These ABC muffins are nutrient packed and have a soft texture, making them a perfect baby muffin or muffin for toddlers! These muffins are also gluten free, have no added sugar AND have an added boost of iron since they include iron-fortified oat cereal making them even more of a winner as a baby or toddler muffin!
These ABC muffins were inspired by my post on iron, as I love finding ways to boost iron in meals and snacks and adding the fortified infant cereal to these muffins does just that!
Ingredients
These ABC muffins uses super simple ingredients, while packing so many great nutrients.
- Apple
- Banana
- Carrot
- Almond flour
- Oats
- Fortified infant oat cereal
- Unsweetened almond milk
- Egg
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Vanilla
- Cinnamon
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions for ABC (Apple, Banana, Carrot) Muffins for Toddlers
Mash the banana, and grate the apple and carrot and add to a bowl. Add the egg, coconut oil, almond milk and vanilla.
Next, add the dry ingredients to a separate bowl. Stir to combine.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients by adding the dry ingredients to the wet ones. Stir to combine.
Portion out into a muffin tin. Bake in oven for
Hint: stir the ingredients just enough so that everything is mixed, but no need to keep stirring beyond that!
Substitutions
- Milk– feel free to swap for any type of milk or other plant-based alternative you like. This could include a regular cow’s milk, soy milk, or oat milk
- Egg – want to make these vegan? Swap the regular egg for a flax egg. To make the flax egg, use 1 tablespoon ground flax seed to two parts water. Let sit for 5 minutes to thicken.
Storage
Muffins can be stored in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 5 days or you put them in an airtight freezer bag and store up to 4-6 months. When ready to eat, just pull them out, thaw overnight in the fridge and then you could heat them back up if you wanted!
FAQ
You can serve muffins as a first food for babies once they are showing signs of readiness to eat. This usually happens around 6 months of age.
Yes! They include whole grains such as the whole oats and the oat cereal, as well as fibre from the almond flour and the apple, banana and carrot!
You can serve these whole, as a finger food for your baby/toddler to hold. You can also cut them into smaller pieces if preferred. You can serve them with some fruit as a snack, or balance out as a meal with some scrambled eggs or with some cheese! We love adding a bit of strawberry chia jam on top.
Recipe
ABC Muffins (apple, banana, carrot)
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana about 2 small bananas
- 1 apple shredded
- ½ cup shredded carrot about 1 small carrot
- ¾ cup plant-based beverage unsweetened plain or vanilla or regular milk
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil slightly cooled
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup almond flour
- ½ cup iron fortified infant cereal
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a large bowl add the wet ingredients (mashed banana, grated apple, grated carrots, egg, plant-based beverage, coconut and vanilla. Mix together.
- In a separate bowl, add the dry ingredients (almond flour, iron fortified infant cereal, rolled oats, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt). Stir to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Mix together.
- Dish out the batter into a greased muffin pan. Bake in the oven at 375 degrees F for 15-20 minutes.
- Let cool for 5-10 minutes. Serve as finger food style to baby or toddler or cut up into smaller pieces.
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