Healthy, home-made snacks for babies on the go can be a bit of a challenge sometimes. This recipe was originally published in My Kids Lick the Bowl and credit to Stacy! I have made many a batch as they are so handy both fresh and from the freezer. What’s especially great is that there is no added sugar or salt and they are a top choice for Baby Led Weaning (BLW).

Apple, Banana, Carrot Muffins Ingredients

  • 150g apple peeled cored and chopped into chunks
  • 100g grated carrot (1 medium sized carrot)
  • 100g banana (1 small-medium banana)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 50 g melted butter or oil optional
  • 160 g plain flour 1 ¼ cup
  • 1.5 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

  1. Place chopped apple and grated carrot into a steaming basket over a pot with a little water in it until the apple is soft
  2. While that’s cooking, place banana in a large bowl and mash with a fork. Add eggs, vanilla, and butter/oil
  3. Puree the cooked apple and carrot (I use a stick blender) and add apple and carrot to the other wet ingredients
  4. Beat these wet ingredients together with a hand-held beater, should become smooth, yellow and a little frothy
  5. Add the flour and baking powder
  6. Beat for a further 30-60 seconds to make a well-mixed batter
  7. Portion into a greased muffin tin (I use a non-stick silicon tray sprayed with oil). This quantity makes 12 standard sized muffins or 24 mini muffins
  8. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 15 mins (350 Fahrenheit). A 15-minute cooking time is based on making mini muffins. If you are using a standard muffin tray and making 12 muffins you will want to leave them in for 25-30 minutes
  9. Cool and serve
  10. These muffins can be stored in an airtight container for 3 days, or they can be frozen in ziplock bags

Recommended Kitchen Equipment

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Kenwood Hand Blender, Chopper , Metal Whisk and BPA-Free Plastic Beaker

I use this for whisking the muffin mixture.

 

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This makes light work of grating carrot, cheese, potatoes! A must have.

 

Apple, Banana, Carrot (ABC) MuffinsApple, Banana, Carrot (ABC) MuffinsSilicon mini muffin trays with 24 cups that I use

This is non-stick, BPA-free and dishwasher friendly.