Cream of Wheat is a North American hot cereal that I loved eating as a child. During one of my visits to Canada, I brought a box back with me, but I never finished it. I now find that eating Cream of Wheat for breakfast doesn’t keep me full, so I decided that I should use up the cereal before it goes off. Thus, I went on the search for a muffin recipe! This recipe for Cream of Wheat Berry Muffins is adapted from: Gourmandize.
A note on Cream of Wheat Alternatives:
If you can’t get a hold of the brand Cream of Wheat, look for wheat semolina porridge or semolina flour. You could also try a baby cereal made from wheat.
This is a quick and easy recipe that makes fantastic breakfast muffins. The berries are optional, but I think they add a nice flavour and beautiful jewel tones. I used a mix of frozen blueberries, cranberries, and raspberries.
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Cream of Wheat Berry Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Plain Flour
- 1 Cup Cream of Wheat (dry) semolina porridge
- ⅓ Cup White Sugar
- ¾ Cup Milk can be non-dairy
- ¼ Cup Neutral Flavoured Oil
- 1 Egg
- 1 Tsp. Vanilla
- 1 Tbsp. Baking Powder
- ½ Tsp. Salt
- ⅔ Cup Mixed Frozen Berries
- Demerara sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C and line your muffin tin (I use silicone reusable liners).
- Sift together all of the dry ingredients.
- Add all of the wet ingredients, and stir until just incorporated.
- Mix in the frozen berries.
- Sprinkle the muffin tops with demerara sugar.
- Pour the batter into the prepared liners and bake for 15 -18 minutes.
Notes
Loved these! Used unbleached flour, honey instead of sugar and frozen local blueberries. Sprinkled cinnamon and sugar on top before baking at 395 degrees F.
Great with some mods! Double the recipe, used homemade yogurt instead of oil, upped the sugar and the blueberries. Had to increase cooking time just a tad. Came out super great and fluffy!
Blueberry cream of wheat muffins
2 c each cream of wheat, white
1 c brown sugar
2 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 c each yogurt, milk
1 tbsp vanilla
2 eggs
2½ c frozen blueberries
Spray muffin tin
395° for 25
Great to hear you had success with the recipe! I haven’t been able to get cream of wheat in years, so I miss baking these muffins!