Baby Cereal Muffins
An easy, healthy Baby Banana Muffins with Infant Cereal and no added sugar to offer as first finger foods to babies ready to start solids.
Yield: 16 baby muffins
Calories: 88kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup All-Purpose Flour or white whole wheat flour
- ½ cup Baby Infant Cereals I used Gerber rice cereal
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 cup Mashed Ripe Bananas about 3 medium banana or 2 large ripe bananas
- 2 tablespoons Melted Coconut Oil or light olive oil
- ¾ cup Milk of Choice
- ¼ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 large Egg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line two 12-hole baby muffin trays with coconut oil. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, mash bananas until smooth. Then, stir in all the wet ingredients: milk, melted coconut oil, vanilla extract, and egg.
- Whisk in until the ingredients are well combined.
- Stir in flour, baby cereals, baking powder, baking soda until it forms a consistent batter.
- Fill each muffin hole up to 3/4 and bake in the center rack of the oven for about 25- 35 minutes or until golden brown and a skewer inserted in the center of the muffins comes out clean.
- Cool on a cooling rack before eating.
Storage
- Store for up to 4 days in the fridge in an airtight container.
- Freeze for up to 3 months in a sealed bag or container. Thaw for 3 hours or overnight at room temperature before eating.
Notes
Sweet potato puree: Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F). Lay a baking tray with parchment paper. Set aside. Cut a medium orange sweet potato in half.
Prick the skin with a fork, place the halves flesh down on the baking tray Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 20 minutes or until the center is soft, and you can easily insert a pick in the center of the sweet potato.
You can also microwave the sweet potato halves on a microwave-safe plate for about 5 minutes. For the steaming method, scroll up in the post for the method. Cool to room temperature. Scoop out the soft sweet potato flesh and mash with a fork into a puree.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Baby Cereal Muffins
Serving Size
1 baby muffin
Amount per Serving
Calories
88
% Daily Value*
Fat
2
g
3
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
12
mg
4
%
Sodium
64
mg
3
%
Potassium
69
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
15
g
5
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
2
g
4
%
Vitamin A
26
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
33
mg
3
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.