Bacon and Gruyère Muffins

These Bacon and Gruyère Muffins are loaded with chunks of melty cheese and are so easy to prepare in less than two hours. Even better, if you fry the bacon and dice the Gruyère the day before, you can make these muffins in less than an hour. You will look like a baking genius.

If I had to pick just one cheese to bake with, it would be Gruyère cheese. Even though it is an aged cheese with a firm and slightly grainy texture, it melts perfectly. It has a mild, sweet, and nutty taste.

To bring out the melty goodness of the Gruyère, I cut it into a small dice rather than grate it to better achieve little pockets of melty cheese.

Sour Cream Muffins with Mixed Berries

These sour cream muffins with mixed berries are soft and moist, and loaded with fresh fruit. They are also made with whole wheat.

The whole wheat in these sour cream muffins is actually white whole wheat, which has a much milder flavor than traditional red whole wheat. Despite its appearance, white whole wheat is 100% whole grain.