The Fourth of July is all about grilled meat and watermelon and cold beer… but you still need something to eat for breakfast. Hence, cherry-blueberry muffins. And I even lightened them up a bit by using nonfat Greek yogurt in place of some of the butter. Don’t worry, though. You can use all butter if you prefer.

I love all the beautiful berries that are available right now, and in these muffins, you’ll get a bit of juicy blueberry or sweet cherry in every bite.

This all comes together really quickly, and you don’t need any special equipment — just two bowls, a spoon and a fork. A cherry pitter is helpful, too, but not necessary.

You could add a little extra fiber to these by using up to half whole wheat flour. I just didn’t have any.

So, start your Independence Day off right: With some moist, berry-licious muffins. You can have watermelon and grilled meat later.

Cherry-blueberry muffins (adapted from the tri-berry muffins in Barefoot Contessa at Home, makes 18 muffins)
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter (or use two sticks and eliminate the Greek yogurt)
1 cup cherries
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups milk (skim is fine)
2/3 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
1 cup blueberries
1 1/4 cups sugar

Preheat the oven to 375F and line muffin tins with paper liners.

Melt the butter and set it aside. Whisk (or stir together with a fork) the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Remove the stems and pits from the cherries and cut them into pieces.

In a small bowl, beat the eggs a little with a fork or whisk and then stir in the milk, yogurt and melted butter.

Make a little well in the center of the flour mixture and pour the liquid ingredients in. Stir everything together just until combined (don’t over stir!), then stir in the cherries, blueberries and sugar.

Spoon the batter into each of the muffin cups, filling to the top. Bake the muffins for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the tops are golden and bounce back when you press on them lightly.