Your next picky eater success is here! Flax Carrot Apple Muffins load up kids on nutritious ingredients like whole grains (two of ’em!), fruits, veggies and seeds. Make these muffins ahead for a quick weekday morning breakfast or school-safe packed lunch option.Here’s a muffin to spice up your repertoire that’s bursting with apples, carrots, cranberries, and the goodness of whole oats and flax seeds. It’s a moist, wholesome muffin that still appeals to kids who might be short on their daily servings fruits and veggies.
Ingredients1 1/2 cup flour, whole wheat
3/4 cup flaxseed, ground
3/4 cup oats, dry
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cup grated carrot
2 cup, grated apple
3/4 cup milk
2 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup cranberries, dried
Method- Make oat flour by grinding oats in blender. Grate or puree carrots (will need two cups.) Grate apples.
- Combine dry ingredients.
In a separate bowl, mix milk, eggs, vanilla.
- Stir in carrots and apples. Add to dry ingredients just until moistened.
- Stir in cranberries.
- Fill muffin papers.
- Bake at 350 for 10 minutes (mini muffins) or 15 minutes, large muffins.