Mini muffins are better than muffins.

This revelation dawned on me in conversation at a recent birthday picnic.

1. Muffins are massive. I don't want a muffin bigger than a hamburger. They just usually aren't THAT good.
2. Each mini muffin is one or two bites—dainty. And every bite has has access to both the top and bottom of the muffin. No boring middle.
3. You can have two. And it's still a lot less than a normal muffin. In terms of mindless eating, you feel like you've been decadent, but you haven't really. Whereas eating half a normal muffin is wasting half a muffin.