Get the recipe: Kid-Requested Easy Cheesy Veggie Muffins (25 Minutes)
Are you looking for a muffin that is loaded with veggies that your kid will actually eat? Then, I've got you! These quick savory veggie muffins are packed with three different vegetables - corn, carrots and zucchini - cheese, and naturally sweetened with applesauce that makes for the perfect combo of savory and sweet , that will surely win over even the most opinionated eaters in your family.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups flour (see notes)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup applesauce
- 1/3 cup melted butter or oil - avocado, oil, vegetable or melted coconut
- 2/3 cup milk of choice - regular, almond, oat, cashew
- 2 large large eggs
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup carrots, finely shredded or grated
- 1/2 cup zucchini, finely shredded or grated, water gently pressed out
- 1/3 cup sweet corn, frozen
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 375° F. Spray or line a muffin tin.
- Whisk: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Stir: In a large bowl, stir together the applesauce, oil, milk, eggs, carrots, zucchini, corn, and cheese until blended.
- Combine: pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Fill Muffin Tin: Scoop the batter into the muffin tin 3/4 of the way full.
- Bake: Place the muffin tin into the oven, and bake for 18-20 minutes or until just golden brown.
- Eat: Let cool for 5-10 minutes, and serve.
Notes
Age: 6+ months
Mini or Regular Size: you can make these muffins into mini or regular-size muffins, the only difference is the baking time. For mini muffins, bake for 10-12 minutes, for regular muffins bake for 18-20 minutes.
Storage: store in an air-tight container on the counter or fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Note on Flours: you can use all-purpose, white whole wheat flour, a mixture of 50/50 white and whole wheat flour, or gluten-free one-for-one flour.
Oil/Butter: to make the muffins nice and moist. You can use coconut, avocado, vegetable, olive, or melted butter.
Cooking with Kids
Toddlers
- Toddlers can help measure and put the ingredients into the bowl.
- They can help mix the ingredients together.
- Toddlers can help scoop the dough into the muffin pan.
Kids
- Preheat the oven.
- They can pick out and measure all of the ingredients.
- Kids can help mix the ingredients together.
- They can help to fill the muffin cups with the batter.
- Once filled, kids can carefully put the muffin tin into the oven (with adult supervision) and remove once baked.
Did you make this recipe?
Tag @babyfoode on Instagram and hashtag it #babyfoode!