Fluffy DIY Greek Yogurt Muffins (Kid Favorite!)

Yogurt muffins on a purple plate with a purple napkin.

Get the recipe: Fluffy DIY Greek Yogurt Muffins (Kid Favorite!)

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These homemade Yogurt Muffins are easy and quick to make, plus you can customize them with a variety of fun toppings!

Yield: 12 Muffins

Prep: 5

Cook: 20

Total: 20

Author: Michele Olivier

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

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Ingredients

1 3/4 cups flour, all-purpose, white whole wheat flour or one-for-one gluten free mix
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup plain whole milk Greek yogurt
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup oil or melted butter
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Prep: Heat oven to 375° F and spray or line a muffin tin.
Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Wet Ingredients: Add the yogurt, butter, maple syrup, eggs and vanilla to the top of the dry ingredients and gently combine until all ingredients are just combined. Do not overmix!
Fill: Spoon the batter into the muffin tin, filling 3/4 way to the top.
Add Toppings: if you want, add any toppings to the top of the muffins.
Bake: Place the muffin pan into the oven for 12-15 minutes or until just golden.
Cool: Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transitioning the muffins onto a cooling rack. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Age: great for 6+ months of age

Yield: 12 regular muffins or 36 mini muffins. To make mini muffins, fill a mini muffin pan 3/4 the way full and cook for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Storage: in an air-tight container on the counter for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Note on Flour: you can use white whole wheat, all-purpose, a gluten-free one-for-one blend, or half whole wheat and half all-purpose flour for this recipe.

Note of Oil: you can use avocado oil, melted coconut oil, mild olive oil, vegetable oil, or melted butter for this recipe.

Cooking with Kids

Toddlers

Toddlers can help measure and put the ingredients into the bowl.
They can pick out the mix-ins.
They can help mix the ingredients.
Toddlers can help scoop the dough into the muffin pan.
Toddlers love to add toppings to the tops of the muffins.

Kids

Preheat the oven.
They can pick out and measure all of the ingredients.
Kids can help mix the ingredients.
They can help to fill the muffin cups with the batter.
Add the toppings to the top of the muffins.
Once filled, kids can carefully put the muffin tin into the oven (with adult supervision) and remove once baked.

How to Serve to Baby: These muffins are perfect for baby-led weaning or as a finger food because they are soft to eat and your baby can easily pick them up in their hands for a palmar grasp or with their pincer grasp if they are cut into smaller chunks. You can serve them to your baby sliced in half or cut into small chunks.

How to Serve to Toddler & Kids: These quick and easy muffins are also great for toddlers and kids. You can serve them as is, or with a smear of cream cheese, butter or peanut butter for breakfast, snack or packed into a school lunch.