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Plain as Vanilla {Recipe: Vanilla Vanilla Muffins}

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Vanilla Vanilla Muffins from Dine & DishDo you ever feel like your life has gone a bit vanilla?

I mean, I love vanilla, don’t get me wrong, but especially after a long winter I feel like things have been vanilla for far too long. I’m ready to add some spice!

I recently signed up for my first Stitch Fix to hopefully spice up my wardrobe some.

I hired a babysitter so my husband and I could go out, just the two of us, this Friday night. I need to get a babysitter on a regular rotation… we don’t get out nearly enough!

I signed up for an online typography class over at Nicole’s Classes to spice up my skills and learn something new.

I bought one of those BodyMedia Link arm band things (as seen on The Biggest Loser) to give my workouts a bit of a lift! So far, I love it!

I also made Vanilla Vanilla Muffins… just to prove that vanilla isn’t always bad. But, it doesn’t hurt to throw in a little spice every now and then!

Vanilla Vanilla Muffins

 

Vanilla Vanilla Muffins from Dine & Dish
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Vanilla Vanilla Muffins

A doubled up vanilla spiked muffin proves that vanilla doesn't have to be boring!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 12 muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 2 Tablespoons vanilla bean paste
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine sugar and egg. Add flour, baking powder, and salt and mix well. Finally, add the milk, vanilla bean paste and melted butter. Mix until completely blended and dry ingredients are incorporated with the wet.
  • Spoon into greased or paper lined muffin pans, filling 2/3 full.
  • Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over muffin tops.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

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  3. Brian @ A Thought For Food says

    Vanilla isn’t always a bad thing. Vanilla ice cream happens to be my favorite actually. And these muffins look damn good. But, yeah, sometimes it’s good to spice things up. Like in the bedroom. Ok… I went there. Time for me to go. And maybe not leave comments when I’ve had a cocktail.

  4. Marnely Rodriguez-Murray says

    Totally want 1 or 7 of these…Love vanilla and to me it’s totally not plain…it’s pretty awesome, these look amazing!

  6. Kathy - Panini Happy says

    Ok, I just signed up for a Stitch Fix. 🙂 I keep hearing about it, I’m in desperate need of a wardrobe update. I spent 2 hours a few weekends ago with a Nordstrom stylist, which I highly recommend! I was able to get things altered there as well, which seems to be key to having clothes that fit best. Anyway…back to the muffins. 🙂 Vanilla is far from plain to me – these sound fantastic!

  10. Joanne says

    I’m always a fan of vanilla and I will quite frequently choose it over chocolate! These muffins are adorably delicious looking!

  14. Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says

    Vanilla Vanilla sounds fabulous to me! But I totally get where you’re coming from…have a wonderful date night with your hubby, and I’d love to know what you think about that typography class – I was looking at it, too. Happy Easter to you and your family, Kristen!

  18. Shanna@ pineapple and coconut says

    I think vanilla is anything but “vanilla” It’s my favorite flavor probably because there are so many varieties. I am actually making a batch of homemade vanilla extract now. Well I have vanilla beans soaking in a mason jar of vodka that is hopefully turning into extract as I type!! These muffins look great!

  20. Laura Dembowski says

    I love vanilla desserts but not vanilla life. I totally agree that winter is a downer and kind of slow, boring time of year. But these muffins, they’re anything but vanilla 😉

  22. Sheila says

    These look perfect! I have to admit I might smear a spoonful of nutella ont he top ; ) OK I can’t wait to hear what you think of Stitch Fix…I am a fashion nightmare?

  25. Kelly says

    Oh, I can’t wait to make this recipe! I like chocolate, but I much prefer vanilla cake. And to have in muffin form? Even better!!

  26. Shaina says

    What a gorgeous sentiment. I love all the things you’re doing to reset your life. I feel like I’m falling so far behind and can’t catch up. Perhaps it’s more about just stopping where we are and starting something different.

  27. Jean says

    Ummmmmm, I thought great then I saw that “odd” ingrediant called vanilla bean paste.

    • Kristen says

      Hi Jean!
      Vanilla Paste is awesome but you can also use an equal amount of pure vanilla extract!
      Thanks!
      Kristen

  28. Melinda says

    These look delicious! Can I use lowfat milk or does it have to be whole milk? Thanks!

  32. Jenn N. says

    My boys LOVE the French Vanilla muffins at Wegmans and I thought, hey I can make these. I stumbled across this recipe and gave it a try over the weekend and the boys had them for breakfast this morning. They’re total winners and say I can make them anytime. And they’re easy to make. The only differences were that I used a jumbo muffin pan getting 6 muffins from the batter and topped them with powdered sugar vs. cinnamon sugar. I like that I can make 6 jumbo muffins for a fraction of the cost of store bakery ones. And I KNOW exactly what I’m putting in them. THANK YOU so much for sharing this recipe 🙂

  35. Angela says

    Made them yesterday . They were really good . Thank you so much . I have a question but , when u said combine do you just mix the eggs and sugar. Also the flour was a little hard to mix so I added the milk etc and it came out fine. The end result was super . But do let me know what the aftual way is

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