I am a night owl. Mornings are hard. My children take after me. This makes mornings even harder. Last night, I was up until 3 am. My mind would not shut off. My daughter was up until 2:30 am. She could not keep herself from her new ukulele. Sigh. To say we we racing against the clock this morning would be an understatement.
Breakfast My Kids Can Eat In The Car
When I am pressed for time in the morning, I need a quick breakfast solution my kids can eat in the car. That would be my Sausage And Honey Cornbread Muffins. They are light, sweet with honey (Winnie the Pooh would love them!) and has enough protein to get them through to lunch without a rumbly in their tumbly.
A Sticky Breakfast In My Car?!
I know what you are thinking…I would never let my kids near my car with a muffin dripping with honey. Agreed. Our car is fairly new and my husband’s pride and joy. He would kill me if he knew I let my kids eat in the car, let alone something sticky. So..you have two choices; leave off the honey (boo!) or put the muffin in a food container and give them a plastic fork.
Now my kids are teens, so I can trust them with food on the go more than when they were five. So..your choice. I won’t judge either way. I promise! These Sausage And Honey Cornbread Muffins are delicious either way!
Healthy And Just As Tasty
Since I am counting calories, I cannot afford to waste my precious 1,500 a day allotment. If I am going to splurge, I need to make it healthy one. I love to take a recipe that was once a calorie count sucker and make it healthier. With this Sausage And Honey Cornbread Muffins recipe, I made a few changes to my original and cut my calories by one-third.
This way, I get all of the flavor without breaking my calorie bank. Yay me!! And trust me, the kids have no clue they are eating something healthy. Yay me again! And these Sausage And Honey Cornbread Muffins freeze well, so you can make them on Sunday and they are good all week! Yay me yet again! After you drop the kids off, have one of these with one of my White Chocolate Caramel Lattes. Not as healthy, but still good! Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 cup corn flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar substitute
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup low fat buttermilk
- 3 Tbsp. egg substitute
- 1/4 cup butter substitute
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 pound turkey sausage, browned
- 1/4 cup diced red peppers, sauteed
- 1/4 finely diced sweet onion, sauteed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Add dry ingredients to a medium size bowl. Whisk together. Add wet ingredients. Mix well. Add sausage, peppers and onion. Scoop into muffin tins sprayed with vegetable oil or lined with cupcake liners. Fill about 2/3 full. Bake for 22-24 minutes, or until lightly brown. Drizzle with honey.

What is your favorite quick, easy and delicious on the go breakfast solution? I would love to hear what your kids love!
That so awesome! It’s an entire delicious breakfast in one muffin! I can’t wait to make these.
This is genius!! I would never have thought of it! I buy those frozen sausage wrapped in pancakes so I can’t wait to try this because not only does it sound great but a heck of a lot healthier.
Thanks for the recipe!
Your recipe is easy and fun! It is handy to have breakfast on the go you can eat with your hands. This will be especially good warmed up.
Great idea. I’m just like you, a night owl. I need to plan for breakfast because I never have time to cook
These muffins actually looks so good!
Oh those look so good! My family would love those in the mornings! They do love pancakes for breakfast too!
Oh wow, these muffins look amazing! The twins love muffins for breakfast. I can’t wait to try your recipe.
What a great solution. I think they would love it and you only cook once on Sunday. Yea you in many ways. My husband loves sausage and I don’t. I think I can make this and make half with sausage and half without. Thank you for the recipe.
I love these muffins! They sound so delicious and I want to make them. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
These muffins looks delicious. Love how they have some protein vs all carbs.
Wow these look amazing. I can’t wait to try them but we will definitely leave the honey off because I have toddlers and they will make a mess in the car.
These sausage and honey cornbread muffins sound so delicious. They would make for a great breakfast food indeed. I am going to have to make these for sure. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Oh my this Sausage And Honey Cornbread Muffins recipe looks so delicious. I am always looking for new recipes to try. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make some this weekend.
I had to pin these because we need these in our lives. My girls are not morning people and they dawdle and this would make my life so much easier. Plus, they look so delicious. Thanks for sharing this recipe and YAY YOU, thanks for making it with 1/3 less of the calories!
Yum those muffins sound amazing. I should make some of these for my kids. They need a power packed breakfast to get them through the day.
I would have never thought of this combination. It sounds like a great breakfast recipe.
I like when recipes can be modified to be lower in calories. Especially ones that have carbs and protein so you get fuller and that feeling lasts longer.
These muffins look so good! I love cornbread and sausage! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
This sounds like something my son would love to eat for breakfast. He just loves sausage and cornbread and the two together sound even better.
wow it looks so easy and affordable muffins! my kids will love this im sure! i woukd like to try the recipe!
the muffins looks so delicious… thanks for sharing.
Those look delicious! I’ve never had muffins with sausage before. Can’t wait to prepare this one and I know my son would love this because he is a sucker for sausage.
These look like a great way to start the day! The savory and sweet combination has always been one of my favorites.
WOW! These look incredible! I might have to make a GF version of my own!
Both my kids love corn muffins. But I think this would please my son rather than my daughter. She doesn’t like to mix her sweet and savory.
I love the unique flavor of these muffins. Great for evening snack for my hubby who needs something before he goes to bed so he doesn’t wake up.
That’s a flavor combination I wouldn’t have thought of on my own. My MIL loves making cornbread, maybe I’ll talk her into making these!
We love muffins. These look so goof I’m going to make some.
This is a great recipe! My family loves muffins, especially ones that are filling for breakfast!
I really don’t have one. I will have to make these for the mistuh and see how he likes it. I’m back on my low-carb so I can’t have any. LOL! – yolonda
Oh my gosh!! These look and sound amazing! You might look into coconut flour for future baking. I’ve recently read about it and it has less carbs and lower GI index.
These muffins look good! Quick,easy and nutritious, I like cornbread a variety of ways and this recipe is great!
These recipe is delicious. I love to make it as it is so easy.
yum my husband would like this for any meal ty for sharing
Those sound good!
That sounds like an interesting combination.
These look so yummy, I will definitely be trying this recipe out soon. I love to try new recipes and let the kids help. I’ll take some pictures and tag you Kelly you can tell me if it looks similar.
This is a great idea! We are always in a rush during the week so I am going to make these soon!
I am going to make these for Sunday brunch. That way I am not rushed after the early service. Thanks for the idea.
The family loved these. It was so easy for me too. Everyone can eat at their own time too.
I just found this recipe again. I will be making this this weekend. I love easy make ahead meals.