Healthy Raspberry Muffins Recipe For Baby and Toddler
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Healthy Baby Muffins
These healthy baby led weaning raspberry muffins are an excellent choice for little ones beginning their food journey because they combine natural sweetness with wholesome ingredients, making them both nutritious and appealing.
Made with flour, they provide essential fibre to support digestion, while fresh raspberries add a boost of vitamins and antioxidants.
The muffins are low in added sugar and free from artificial additives, ensuring a gentle introduction to real foods. Making them a perfect breakfast or no sugar snack.
Their soft texture is perfect for babies to grasp and chew safely, encouraging self-feeding and developing taste buds and motor skills, making them ideal for baby led weaning. Healthy muffin recipes are the best!
No Added Sugar Muffins
No added sugar muffins are an excellent snack option for baby-led weaning as they provide a naturally sweet and nutritious treat without the unnecessary sugars that can impact a baby’s developing palate and health, using simple ingredients.
These muffins often incorporate wholesome ingredients like mashed bananas, apple puree, or grated vegetables, offering essential vitamins and fibre.
Their soft texture makes them easy for little hands to hold and self-feed, encouraging independence and fine motor skill development.
By avoiding added sugars, these muffins support healthy eating habits from the start and reduce the risk of early preference for overly sweet foods.
Finger Foods For Baby
Muffins are an excellent finger food for babies practising baby-led weaning due to their soft texture, making them easy to grasp and chew.
Their size can be adapted to fit small hands, encouraging self-feeding and developing fine motor skills.
Muffins can also be packed with nutritious ingredients such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, offering balanced nutrition in a convenient form.
Their slightly crumbly consistency helps babies explore different textures without posing a choking hazard, supporting safe and enjoyable mealtime experiences.
Benefits of Raspberries For Baby
Raspberries are an excellent choice for baby-led weaning due to their natural sweetness, vibrant colour, and soft texture, which makes them easy for babies to hold and chew.
They are rich in vitamin C, which supports the development of a healthy immune system, and contain dietary fibre that aids digestion and helps maintain healthy bowel movements.
Raspberries provide antioxidants that can contribute to overall health and development.
Their size and shape encourage self-feeding skills, promoting independence at mealtimes while introducing babies to a variety of flavours and textures.
Ingredient information
Flour - I have used a plain flour (purpose flour) for the recipe, no need for a self raising flour as the muffins rise perfectly with the ingredients in this recipe.
Baking powder and bicarbonate of soda - These are a great combination for the perfect rise to the muffins.
Banana - I have used a mashed banana to add sweetness to the muffins. You could use apple puree instead if you prefer.
Butter - I have used an unsalted butter for the recipe, you can use a baking butter instead which works just as well, and often baking butters are dairy free.
Egg - I have added a medium free range egg for the recipe to add a lovely rise to the muffins.
Milk - I have added a little whole milk to the recipe. You can use a plant based alternative such as oat milk or unsweetened almond milk.
Cinnamon - I have added a little cinnamon to add a little more flavour and sweetness to the muffins.
Raspberries - Juicy raspberries add a little pop of extra sweetness and flavour to the muffin recipe, delicious!
Serving suggestion
The fluffy muffins recipe would be great served with plain yogurt or Greek yogurt and milled chia seeds.
You could cut the muffins in half and spread with a little almond butter or cashew butter and serve with fresh fruit such as orange segments and baked apple slices.
The easy muffins are just a great afternoon healthy snack, delicious breakfast or on their own.
More easy recipe ideas you may like: Almond flour banana pancakes, Banana and carrot muffins or Cinnamon pinwheels.
Storage instructions
Store the raspberry muffin recipe in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
The delicious muffins can be frozen in an airtight container or in a freezer bag for up to 3 months.
Just make sure the easy muffin recipe have cooled to room temperature before transferring to an air-tight container or freezer bag.
Be sure to label the freezer bags with the item and date, so it is clear how long they can be stored.
To label the airtight container I use masking tape this way it will not ruin the airtight container.
To defrost the homemade raspberry muffins, keep them in an airtight container and defrost in the fridge overnight. Make sure they are fully defrosted before serving.
Equipment used to help with this recipe
Silicone cups - I love reusable kitchen stuff! These silicone muffin cases are dishwasher and freezer safe and can be used in the oven up to 230 degrees C! Ideal for individual baby portions.
Muffin tray - A non-stick muffin pan that will easily clean any spills from the muffin cases. You will need one of these to easily hold the muffin cases.
Airtight container - I much prefer the click-shut lids on these containers compared to others. They are also dishwasher and freezer safe and BPA free, so very suitable for food use.
Large mixing bowl - Definitely choose a stainless steel one - they are lighter than the stone or glass ones and very easy to clean.
Recipe | Healthy Raspberry Muffins Recipe For Baby and Toddler
Healthy Raspberry Muffins Recipe For Baby and Toddler
This is a great easy recipe that can be made very easily in one bowl. No added sugar so a great snack or breakfast item.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Start by preheating your oven to 180C or 350F. Prepare a muffin tray with the muffin liners/muffin cups or paper liners.
- Pop all of the ingredients apart from the raspberries into a large bowl and mix together using a spoon.
- Once combined add in the raspberries and mix through the cake batter.
- Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the muffin batter into each muffin cup and once filled give the tray a little tap on the work surface.
- Pop the muffins into the oven. The baking time is 20 minutes until the muffins are golden brown.
- Leave to cool in the tin or on a cooling rack and serve.
Notes
You can use a gluten free plain flour to make gluten-free muffins for this recipe for gluten free babies. Feel free to use an almond flour as an alternative too, The muffins may not rise as much as if you used flour.
You can also use a dairy free melted unsalted butter for dairy free babies.
You can use other fresh berries such as strawberries or blueberries, great for a healthy breakfast.
Hope you and your whole family enjoy!
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For parents with dairy-free and gluten-free babies, finding delicious and safe meal options can be a challenge. However, they don't have to miss out on comforting dishes, especially when it comes to dinner.