Fifty Healthy Muffins Your Toddler Will Love

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My New Baking Hobby

As a new parent, I’ve developed a lot of obsessions. Some I saw coming, like tracking baby bodily functions and napping in the middle of the day. Others crept up on me over time, like reading children’s books, finding creative ways to keep a kid awake in a jogging stroller and baking surprisingly healthy mini muffins.

My son was born in January in frigid upstate New York. For the first month of my maternity leave, we really didn’t get out much. I spent a lot of time cooped up in my house, nursing the baby and watching The Great British Baking Show.

There’s something about watching people achieve awesome things on TV that has always made me hungry. It doesn’t matter if I’m watching Olympic runners, celebrity dancers or American ninja warriors, the end result is the same. I’m left on the couch feeling inspired, awe-struck and ravenous. That goes double when the show I’m watching is a wholesome competition in which amateur bakers make and judge a wide array of beautifully plated baked goods.

But my constant hunger and great British inspiration wasn’t the only force driving me to bake. For the first time in my life, I was home most of the time and in dire need of a hobby. So I bought a mini-muffin tin and a child lock for the oven and got to work.

Muffins are Perfect for Babies and Toddlers

My one-year-old will eat just about anything that I offer him in mini-muffin form. There are tons of reasons why muffins are about as kid-friendly a food as you will ever find. Just to name a few:

Muffins are portable and make a great diaper bag snack
You don’t need a lot of teeth to eat them
Mini-muffins come in the perfect baby or toddler portion size
They’re easy for little hands to pick up and break apart
Eating muffins is a great way for a baby to learn to feed themselves
They freeze and thaw really well
You can hide healthy veggies in them to trick picky eaters
Babies love to watch (and help!) you cook
They’re DELICIOUS
There are endless options for all dietary goals and restrictions (read on)

I’ve compiled fifty of my favorite healthy muffin recipes from some of my fellow bloggers. I haven’t attempted every single one just yet, but I’m well on my way. Read on for a full list and some beautiful photos that rival The Great British Baking Show in their ability to make my mouth water.

What’s Your Favorite Kid-Friendly Muffin Recipe?

Have you tried any of these recipes? If so, let us know how it went!

If you have a baby-friendly muffin recipe you love, feel free to share it in the comments.

Fifty Healthy Muffins Your Toddler Will Love. Awesome roundup of veggie, sweet, savory delicious muffins that are perfect snacks for your baby or toddler! Includes recipe options for all diets including paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar free and more.

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5 thoughts on “Fifty Healthy Muffins Your Toddler Will Love”

Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says:

April 29, 2018 at 6:16 am

Some delicious kid friendly recipes here, thank you for including mine!

1. MomsGotItMade says:
  
  April 29, 2018 at 2:28 pm
  
  Thanks Bintu! Your Chai Courgette muffins are next up on my bucket list. I’ll stop over to Recipes From a Pantry and let you know how it goes!
  
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Lexi @That Fit Fam says:

September 12, 2018 at 4:21 pm

Love this list! So many great recipes! Pinned!

1. MomsGotItMade says:
  
  September 13, 2018 at 4:57 pm
  
  Thanks Lexi! I appreciate it!

My New Baking Hobby

Muffins are Perfect for Babies and Toddlers

1. Healthy Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins

2. Spinach Quinoa Muffins

3. Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)

4. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)

5. Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins (Gluten Free)

6. Mini Pumpkin Donut Muffins (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)

7. Healthy Banana Muffins

8. Blueberry Banana Bread Muffins (Gluten Free, Vegan)

9. Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins (Vegan)

10. Blueberry Muffins (Gluten Free, Vegan)

11. Easy Western Omelette Muffins (Gluten Free)

12. Blender Spinach Banana Muffins

13. Apple Spiced Muffins

14. Paleo Zucchini Banana Muffins (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Paleo)

15. Double Chocolate Protein Muffins

16. Chunky Monkey Chocolate Banana Muffins (Vegan)

17. Easy Vegan Blueberry Muffins (Vegan)

18. Chai Courgette (Zuccini) Muffins

19. Banana Chocolate Chip Blender Muffins

20. Sweet Potato Banana Bites (Gluten Free)

21. Chocolate Peanut Butter Black Bean Muffins (Gluten Free)

22. Banana Blueberry Oat Muffins

23. Mini Apple Muffins (Sugar-Free)

24. Wholesome Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

25. One Bowl Applesauce Muffins

26. Zucchini Banana Muffins

27. Moist Buttermilk Corn Muffins With Berries

28. Healthy and Nutritious Banana Blueberry Muffins

29. Blueberry Oat Muffins

30. Double Chocolate Strawberry Muffins

31. Mom’s Bran Muffins

32. Paleo Blueberry Muffins (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Paleo)

33. Honey Flaxseed Muffins (Gluten Free)

34. Quick and Easy Pumpkin Spice Muffins

35. Mini Blueberry Muffins (Gluten Free)

36. One Bowl Cinnamon Banana Whole Wheat Muffins

37. Peaches and Cream Muffins

38. Healthy Carrot Muffins

39. One Banana, One Bowl Small-batch Banana Muffins

40. Easy Berry Muffin Recipe for Toddlers to Make

41. Oatmeal Banana Muffins

42. Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Muffins

43. Not-Too-Sweet Banana Apple Muffins

44. Banana Split Muffins (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)

45. Rainbow Vegetable Savoury Muffins

46. Oat & Berry Muffins Recipe

47. Spinach & Tomato Corn Muffins

48. Pumpkin Ginger Muffins

49. Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Muffins (Dairy Free)

50. Paleo Blueberry Muffins (Gluten Free, Paleo)

What’s Your Favorite Kid-Friendly Muffin Recipe?

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