The Sungrown Kid Series Episode 6–Healthier Muffins!

I love muffins, especially with coffee for a late morning snack, but I want them to be a snack, not a dessert.  A lot of the healthy muffin recipes I’ve seen aren’t really very healthy, lots of sugar mixed in with a banana or two to give them their healthy claim.  I’ve created this recipe to be able to eat two if you want, a fairly healthy snack to have stocked in the freezer.

Healthier Muffins

Stock your freezer with these Healthier Muffins, great snacks for kids, adults love them too!

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Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

• 1 c flour or sub any portion almond flour
• 1 c oats
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 T chia or flax seeds
• 2 t baking powder
• 1/2 t baking soda
• pinch salt
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1/4 t ginger
• 1/4 t nutmeg
• 1/4 c brown sugar
• 1/4 c honey
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 c apple sauce
• 2 carrots grated
• 1/2 cup mashed sweet potato leftover-if you have leftover from dinner, freeze and save for muffins (optional-could add an extra banana if omitting this)
• 2 banana mashed
• 1/4 c coconut oil – melted
• 1 t vanilla extract
• 1/4 c orange juice
• Topping
• 1 T butter melted oats, pecans, pumpkin seeds, chocolate and white chips
• 1 c any combination of oats, pecans, pumpkin seeds, chocolate and white chips

Instructions

 

• In a large bowl, mix all dry ingredients with a whisk
• Add all other ingredients and mix
• Spray muffin tins, or use reusable silicone muffin liners. Bake at 375 for 20-23 minutes
• Makes about 20-24 muffins

Keyword healthy muffins, kid snacks, muffins