Farina Gives This Kid-Friendly Muffin the Perfect Texture

These easy-to-prep breakfast muffins give off the corn muffin vibes. With the added nutrition of farina, they’re the perfect breakfast item to bake right now.

The secret ingredient is farina! It is loaded with vitamins, including high in iron and vitamin B. It contains other minerals like calcium, magnesium, and selenium, which support various bodily functions.

Farina is a complex carbohydrate. Taste-wise, though, it mimics corn meal perfectly and doesn’t change the taste of the muffin but only makes it more wholesome. 

There’s no need to follow any instructions when combining the ingredients.

Simply add them all together in a bowl in any order!

No need for a mixer, simply mix using a fork or spatula.

You can customize however you like!

Of course ‘chocolate chip’ is a go to but blueberry is also a favorite.

This muffin is also a great base you can use to make other muffin flavors.

Other flavors I’ve made are double chocolate, cappuccino, and mock blondie (by replacing some white sugar with brown sugar and adding in some chopped pecans).

It’s a shame to put a crumble on these since the crispy tops are the best part!

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4.86 from 7 votes

Farina Gives This Kid-Friendly Muffin the Perfect Texture

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 1 ¼ cups flour
  • ¾ cup farina
  • ¾ – 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup any variety of milk
  • ½ cup oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla sugar
  • ½ cup mini chocolate chips (do not sub with full size chocolate chips) or 1 cup frozen blueberries

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a muffin pan or line with cupcake liners.
  • In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and mix with a fork.
  • Add batter to prepare muffin pan. Bake for 20 minutes. (Alternatively, if you like crispy tops, bake at 400°F for about 5 minutes less time). Baking time will depend on the type of baking pan being used.
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Ruchama Rosen

Born into a family of cooks, Ruchama’s childhood passion for cookbooks surpassed her interest in novels. Her love for baking is centered on elevating everyday, basic recipes through sophisticated presentation and flavor.

22 responses to “Farina Gives This Kid-Friendly Muffin the Perfect Texture”

  1. Lb Avatar
    Lb

    Sounds yum! How’d you do double chocolate and cappuccino?

    1. Ruchama Avatar
      Ruchama

      Double Chocolate: Add 3-4 Tablespoons of Cocoa + an additional 1/4 cup of sugar to the batter and that’s all it takes!
      Cappuccino: Reduce the quantity of the milk to 3/4 cup and dissolve a heaping tablespoon of instant coffee + 1/4 cup of sugar in hot water, add to the batter and there you have it!
      It is recommended to mix the mini chocolate chips throughout the batter for extra moistness. Enjoy!

      1. Yehudis Avatar
        Yehudis

        If I make the cappuccino flavor do I also need the chocolate chips?

  2. Sury Avatar
    Sury

    5 stars
    Made these tonight ( was out of the oven by the time the boys came home with pizza) they are DELICIOUS!
    The ones i baked on350 were very pale, the ones I baked on 400 was perfect

  3. Adina Avatar
    Adina

    Can you replace the oil with applesauce?

    1. Ahuva Avatar
      Ahuva

      I did and it came put amazing!

      1. MS Avatar
        MS

        How much applesauce did you put instead of the oil?

  4. Chani Avatar
    Chani

    Thanks for so many great recipes BCP! Can you please add the total servings to all recipes?

  5. LF Avatar
    LF

    Is cream of wheat the same as farina?

    1. tg Avatar
      tg

      yes. it is the same thing, just a different brand name

    2. Ruchama Avatar
      Ruchama

      I’ve tested it! Although the texture is the same it is not recommended as it will affect the taste of the muffin.

  6. B.s Avatar
    B.s

    4 stars
    So so good! I did applesauce instead of oil and it was delicious!!!

    1. Gittel Avatar
      Gittel

      This recipe looks yum, but I don’t see anything healthy in it. Please don’t think this is a healthy breakfast. Farina is refined wheat, flour, sugar, oil. chocolate chips – it’s full of refined sugar and grains.

      1. S Avatar
        S

        5 stars
        I made these on Tu B’shvat, they came out yum! My toddlers were scared of the blueberries but I really enjoyed.
        @Gittel it doesn’t say anywhere in the post that this is healthy, just that the Farina adds some vitamins that aren’t typically in a cornmeal muffin
        I’m just wondering what would happen if I’d try it again with whole wheat flour and applesauce…

        1. Y Avatar
          Y

          I made these by subbing half the flour for whole wheat and applesauce for the oil, and half a cup of maple syrup instead of the full amount of sugar. They came out delicious!

  7. S Avatar
    S

    Can you get farina in israel? Or what is it called here?

    1. MBerg Avatar
      MBerg

      סולת

      1. Molly Avatar
        Molly

        5 stars
        Thank you between carpools for this easy delicious and healthy recipe!

  8. SB Avatar
    SB

    Can you make these oate r with coffee rich?

  9. Leah Avatar
    Leah

    5 stars
    Thank you they were delicious! I substituted the white sugar for coconut sugar (<3/4 c) it was perfectly sweet though it does give it a darker color.
    I also substituted the white flour for spelt.

  10. RR Avatar
    RR

    5 stars
    I made this recipe. it was HEAVEN!!!!!!!
    It took 5 mint to make and didn’t stay on the counter for too long we all ate it up!
    Great breakfast muffins for kids who don’t eat breakfast.
    We love the Cappuccino flavor.
    Thanks Ruchama R. for sharing.

  11. Esther Malka Avatar
    Esther Malka

    5 stars
    These were amazing! I wanted to bake something to give to the (Primary) students in my husband’s class. I had just a few minutes and quickly whipped this up in a disposable pan (while holding my baby under my arm). Half an hour later I served them these delicious muffins. I wish i can show you a picture of the empty plates! My family says they taste like the bakery! Easy and delicious that’s a winning recipe for me! Thank you!

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