Yep, that is a Frozen reference because today I’m talking about my freezer.
I cleaned out my freezer last year and thought I knew what was in it. Nope. I still find surprises. (Hubby found a bag of doughnuts in our freezer that I had never seen before. They were horrible.)
We received a box of lemons from my father-in-law, so Hubby squeezed them and poured the juice into ice cube trays. I love to add lemon cubes to my iced tea. We still had a few small bags of lemon cubes from the last time we got lemons, so I decided to use them before bagging the new ones. I keep the bags of lemon cubes in a plastic magazine holder that I use as a shelf (my freezer has no shelves, so this helps.)
Behind the bags of lemon cubes were four bags of blackberries.
Surprise!!!
I had no idea. Hubby used to make amazing blackberry cake, but I wanted something different. So I found a yummy recipe for blackberry muffins from Taste of Home.
I’ve made two batches so far and will be using up the rest of the blackberry bags soon. These muffins are delicious! Plus, more items are leaving my freezer. And these muffins are delicious! Enough said.
Blackberry Muffins
Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. Makes: 1-1/2 dozen
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1-1/4 cups plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups fresh or frozen blackberries
Directions
- In a large bowl, cream butter and 1-1/4 cups sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually stir into creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in blackberries.
- Fill greased or paper-lined muffins cups two-thirds full. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 172 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 38mg cholesterol, 172mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.