Do you know the muffin cat?

I’m not on social media. The idea of mindlessly scrolling my days away is a bleak one indeed. Do these people not have anything better to do with their time? I do, however, have a Pinterest account, which occasionally shows me TikTok videos, and that’s how I came to learn about, and I quote, “Tiny Tuna Muffins for Cats”. How could I not try making them?

First, I beat one egg:

Then, I drained a can of flaked tuna in water and added it to the egg.

“Mix well”, the video says. No kidding.

To this, I added 1/4 cup each all-purpose flour and shredded cheese.

And then…I mixed well again.

Next, I was instructed to grease a mini muffin tin…

…and add the mixture to the tin. Unlike actual mini muffins or cupcakes, there’s no fear of rising and overflowing, so I filled these pretty much to the top.

Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes.

Let cool and serve.

I have thoughts about these. First, use chunk tuna and not flaked; when I drained the tuna I also drained a lot of flakes out because they’re so darned small. My sink smelled like fish, my hands smelled like fish…ugh. Second, consider whether you want this fish goo touching your baking equipment. I bought a small mini muffin tin from the dollar store specifically for this so that I wasn’t at risk of permanently baking a fish smell into my good tins. Third, know your cats and what they like, and be prepared for any reaction anyway. Mine is a cheese fiend, but after taking a couple of nibbles and licking the fishy/cheesy essence from her muffin, completely ignored it.

Was it a cute idea? Sure. Will I be trying them again? Probably not. Maybe staying off social media isn’t so bad after all.

Thanks for looking! 🙂