Packed with broccoli, zucchini, carrots, apples, banana and whole wheat flour, these muffins provide vitamins, minerals and lots of healthy energy for your young toddler as a snack or breakfast food.
Course
Muffins
Cuisine
Canadian
Prep Time15minutes
Cook Time20minutes
Total Time35minutes
Servings36miniature muffins
AuthorValerie Lugonja
Ingredients
1½cupwhole wheat flour
½cupall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonnutmeg
¼teaspooncinnamon
¼cuphoney(1/2 cup sugar used in photographed recipe)
4tablespoonbutter, room temperature
2large eggs
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1cupsteamed and finely chopped broccoli(start with 2 cups chunked broccoli)
1medium zucchini, chunked
1large carrot, peeled and chunked
1medium apple, quartered
1banana, quartered
½cupapplesauce, unsweetened
¼cupplain thick yogurt(generous quarter cup)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F; fill mini muffin pans with papers
Combine flours, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon in bowl; set aside
Combine honey, butter, eggs and vanilla into large bowl for electric mixer; beat well to fully incorporate
In food processor, combine steamed broccoli, carrots, zucchini, apple, and banana; pulse until puree-like
Add yogurt and fruit veggie mixture into wet ingredient mixture (sugar/butter/eggs); whisk until fully combined
Add dry ingredients; mix until just combined: may be a little lumpy with dry ingredients still apparent
Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups; fill each ¾ full
Bake for 18-20 minutes until tops are slightly golden and bounce back when touched with finger
Freeze in labeled and dated bag for up to three months
Instructions for Making in Thermomix Machine
Preheat oven to 350F; fill mini muffin pans with papers
Weigh flours, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon in bowl; set aside
Weigh sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla into TM bowl and whisk for 30 seconds at speed 2.5 until fully incorporated; remove and set aside
Place carrots into TM bowl; mince for 1 second on Turbo and repeat
Add zucchini and apple to TM bowl; mince for 1 second on Turbo and repeat
Add steamed broccoli, banana, apple sauce into TM bowl; mince for 1 second on Turbo
Add yogurt and dry ingredient mixture (flours, etc) back into TM bowl with wet ingredients; stir slowly for 5 seconds on soft stir to level 1.5 until dry ingredients are just incorporated into wet and streaks of dry ingredients still visually apparent
Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups; fill each ¾ full
Bake for 18-20 minutes until tops are slightly golden and bounce back when touched with finger
Freeze in labeled and dated bag for up to three months
Recipe Notes
½ cup red lentil flour can be added for a great colour and nutritional punch (grind the red lentils in the Thermomix or a flour mill)