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Tasty Apple, Banana, Carrot & Rolled Oats Muffins

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When I was making the kids lunch boxes this morning I realised how uninspiring my cupboards were! So I thought I would begin a series on some healthy-ish lunchbox fillers and good all round baking to have on hand. For me one of the most important thing is that they can freeze well so I can bake once a week or less and have plenty of yummy things to choose from in the morning rush of getting lunch boxes ready.

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Also I want the ingredient’s to be simple ones that we all have on hand, so often when looking up recipes I find they include one or two things I just don’t have. So with this one I have altered it slightly from the original to suit what is in my pantry and they smell and taste so good!  I have made it with wholemeal flour and oats (porridge) as well as hiding lots of fruit & vege, and they are moist and delicious.

If you are after a good old fashioned sweet man of a muffin then check out my Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins, but if you want a lighter healthier alternative give these a go!

You can alter the milk to low fat and I used canola oil to help reduce the fat content, but all in all it still has to taste good so the little bit of sugar etc is balanced out.

I hope you making this recipe as much as I did, let me know if you made any alterations to suit allergies or tastes as it is so good for my readers to see the alternatives and changes that can be made.

Tasty Apple, Banana, Carrot Oat Muffins

Tasty Apple, Banana, Carrot Oat Muffins

Yield: 12
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup flour (I used wholemeal but you can use plain)
  • 3/4 cup rolled oats - not quick oats (or Oat Bran)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil (I used canola)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk (can use soy, low fat, full fat etc)
  • 1/2 cup grated carrot (half a large carrot)
  • 1/2 cup grated apple (approx. 2 apples)
  • 2 mashed bananas (use your brown or frozen bananas here!)

Instructions

  • Preheat Oven to 200C (400F)
  • Prepare muffin tray with cooking spray, being careful to completely coat inside of muffin cups, or alternatively use cupcake cases.
  • Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl, Flour, Oats, Baking Powder & Baking Soda and set aside.
  • In a large bowl or food mixer blend the oil, brown and white sugar together until well combined.
  • Add eggs, vanilla and milk and whisk well until completely blended - 2 minutes
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet until just combined.
  • Grate the carrot & apple and mash your banana in a bowl.
  • Add the carrot, apple & banana and combine all ingredients until they are well combined.
  • This is a really wet mix so carefully ladle filling into the muffin tray, filling almost to the top of the cup.
  • Bake for 13-15 minutes, checking that they bounce back to a light touch and they are ready.
  • Remove from the oven and cool for 2 minutes before carefully transferring the muffins to a wire rack until completely cooled.
  • Store in an airtight container for 4 days or freeze in container or ziplock bags.
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    Category: Muffins

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    Comments

    1. Lynne Herd says

      Checking about the oat bran – are you saying NO to using oat bran or are you saying it IS a good substitute for the rolled oats?
      3/4 cup rolled oats – not quick oats (or Oat Bran)

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    2. Felicity says

      Hi, I love the look of the recipe but it’s for a 1 year old, if I swap the sugar for pure maple syrup, what do you think is the smallest amount I could use to still make them a little sweet and appetizing? Thanks

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      • justamumnz says

        I have not tested reducing the sugar or replacing with maple syrup but with the other fruits it will naturally have sweetness and flavour so just a little maple syrup would be lovely.

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    3. Maggie Mulberry says

      Sound delicious and easy to make for my four year old twin grandkids. Popped them in oven just now! Question for you: Is it recommended to squeeze excess liquid from the apple and or carrot?

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    5. Kelly Gillingham says

      Love this recipe! The second time I made them I also added in cinnamon and sultanas which worked well =)

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      • justamumnz says

        Thanks Michelle! Its nice to have several good muffin recipes to use up what’s already in the cupboard! 😀

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    7. Meg says

      I have baked so many different things & my kids pretty much only will eat my rice bubble cake, choc chip cookies & ginger crunch. But they totally LOVED these muffins. Could not get enough of them. So stoked. Thx!!

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      • justamumnz says

        Hi Danielle, the dried apple would be lovely – will slightly alter the moisture content but they are a very moist muffin anyway so it would be great 🙂

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    10. Stacey Gannett says

      These look absolutely wonderful! I cannot wait to make these for the kids and I! I look forward to more in this series! Thank you so much for sharing on This Momma’s Meandering Mondays! Have a great weekend!

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    11. Lucy @ Bake Play Smile says

      First of all these muffins look absolutely delicious. Second of all, your website looks gorgeous! Have you got a new theme? I love it!!! So clean and beautiful! Thanks for linking this recipe up to our FFF party! xx

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      • justamumnz says

        Hi Lucy – yes new theme!! Thanks for noticing 🙂 I spent 4 solid days creating it and setting up self hosting, with deep child neglect lol – I was so nervous and the lovely Lauren from CreateBakeMake helped me along with a few tips as to how to get started. I am really pleased with it though after all that and have learnt so much! xo

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