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Cheese, carrot and courgette muffins
These savoury muffins packed with veggies are perfect for kids' lunchboxes
- Difficulty: Easy
- Serves 8+
- Vegetarian
- Freezable
Preparation
- Total time
- 25 Mins
- Preparation time
- 10 Mins
- Cooking time
- 15 Mins
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180g self-raising flour
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100g mature Cheddar (grated)
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Pinch of salt (optional - leave it out for young children)
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1/4 tsp mustard powder
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90ml milk
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55ml vegetable oil
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2 eggs, beaten
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1 small carrot, grated
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1 courgette, grated
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Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/Gas Mark 6. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with muffin cases.
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Add the flour, grated cheese, salt and mustard powder to a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
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Whisk together the milk, oil and beaten eggs in a jug. Pour slowly into the dry ingredients, stirring together as you go.
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Pat the grated carrot and courgette dry between sheets of kitchen paper, to absorb as much excess liquid as possible. Fold them into the muffin mixture.
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Divide the muffin mixture equally between the 12 cases. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden and a skewer inserted into one of the muffins comes out clean.
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Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack. Delicious served while still warm.
You will need
Muffin tin - we like this non-stick one - see more details here at Amazon .
Mixing bowl - this classic Pyrex bowl is a must-have for any kitchen - see more details here at Wilko.
Tips
These muffins keep well in airtight containers and can be warmed through in the microwave for 15 seconds before eating; though they're just as delicious cold!
The perfect addition to picnics, and ideal for feeding hungry tums while you're out and about.
Variations
Mix things up by using whatever kind of veg you like! Carrot and courgette work well because they're easy to grate, but you can always add in some of your child's favourite veg to make it even more nutritious. Sweetcorn and small chunks of tomato both work well.
Reviews
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Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Can rice milk, coconut milk, oat milk, or almond milk be substituted - and which is the best to use please - has anyone made these with any different milks?
Reviewed on 14/01/16
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Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Great recipe, very easy and my 11 month old gobbled one up this evening, he is an extremely fussy eater and this is the first thing that contains vegetables that he has actually chewed and swallowed!
Reviewed on 14/01/16
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Guest
★★★☆☆ Rated 3 out of 5 stars.I have made this recipe 4x as a friend recommended it but all 4x the batter is not cooked after 30mins in. The 4th time I made it I doubled the courgettes and carrots so the mixture would be thicker but no luck. I have no idea where I am going wrong, I am definitely not a baking novice. :(
Reviewed on 25/10/15
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Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.I've made these with my two LOs (4yr and 21mo) a couple of times. The second time we made the with an egg replacer and they came out just as perfect - felt guilty the first time that my youngest had helped with baking but hadn't been able to eat anything due to allergy.
Reviewed on 12/10/15
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Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Thank you so much for the recipe, we love it. Wanted to try and make it with almond flour, can you suggest how much to use and how much baking powder to use to get a pretty good bake? Also could I still freeze them if made with almond flour? Thank you very much. :)
Reviewed on 02/09/15
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Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.These are just the kind of healthy snacks that I like to add to packed lunch boxes with a bit of cheese. They do the trick!
Reviewed on 29/06/15
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Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.These are just the kind of healthy snacks that I like to add to packed lunch boxes with a bit of cheese. They do the trick!
Reviewed on 29/06/15
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Louise (1126)
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.used this recipe for a bake sale at work, everyone enjoyed them, thankyou.
Reviewed on 30/05/15
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Baby Sensory B
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.These are really simple to make and I've found they freeze well too and quick to defrost so handy to have in if you're going out and want to take a good savoury snack for your LO. I agree that they need a bit of 'pepping up' so I added a pinch of cumin, some grated parmesan and lots of black pepper. Enjoy! x
Reviewed on 22/05/15
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Selena D(4)
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.My two boys age 3 and 1 have been so bored of sandwiches that I thought I would give these a whirl, and they love them!
Reviewed on 13/05/15
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Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Savoury muffins are fantastic. It's very easy to vary the vegetables you use providing you keep an eye on the wet:dry ratio and I recommed experimenting with spices to pep them up.
Reviewed on 31/01/15
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