These Apple and Pear Crumble Muffins for Toddlers are the perfect cozy, fall muffin. They have no added sugar (seriously, I mean it!) in the muffin base, and then have an optional crumble that uses a tiny bit of maple syrup if you do want a little sweetness. These muffins are soft and perfect for little hands to hold!
Toddler Tip: This is a great recipe for involving your little one in the preparation process! Your toddler can help stir the ingredients in the bowl, or add muffin liners to a muffin pan. Toddlers love to help out in the kitchen! If you want more ideas for involving toddlers in the kitchen, you can check out my blog post full of top tips and age-appropriate kitchen activities for kids!
Ingredients
- egg
- apple
- applesauce
- pears
- olive oil or other neutral flavoured oil
- vanilla
- rolled oats
- regular flour
- almond flour
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- baking powder
For the optional crumble:
- oats
- maple syrup
- butter or oil of choice
- cinnamon
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
Step 1. Add the wet ingredients to a medium size bowl and stir together to combine.
Step 2. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet ingredients. Stir to combine.
Step 3. Add the remaining wet ingredients and stir to combine.
Step 4. Bake muffins for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. Let cool for 5 minutes and enjoy!
Substitutions
- Fruit – you could swap the pears for finely diced peaches or grated carrot.
- Gluten-free – you could use a gluten-free flour instead of regular flour or you could grind up gluten-free oats into a flour.
- Sweeter – you can add 1 tablespoon of maple syrup if you would like to make these a little sweeter
Storage
You can store the muffins in an air tight container in the fridge for about 5-7 days, or you can store them in the freezer for up to a month. Let the muffins cool first before storing and line an air tight container with a paper towel to soak up any excess moisture.
Nutrition tip
If you’re looking to boost the iron content for your little one you could swap in ¼ cup of iron fortified cereal for the regular flour!
FAQ
Absolutely, muffins can be healthy for toddlers! This recipe has no added sugar and is high in fibre thanks to the fruit, the whole oats and almond flour. They are a great option to have at breakfast or as a snack and can be paired with some yogurt or some strawberry chia jam.
These muffins are a great option if you are doing baby-led weaning with your child. Babies can have muffins once they are showing signs of readiness to start solids. If you are unsure if your child is ready to start solids, here are two great articles on the signs of readiness to start solids.
Starting Solids Basics and Signs of Readiness to Start Solids. Remember, all babies develop on their own timelines!
These muffins are a great option because they are soft, moist, can be picked up and held by baby and have no added sugar.
Recipe
Apple and Pear Crumble Muffins for Toddlers
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1 cup apple peeled and grated
- ¼ applesauce unsweetened
- ½ cup pears peeled and diced
- ⅓ cup olive oil or other neutral flavoured oil
- 1 tablespoon almond milk unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Dry ingredients
- ⅓ cup oats
- ½ cup regular flour
- ¾ cup almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Optional Crumble
- ½ cup rolled oats (grind up half into a flour)
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons butter or oil of choice
- t teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350℉.
- Peel and grate the apple. Peel and finely dice the pears. Add all wet ingredients to a medium bowl. Stir to combine.
- In a separate medium-large bowl, add the dry ingredients together.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
- If you are making the crumble, grind up half of the oats (so you should have ¼ cup ground up oats, ¼ whole oats).
- Mix the oats with the maple syrup, melted butter or oil, and cinnamon. Stir to combine.
- Sprinkle the crumble on top of the muffins in a small layer.
- Bake in the oven at 350℉ for 15-18 minutes.
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