeles we are taking it slow due to the amount of daily new cases.  Since this all began we've had several birthdays go by and as I'm sure you know, it's hard to get a good celebration in when you are stuck at home and possibly alone.  

Both MGG and I have had "quarantine" birthdays and found them to be a little lackluster which I'm sure is typical of many people due to the mood this all brings.  Last week a good friend of mine had her birthday as well and she lives alone.  So as a mood lifter I decided to bake her some Celebration Muffins for her 65th birthday!  She love's the look of funfetti cakes but she's not much in to desserts so I decided on a birthday basket full of breakfast items instead.  

This birthday basket featured my Celebration Muffins which are sweet and tender muffins filled with rainbow sprinkles.  They scream "Happy Birthday!" or any celebration for that matter.  Who can resist sprinkles.  They make everything so festive and lighthearted.  They really are the perfect celebration treat and the taste....oh so delicious!  

So I packed the basket full of muffins, added some orange juice, a side of turkey sausage patties and a mixture of fresh melon balls, and left her breakfast bounty on her front door step.  I basically did a ding dong ditch and left them...hahah!  What a surprise she had!  I waited at the curb while she opened the door and just to see the smile on her face when she saw the muffins was so worth the effort.  A small happy birthday song was sung (we make up birthday songs for each other each year) and her day was off to a great start.  

Later, I got a call from her and she said these were the "Best muffins, I've every eaten!"  Now that puts a warm feeling in my heart and a nice smile on my face.  Honestly, these are really good muffins.  I may or may not have made them twice this week already....haha!

Make these celebration muffins for a dear friend, neighbor, or family member and watch their mood lift instantly and the smile that appears from ear to ear.

Enjoy!






Celebration Muffins


Yield:  6 muffins

1 egg
1/2 cup 2% milk
1/4 cup canola oil
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large bowl add the egg, milk and canola oil and whisk until light. Add in all the dry ingredients with the exception of the sprinkles. Mix batter just until incorporated. Do not over mix. Batter should be thick.  Fold in the rainbow sprinkles lightly until mixed throughout.

Using a large ice cream scoop, divide batter among the wells of a muffin pan sprayed with cooking spray. Top with extra sprinkles.

Bake for 16-18 minutes until tops are light brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Serve warm.