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    home » Recipes » Cooking with Kids

    Banana and blueberry dairy and gluten free mini muffins

    Published: Nov 10, 2015. Modified: Oct 21, 2020By:Kylie·This post may contain affiliate links·

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    So, we are back from holidays, I'll tell you more about our trip later in the week, but I've got a muffin recipe for you that just can't wait! Before we left, I stuck a punnet of blueberries in the freezer because myself and Miss 5 were sick so I didn't bother packing us snack boxes. And today I retrieved them and a miserable looking banana from the bench and made some banana and blueberry dairy and gluten free mini muffins.

    If you're looking at the photos, you are probably thinking I'm crazy because I've included oats in the mini muffins. That's ok- I'll let you in on a little secret-I am slightly crazy, but in this case I'm right for including the oats! They are gloriously free uncontaminated oats (I was sent them to try- so a freebie- but the opinion of them is the same- to me they taste exactly like normal oats so feel feel to sub if you don't need gluten free). They can't label them as gluten free, but they are and you can read all about it at the link above. We have used them in a few different recipes and also had them as porridge. We aren't gluten free, but they taste great and I hope that someone will benefit from finding out about them!

    Anyway, after I realised I had no flour these muffins became gluten free. And after realising I had no butter, well, they became dairy free as well. Then I decided to taste test them on Miss 5, who declared them to be the best ever muffins I've made, so I'm quite proud of that!

    You don't need to freeze blueberries for the recipe- you could use frozen ones or fresh, doesn't matter. But you will need a smushy banana. You know- the one that the kids won't eat because it's brown? The one that maybe got dropped on the way in with the groceries whilst you juggled two kids and a flight of stairs....

    If you're a fan of blueberry, then for sure you will also love these recipes below:

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    Banana and blueberry gluten free and dairy free mini muffins

    Banana and blueberry dairy and gluten free mini muffins, perfect for the lunchbox, kidfriendly, easy to make! Makes 24 freezer friendly mini muffins!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Cooking with Kids
    Cuisine: Modern Australian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 18 minutes
    Total Time: 23 minutes
    Servings: 24
    Calories: 89kcal
    Author: Kylie
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    Ingredients

    • 125 grams blueberries frozen or fresh
    • 1 smushy banana
    • 2 cups GF self raising flour
    • ½ cup gloriously free oats or use quinoa flakes
    • ⅓ cup coconut sugar
    • 4 tbsps coconut oil melted
    • 1 egg
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • ¾ cup water

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
    • Add the flour, oats, sugar and cinnamon to a large bowl.
    • Mix well.
    • Add the coconut oil, egg and water to a jug and stir together, whisking lightly.
    • Add the wet to the dry, then the smushed banana and the blueberries. Mix well.
    • Using a teaspoon, measure into the mini cupcake moulds (mine is silicone so I don't need to prep), it will fill 24 of them.
    • Bake for 18 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
    • Cool on a wire rack. Freeze for easy grab and go lunchbox awesomeness!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 89kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 128mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g
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    Comments

    1. Feeding Finn says

      November 12, 2015 at 7:12 am

      They sound and look delicious Kylie. Finn always puts an extra bunch of bananas in the basket when we go to the store as he knows they will go brown and we can make something sweet with them! I'll give these a try next x

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    2. Lisa says

      November 12, 2015 at 12:12 am

      Can't wait to try this one, I love putting oats into things as they give it such a good texture and are such good quality carbs. I found your link-up via Blog Chicks on FB 🙂

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        November 12, 2015 at 12:46 pm

        Welcome Lisa! And we'd love to see you every week! 🙂

        Reply
    3. playwithfoodaustralia says

      November 11, 2015 at 11:38 pm

      Kids are our best and harshest critics sometimes. I get very excited when my 3 year old declares something I make is the best ever. They look great. Mini muffins are great sizes for toddler and preschoolers too from a motor planning perspective. 🙂

      Reply
    4. Lyn says

      November 10, 2015 at 3:17 pm

      Hi,
      I have no coconut sugar. Can I substitute stevia or some other sugar.
      My dietitian doesn't want me to use coconut oil. Is there something I can substitute like rice bran oil?
      If I can do the substitutions how much of each should I use?
      Thank you.
      Lyn

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      • Kylie says

        November 10, 2015 at 6:20 pm

        Hi Lyn, Yes, use another sugar, any one will do! And just stick to the same amount. Rice bran oil is a 1:1 for coconut oil too, so go ahead! I hope you love them, 8 have just been demolished in the last 5 minutes!

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        • Lyn says

          November 11, 2015 at 3:10 am

          Great, thank you. I might try raspberries as I have a daughter who doesn't like blueberries. I will let you know how it goes.
          Lyn.

          Reply
    5. Mel says

      November 10, 2015 at 1:33 pm

      Looks great! Would I use rolled oats or quick oats to substitute?

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        November 10, 2015 at 1:47 pm

        Just rolled oats!

        Reply

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