3 Fall Blender Muffins for Baby + Toddler
These 3 Fall Blender Muffin Recipes are beyond moist, tender, and taste and maybe most importantly, super easy to make! Making these mini muffins for your toddler and kids takes just five minutes of prep.
My obsession with blender muffins all started when I made these Sweet Potato Mini Muffins. For one, they were beyond moist, tender and tasty. Secondly, and maybe more importantly, they were beyond easy to make.
5-minute prep + 10-minute bake + 3 minutes cool = 18 minutes and 1 dish to clean until I can share a delicious and nutritious snack with my girls!
Today, I have 3 more amazing blender muffin recipes for you!! Yes, T-H-R-E-E!
Full of fall flavor, these 3 different muffins are going to rock your (and baby’s) world! And while I am calling them fall blender muffins, let’s get real, these muffins can be made any time of year.
Pumpkin Spice
Cranberry Yogurt
Apple Cinnamon
Take your pick, they are all perfect for baby, toddler and you!
The base recipe is more or less the same – old-fashioned oats, a banana, an egg, a little maple syrup and spices.
This also means they are Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free and two of the muffins are even Diary-Free.
Then we get to add in the fun stuff – pumpkin, cinnamon and nutmeg or cranberries, yogurt and vanilla or even applesauce, apple chunks and cinnamon. A muffin to fit whichever mood you are in.
Since they are full of only wholesome ingredients, they are perfect for any baby 7+ months old. Your wee one can either gnaw on them whole or you can chop them into smaller pieces for them to practice their pincer grip and try to feed themselves.
Pumpkin Spice Muffins for Baby + Toddler
These mini pumpkin muffins for baby (or you!) are moist and tender with hints of warming cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. Pumpkin puree is the star of these muffins and besides giving them a sweet earthy flavor. The perfect muffin for baby’s breakfast or snack and for your mid-morning cup of coffee treat.
Cranberry Yogurt Muffins for Baby + Toddler
Cranberries and a pinch of fresh orange zest give these slightly sweet muffins a little zip that will wake up your little one’s taste buds! If you are out of frozen cranberries, frozen blueberries can easily be subbed in their place.
Apple Cinnamon Muffins for Baby + Toddler
Sweet apples and robust cinnamon are a classic fall muffin combination. When we whip them up in a blender in under 5 minutes, we know life is going to be great. Just try not to eat all of them before the babes has a chance to have one:)
Get the recipe: Blender Muffin Recipes
Ingredients
Pumpkin Spice Muffins for Baby + Toddler
- 1 cup dry old-fashioned oats
- 1 ripe banana
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Cranberry Yogurt Muffins for Baby + Toddler
- 1 cup dry old-fashioned oats
- 1 ripe banana
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup frozen cranberries roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
Apple Cinnamon Muffins for Baby + Toddler
- 1 cup dry old-fashioned oats
- 1 ripe banana
- 1/4 cup applesauce sugar-free
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup apple peeled and finely chopped
Instructions
Pumpkin Spice Muffins for Baby + Toddler
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray or line a mini muffin tray.
- In a blender, add in the oats, banana, pumpkin puree, egg, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. Blend for 20 seconds on low, scrape down the sides of the blender. Blend on high for 1-2 minutes or until all of the oats are completely broken down.
- Add in the baking soda and salt and blend on low for 20 seconds.
- Spoon the muffin batter out of the blender and fill the muffin tin 2/3 the way full. This scoop works great for mini muffins.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown on top. Let cool and then serve.
Cranberry Yogurt Muffins for Baby + Toddler
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray or line a mini muffin tray.
- In a blender, add in the oats, banana, yogurt, egg, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Blend for 20 seconds on low, scrape down the sides of the blender. Blend on high for 1-2 minutes or until all of the oats are completely broken down.
- Add in the baking soda and salt and blend on low for 20 seconds. Add in the cranberries and orange zest and mix by hand with a spoon.
- Spoon the muffin batter out of the blender and fill the muffin tin 2/3 the way full. This scoop works great for mini muffins.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown on top. Let cool and then serve.
Apple Cinnamon Muffins for Baby + Toddler
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray or line a mini muffin tray.
- In a blender, add in the oats, banana, applesauce, egg, maple syrup and cinnamon. Blend for 20 seconds on low, scrape down the sides of the blender. Blend on high for 1-2 minutes or until all of the oats are completely broken down.
- Add in the baking soda and salt and blend on low for 20 seconds.
- Add in the apple chunks and mix by hand.
- Spoon the muffin batter out of the blender and fill the muffin tin 2/3 the way full.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown on top. Let cool and then serve.
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144 Comments on “3 Fall Blender Muffins for Baby + Toddler”
Can I skip the maple syrup?
You can, but the muffins will be denser and not sweet. Baby will probably love them, not sure about toddler.
These look amazing however our son is allergic to eggs, do you know of a way we could do it egg free? Some kind of egg alternative?
I’ve tried making these with the flax ‘egg’ and it works great. Have you used a flax egg before?
These are great! I don’t normally comment on recipes but these are something both my 11 month and 5 year old enjoy! The only change I make is using a full snack pack of apple sauce and omitting the maple syrup. Thank you!
Love this modification! Glad they both like them:)
Could you use wholewheat flour instead of oats?
I haven’t tried it, but I think it is worth a shot.
Love your recipes and love the idea of blender muffins. So healthy, quick, easy and so few dishes!! I’ve made each of these recipes 5+ times. Definitely recommend doubling if you want some for a freezer stash or if adults are eating them too because they go fast! The only thing my family doesn’t like about these recipes is the amount of baking soda has an unpleasant taste! I use 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and the muffins are still perfectly formed. I’ve noticed other blender muffin recipes don’t have baking soda but 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder. I might try that next time. Definitely a well used set of recipes in our house and perfect for little hands! Thank you!
I’ve made these so many times and haven’t noticed an unpleasant taste with the baking soda, but maybe I am using an old box or something. Let me grab a fresh box of baking soda and retest them this week. Thanks for your feedback.
Hi – I have a ton of baby cereal (it’s a mix of grains ground very fine) left over. Could I substitute that for the oats? How much would I need of the baby cereal compared to oats? Thank you!
I haven’t tried using baby cereal in these muffins. I would maybe start with half of the amount of oats in the recipe and add from there until you get the right consistency.
Love the content on this blog but way too many ads which unfortunately make it less user friendly and efficient & way too many words- you have to scroll, scroll, scroll through words upon words, stories and fluff to get the the recipes and ingredients. Blogs should be quick and to the point- Tired & busy Mom here who doesn’t have time to read about inspirations, trial and errors, babies other then my own etc.
I get you’re building a brand and kudos to your following but need a modern to the point bloc. But great recipes and resource for baby and toddler food so I do keep coming back.
I am updating all of my posts (most of them have it already) that will have a JUMP TO RECIPE button on the top of every post, so no more scrolling if you don’t want to.
Hello, Can I make these in a regular size cupcake pan? Do you know the cooking time? Thank you!
Totally! I would bake for 18-20 minutes in a regular pan.
can you use dried cranberries instead of frozen?
I haven’t tried using dried cranberries, but I think they would be fine in these muffins.
Hi 👋🏻 made the apple cinnamon muffins with a mind-blowing modification straight from your cookbook— your Apple + Cinnamon baby food recipe—- and O-M-G!!!I I used the cinnamon apples to replace both the applesauce AND the additional chopped apples at the end (but I mashed instead of chopped them since they were already softened). Amaaaaaziiinnnnnggggg!!!!!
I also took your advice on one of your comments and mixed in mini chocolate chips instead of the mixed in apples at the end. Wow!! Chocolate heaven!!!
Both phenomenal and great for any occasion!!!! THANKS!!! Your recipes are all so amazing, healthy, and simple!!!!!
Is there a reason you have to add the baking soda and powder after blending on high? I accidentally added everything including the baking soda and powder all at once and blended for 3 minutes, will there be a difference?
They should turn out fine. I have found that by adding the soda and powder in for just a quick blitz at the end makes them a little fluffier.
My 7 month old loves the pumpkin spice ones! However all I could really taste is banan. Is there a way to add more pumpkin flavor? Also for the cranberry muffins, could you use dried cranberries? Thank you for these recipes!
Would these recipes work without the maple syrup?
Yes, but the muffins would just be very plain.
I just want to know if we can use dry cranberries instant of frozen ones ?
Just made the apple cinnamon muffins. My 1 year old was literally screaming when they came out of the oven and immediately (or well after they cooled down a bit) devoured 2 of them. Safe to say they’re a hit 😂
LOVE this! Okay not the screaming at you.. but the rest of it;)
Any substitute for the eggs coz my baby has eczema.
You can use a flax egg or any other egg substitute.
Just made the apple cinnamon muffins. My 1 year old was literally screaming when they came out of the oven and immediately (or well after they cooled down a bit) devoured 2 of them. Safe to say they’re a hit 😂
LOVE this! Okay not the screaming at you.. but the rest of it;)
I absolutely love these muffins! I needed to use up some pumpkin and spinach purée pouches from earths best organic, that my kids would not eat. Can’t say as I blame them! Anyway, instead of 1/4 cup of pumpkin, I just squeezed in a whole pumpkin spinach pouch which was approximately 1/3 of a cup. They gobbled them right down! I also made a batch with almond milk, (or whatever) getting it to the proper consistency for pancakes, and made pancakes out of them. Also amazing!
These sound like amazing substitutions! Anyway you can get spinach into baby is a good one in my book!
I absolutely love these muffins! I needed to use up some pumpkin and spinach purée pouches from earths best organic, that my kids would not eat. Can’t say as I blame them! Anyway, instead of 1/4 cup of pumpkin, I just squeezed in a whole pumpkin spinach pouch which was approximately 1/3 of a cup. They gobbled them right down! I also made a batch with almond milk, (or whatever) getting it to the proper consistency for pancakes, and made pancakes out of them. Also amazing!
These sound like amazing substitutions! Anyway you can get spinach into baby is a good one in my book!
hi! I love these recipes, do you think I could replace with a beet puree? It might not be sweet but would it still be moist? I might give it a go and see what happens!
Not sure, I haven’t tried it but I would love to know if you did and how it turned out.
hi! I love these recipes, do you think I could replace with a beet puree? It might not be sweet but would it still be moist? I might give it a go and see what happens!
Not sure, I haven’t tried it but I would love to know if you did and how it turned out.
Made the apple muffins with 1/2 cup old -fashioned oats and 1/2 cup steel cut. Added 2 extra teaspoons of applesauce (was using homemade so it was runnier than store bought) and they turned out great! I also used a regular sized muffin tin and let it bake for about 15-20 min. Moist and delicious and full of flavor. My 18 month old gobbled down 2 muffins last night (as did I, it was a long day). Thank you for the recipe, will make again!
I am so glad you both enjoyed these muffins!
And thank you for posting your substitutions, I know other readers will use them:)
Made the apple muffins with 1/2 cup old -fashioned oats and 1/2 cup steel cut. Added 2 extra teaspoons of applesauce (was using homemade so it was runnier than store bought) and they turned out great! I also used a regular sized muffin tin and let it bake for about 15-20 min. Moist and delicious and full of flavor. My 18 month old gobbled down 2 muffins last night (as did I, it was a long day). Thank you for the recipe, will make again!
I am so glad you both enjoyed these muffins!
And thank you for posting your substitutions, I know other readers will use them:)
Just made the apple and blueberry yoghurt ones and they’re are both absolutely amazing!! Sweet enough, moist and perfect size. I got 24 mini muffins per batch. I have had a really hard time finding muffin recipes for my now 9 month old. Most things out there are dry and omit everything that tastes good (eggless, flourless, gluten free, just plain tasteless). Luckily we have no allergies so I need a wholesome muffin. Thank you for the recipe. I will sure check out your other posts as well.
I am so glad you liked the muffins! I have a couple more muffin and blender muffin recipes on the site. Check them out! I am also going to post our favorite green blender muffins soon, so keep an eye out for that one.
Just made the apple and blueberry yoghurt ones and they’re are both absolutely amazing!! Sweet enough, moist and perfect size. I got 24 mini muffins per batch. I have had a really hard time finding muffin recipes for my now 9 month old. Most things out there are dry and omit everything that tastes good (eggless, flourless, gluten free, just plain tasteless). Luckily we have no allergies so I need a wholesome muffin. Thank you for the recipe. I will sure check out your other posts as well.
I am so glad you liked the muffins! I have a couple more muffin and blender muffin recipes on the site. Check them out! I am also going to post our favorite green blender muffins soon, so keep an eye out for that one.
Thanks for great baby led weaning muffins that the whole family enjoys! Made the apple cinnamon today.
So glad the entire family is enjoying these muffins!
We made the Pumpkin Spice Muffins and they were a total hit! The only problem is that my husband and I had a hard time saving them for our daughter. Thank you. I’m looking forward to trying the other two muffin recipes.
hahahaha! I love that your entire family loved them! I have some new mini blender muffins coming out soon!
We made the Pumpkin Spice Muffins and they were a total hit! The only problem is that my husband and I had a hard time saving them for our daughter. Thank you. I’m looking forward to trying the other two muffin recipes.
hahahaha! I love that your entire family loved them! I have some new mini blender muffins coming out soon!
These look awesome, thank you for sharing! Any idea if steel cut oats could be used in place of the old fashioned oats?
I haven’t tried using steel cut oats, but I bet it would work. It might need a little more liquids since they do soak up a ton of liquids. Let me know how it turns out!
These look awesome, thank you for sharing! Any idea if steel cut oats could be used in place of the old fashioned oats?
I haven’t tried using steel cut oats, but I bet it would work. It might need a little more liquids since they do soak up a ton of liquids. Let me know how it turns out!
Hi there, can you suggest a substitute for eggs ?
You could try a flax egg instead. Let me know if you try it, I haven’t tested it out on this recipe yet.
Thanks,
Michele
Hi there, can you suggest a substitute for eggs ?
You could try a flax egg instead. Let me know if you try it, I haven’t tested it out on this recipe yet.
Thanks,
Michele
Any suggestions on what could be used instead of maple syrup?
You can use honey, coconut sugar or agave nectar as well.
You can also use swerve… it’s all natural sugar alternative that a lot of Keto/Paleo users like!
Any suggestions on what could be used instead of maple syrup?
You can use honey, coconut sugar or agave nectar as well.
You can also use swerve… it’s all natural sugar alternative that a lot of Keto/Paleo users like!
Do you use red or green apples for the apple cinnamon muffins?
I usually use red apples (fuji, gala, honey crisp) in my recipes because they are sweeter, but you can use whatever you like best.
xo, Michele
Do you use red or green apples for the apple cinnamon muffins?
I usually use red apples (fuji, gala, honey crisp) in my recipes because they are sweeter, but you can use whatever you like best.
xo, Michele
These are the best!!! They’re on heavy rotation at our house and everyone loves them (particularly the apple). And my gluten free friends go crazy for them. I can barely keep up production and I double / triple the recipe! Thank you as always. You have been my "what should I feed these little monsters" go-to from the puree days!
Wow! I am so glad your family and all your friends like this recipe! I am totally going to do a spring version of these muffins because we eat them all the time, so keep an eye open for that one.
xo, Michele
The apple muffins are amazing and a big favorite at home. I want to try and make the cranberry muffins. Would dried cranberries work for this recipe? Have you tried?
I haven’t tried dried cranberries, but you could use frozen cranberries or blueberries no problem. If you try dried cranberries, let us know how they turn out.
These are the best!!! They’re on heavy rotation at our house and everyone loves them (particularly the apple). And my gluten free friends go crazy for them. I can barely keep up production and I double / triple the recipe! Thank you as always. You have been my "what should I feed these little monsters" go-to from the puree days!
Wow! I am so glad your family and all your friends like this recipe! I am totally going to do a spring version of these muffins because we eat them all the time, so keep an eye open for that one.
xo, Michele
Anything to substitute for banana? I was so excited, but my son is allergic to banana!
The banana acts like the glue for the muffins, so you can try adding in 1/4 cup of applesauce or a chia seed paste. For the paste, you would let 1 tablespoon of chia seeds and 3 tablespoons of water sit in a small bowl for 5 minutes. Then add to the recipe as directed.
I haven’t tried either, so if you try either one, let me know how it works.
xo, Michele
Do you know if anyone has tried making these with applesauce or chia seed paste? I don’t like banana so I am looking for an alternative so my son and I can share these 🙂
I have not tried making these muffins with either of those, but I would start with the applesauce. If you try this, let us know how they turn out.
I tried with half Apple sauce and half chia seeds and my daughter liked them lots. I changed the sugar for 2 dates. Next I will tried them with half chia seeds half mango. Hopefully they will be still good!
Anything to substitute for banana? I was so excited, but my son is allergic to banana!
The banana acts like the glue for the muffins, so you can try adding in 1/4 cup of applesauce or a chia seed paste. For the paste, you would let 1 tablespoon of chia seeds and 3 tablespoons of water sit in a small bowl for 5 minutes. Then add to the recipe as directed.
I haven’t tried either, so if you try either one, let me know how it works.
xo, Michele
I am so excited about these! I have a toddler and a newborn, and I need one-handed breakfast!
Let me know how your little one likes them! My girls seriously can’t get enough. And for a special treat, I took the apple cinnamon muffin but adding in mini chocolate chips instead of the apple chunks – their minds were blown!
Up next, blender pancakes!
xo,
Michele
I am so excited about these! I have a toddler and a newborn, and I need one-handed breakfast!
Let me know how your little one likes them! My girls seriously can’t get enough. And for a special treat, I took the apple cinnamon muffin but adding in mini chocolate chips instead of the apple chunks – their minds were blown!
Up next, blender pancakes!
xo,
Michele
Can you make these recipes using mini muffin tins?
Yes definitely!