10 Healthy Toppings for English Muffins to Try Today

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Last Updated on August 23, 2020 by Ellen Christian

These healthy toppings for English muffins may not be the way your grandparents ate them, but they will tempt your taste buds. When I was little, my parents ate English muffins for breakfast regularly. They were always one of two ways: with butter or with peanut butter. If this sounds like you have I got a treat for you.

10 Healthy Toppings for English Muffins

English muffins are great any time of day – – not just for breakfast. Bays’ chefs are proving the versatility of English muffins with creative recipes for appetizers, mini pizzas, sandwiches, melts, paninis, burgers, and sides.

If you’re hooked on bagels for breakfast, try feeding your family Bays English Muffins instead – – the toppings are endless, and your family deserves a change of pace. Bays Original, Sourdough, Multi-Grain, and Honey Wheat give you a lot of options. Go to bays.com to find out what stores near you carry Bays as well as great Bays recipe ideas. There are so many things you can do with English muffins.

Bays English Muffins are now being sold at Tops Friendly Markets with on-pack coupons and sweepstakes. You can also find them at a variety of stores including Shaws in this area.

To celebrate, packages at Tops Friendly Markets will have a $1 off coupon on each package. You won’t find Bays English Muffins in the bread aisle, though. Look in the refrigerated dairy case next to the eggs and milk. This is why BAYS English muffins are always fresh and delicious when you buy them. Ask your local store to carry them if you cannot find them in your area.

Like them on Facebook for recipes and enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win a case of English Muffins!

Healthy toppings for English muffins

Here are just a few of my favorite healthy toppings for English muffins:

1. Mashed avocado or guacamole
2. Tuna fish (try my open faced tuna melt)
3. Real Vermont cheddar cheese
4. Hummus
5. Tomato slices and fresh mozzarella
6. Raw honey and sliced bananas
7. Cream cheese and sliced strawberries
8. Almond butter and dried cranberries
9. Creme fraiche and fresh blueberries
10. Scrambled eggs and scallions

Here are even more delicious recipes to try today!

Looking for healthy toppings for English muffins you can have for lunch? How about these Mediterranean Hummus Bites:

• 3/4 cup prepared red pepper hummus (See Tip below)
• 4 BAYS English Muffins, any variety, split, toasted
• 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives, chopped
• 1/3 cup julienned sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped cucumber
• Two tablespoons chopped parsley, optional

Instructions

Spread hummus evenly over English muffin halves; top with cheese, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, cucumber, and parsley. To serve, cut each half into four wedges.

Serves: 16 (2 wedges each)

How to Make Homemade Red Pepper Hummus:

• One can (15 oz.) garbanzo beans, drained
• ½ cup drained roasted red pepper pieces, cut into chunks
• A ¼ cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
• Two tablespoons olive oil
• Two cloves garlic
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Place ingredients in a food processor; process until mixture is smooth, scraping bowl as needed. Hummus stores well refrigerated in an air-tight container for up to 3 days. Makes 1-1/2 cups.

English muffin French toast

If you have a little bit of extra time in the morning or you want to make breakfast for lunch or dinner, why not try English muffin French toast. Just check out this simple recipe in the video below and give it a try. Let me know how you like it!

What do you eat with English muffins?

If you want to have something along with your English muffin, why not try a cup of Greek yogurt with fresh fruit? Or, you can make a simple fruit salad with melon, grapes, and fresh strawberries or blueberries. The idea is to keep your mornings simple. So, make up the fruit salad in the evening so that it’s ready to go when you wake up. And, remember that you can change up the fruit depending on what’s in season. There are all sorts of healthy toppings for English muffins.

Finally, check out more of my healthy recipes today.

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Ellen Christian

Ellen is a busy mom of a 22-year-old son and 27-year-old daughter. She owns 5 blogs and is addicted to social media. She believes that it doesn’t have to be difficult to lead a healthy life. She shares simple healthy living tips to show busy women how to lead fulfilling lives. If you’d like to work together, email info@confessionsofanover-workedmom.com to chat.