First, before you get any further – I should note that the title of this recipe may be confusing. These are not made with peach yogurt. Could they have been? Yes, but I made them with Greek yogurt and added peaches. Ok… now that that’s shared, I can get started with this recipe.

Here we are, back at school and back with another muffin recipe. This week as I was preparing snacks for the kids’ lunches, I made some mini banana muffins again, and, realizing I had a surplus of nectarines and peaches that were starting to go bad, I decided to make these peach muffins. Yes, we bake a lot of muffins, but they are such an easy snack inside or outside of school!

As usual, I’m not claiming these are the healthiest recipe. But they’re homemade, have white whole wheat flour and plain Greek yogurt, so I feel good about my kids having these every so often. And they’re easy to make, store and transport, so they really are a win for a back-to-school snack.

Makes 12

Here’s what you need:

• 2 cups white whole wheat flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ⅛ tsp salt
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 cup Greek yogurt (plain or lightly flavored; lemon works wonderfully!)
• ½ cup avocado oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 1 Tbsp milk
• 1½ to 2 cups fresh chopped peaches (nectarines are a great substitute)
• Optional: cinnamon-sugar for topping

Here’s what you do:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 12-cup muffin tin by spraying with cooking spray or lining with baking cups. I like to use a silicone muffin tin.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the Greek yogurt, avocado oil, eggs, vanilla and milk until smooth. Stir in the sugar.
4. Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined — do not overmix.
5. Fold in the chopped peaches, gently stirring until evenly distributed.
6. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups. If desired, sprinkle the tops with cinnamon-sugar.
7. Bake for 18–20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
8. Cool before enjoying.  

These store well in the fridge for about 5 days, but like most muffin recipes, I like to keep them in the freezer and take them out the night before enjoying them. I pack 1 in my kids’ backpacks, still frozen, the night before and they’re defrosted and ready-to-eat by their snack time the next day!

Some questions for you:

• Do you like peaches or nectarines more? When I was younger, I preferred nectarines. Now I like them both and tend to buy more peaches!
• What kind of yogurt do you buy?