Description
This recipe, “Beet Muffins for Babies,” is designed to be a healthy, nutritious, and delicious first food for babies and toddlers
Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup cooked beets (steamed or roasted), heaped (80g)
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- ½ cup oat flour
- 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal (or flour)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
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Preheat and Prep: Preheat oven to 356°F (180°C) and grease a mini muffin tin (or a regular muffin tin).
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Blend Wet Ingredients: Add the cooked beets, melted coconut oil, banana, and eggs to a blender and blend until smooth.
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Combine Dry Ingredients: In a bowl, add the oat flour, flaxseed meal (or flour), cinnamon, and baking powder and mix well.
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Combine Wet and Dry: Pour the blended wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and combine with a whisk or spoon until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
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Fill Muffin Tin: Split the batter evenly between the muffin tin compartments. This recipe makes 12 mini muffins or 6 regular-sized muffins.
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Bake: Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 15 minutes for mini muffins and 20 minutes for regular-sized muffins.
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Cool: Let the muffins cool in the tin for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
