250 muffin recipes

Scrambled eggs piled on toasted English muffins with fresh tomato and mock hollandaise sauce. A lighter, fun spin on eggs Benedict that's ready in 30 minutes.

Easy tamale pie tops a quick ground beef chili with a corn muffin batter, then bakes everything until the cornbread is golden and cheddar melts into pools. Weeknight Tex-Mex casserole in 45 minutes.

Fruity cake loaded with dried dates, papaya, pears, and raisins baked with honey, sesame oil, and orange zest using a muffin mix shortcut. A dense, fruit-packed holiday loaf.

A Tex-Mex tamale-style bake with seasoned ground beef, green chilies, melted Monterey Jack, and a golden cornbread crust. Pantry ingredients, one baking dish, and dinner is on the table.

Layered cornbread casserole with corn chips, sour cream, chilies, cheddar, and olive-studded cornbread baked over the top. A Southwest potluck bake that comes together in 30 minutes.

This makes a spectacular breakfast jam spread on toast, or as a topping for ice cream or banana muffins.

Carrot raisin cupcakes with cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar in a tender oil-based batter. A single-bowl muffin-meets-cupcake recipe ready to frost with cream cheese icing.

Classic large-batch banana bread with up to six mashed bananas, butter, eggs, and chopped nuts. A double-loaf recipe that bakes one big bread or two smaller loaves with extra batter for muffins.

Grilled portobello burger with sticky red onion jam and horseradish yogurt cream. A savory vegetarian burger with deep wine-braised sweetness and a kick of heat from fresh horseradish.

A simple but tasty almond paste that could be used for toast, cakes and even muffins.

Individual mac and cheese cups baked in muffin tins with ground turkey, Parmesan, cheddar, and veggies. Portable, kid-friendly, and packed with protein.

Mini pumpkin pies that bake crustless in a muffin tin with Bisquick standing in for pastry. Cream cheese gives the pumpkin filling a cheesecake-like richness. Twelve individual pies in 30 minutes.

Bacon cornbread muffins with crispy diced bacon baked right into the batter. A savory, smoky twist on classic cornbread that bakes in just 15 minutes at high heat.

Prune puree: a low-fat baking substitute made from blended pitted prunes with fruit juice and lecithin. Replace butter or oil in brownies, cakes, and muffins with richer, moister results.

Patty Ann's cheese cake tarts: bite-size cream cheese pastry shells with two fillings, pecan and coconut. Muffin-tin desserts for holiday cookie trays.

Pecan tassies with cream cheese pastry shells filled with brown sugar, pecans, and egg. Bite-size pecan pies baked in mini muffin tins until golden and set.