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
Tracy says
Hi Amy, is there a substitute for oats?
Amy says
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 says
These taste amazing! Do you think I should store them in the fridge overnight?
Amy says
Hi Shona, yes you can store them in the fridge but I usually just freeze any leftovers.
Genevieve says
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 says
Brilliant! So glad you liked them 🙂
Shin says
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 says
Hi Shin, it should still work well but without trying I can't say for sure. Blueberry would taste great!
Jo says
Hi Amy, thanks for the food inspiration. Can I make these with a beater or NutriBullet; not a blender? Thanks Jo
Amy says
Hi Jo, yes a NutriBullet works great for this recipe 🙂