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These mini blender muffins are perfect for little hands. Great for babies and toddlers or to pack into lunch boxes.
One of the most popular recipes on Healthy Little Foodies is my Fruity Oat Breakfast Bites. They are easy to make, perfect as a handheld breakfast and great to pop into lunch boxes. Mini Blender Muffins are a similar idea but have blended oats to give a smoother, more muffin-like texture.
Muffins like these are perfect for getting kids involved in the kitchen. It is an easy recipe but has plenty for young kids to do. My youngest, Rory (2), loved peeling and breaking the banana, measuring the ingredients, tipping them into the blender, cracking the egg, switching on the blender and, of course, sampling the dates.
Above is a picture of him getting a little impatient as I try to photograph the muffins. He was eagerly pointing to each muffin in turn and saying "Rory's, Mummy's, Rory's, Mummy's, Rory's....)
Please note, this recipe only fills half a mini muffin tray. This is because it was all my blender will hold. I usually make two batches to fill a tray. If you have a large blender you may want to double the recipe.
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Mini Blender Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 80g (1 cup) oats
- 125g (½ cup) natural yoghurt
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 20g (approx 3) dates
- 12 raspberries / blueberries to top (optional)
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 180c / 350 f and lightly grease a mini muffin tray (this mixture fills 12 of a 24 mini muffin tray)
- Add all the ingredients to a blender (in the same order as the ingredient list) and blend until smooth.
- Fill each muffin tray insert, to the top, with the mixture.
- Top with a raspberry / blueberry or fruit of choice.
- Bake for 15 mins. Remove from oven and allow to cool before removing from the muffin tray
Jennifer
Amy, I made these two days ago and my daughter LOVES them for breakfast. I even had a few because they actually taste like real muffins, and not baby food at all! Thanks for sharing and creating these recipes.
Amy
Great! Thanks, Jennifer 🙂
Erin
My son adores these muffins, and I love how easy they are to make! I their everything in a big measuring jug and blend with my wand blender. Now that my son is a toddler, he loves to help make them. Thanks for another fantastic recipe!
Amy
Thanks Erin, and I love that you are getting you son involved in the kitchen so early 🙂
Rhiannon
Hi Amy,
I’ve just tried your recipe and they’ve come out great. Can you freeze the muffins?
Amy
Hi Rhiannon, so glad they worked for you. Yes you can freeze 🙂
Kirsty McKinnon
Love these! So simple and easy to make, love that they have no added sugar and use oats over flour. I gave this to my 9 month old today as his first ever muffin and he loved it! Smiled as he tried to put the entire muffin in his mouth
Amy
Brilliant! So glad he liked them, Kirsty! Thanks for taking the time to let me know 🙂
Tracy
Hi Amy, is there a substitute for oats?
Amy
Hi Tracy, you could try plain flour but I haven't tested the recipe with alternatives so can't say for sure how it will turn out.
Shona Pechey
These taste amazing! Do you think I should store them in the fridge overnight?
Amy
Hi Shona, yes you can store them in the fridge but I usually just freeze any leftovers.
Genevieve
These muffins are perfect for baby and toddler! They are nice and soft and I love that they are naturally sweetened! Thank you for sharing this recipe! This is definitely going to be a go-to recipe for me!
Amy
Brilliant! So glad you liked them 🙂
Shin
Hi Amy,
Wondering if I could use blueberry yoghurt instead of plain yoghurt? (Just to let you know there is no sugar added to the blueberry yoghurt)
Thank you
Amy
Hi Shin, it should still work well but without trying I can't say for sure. Blueberry would taste great!
Jo
Hi Amy, thanks for the food inspiration. Can I make these with a beater or NutriBullet; not a blender? Thanks Jo
Amy
Hi Jo, yes a NutriBullet works great for this recipe 🙂
Joey Tan
Hi Amy!
I’m so excited and happy to chance upon your blog. This is the first recipe I’ve tried today to make for my almost one year old. It’s her first muffin and she ate half of it and I finished the other half. It taste great for a healthy muffin and I can’t wait to try out the other recipes. Thank you so much!
Amy
Yeah! So happy they were a success for you and I hope you find many recipes that you will love. Thanks for taking the time to comment 🙂