Cooking with Kids!

I've always been an avid baker and couldn't wait to include the Bug in some baking projects! He LOVES to eat though doesn't always pick the healthy foods when given a choice so when I stumbled upon a healthy muffin recipe, I thought I'd give it a whirl! I don't have a name for them but they're tasty!

1. Preheat oven to 375. Mix 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (we used cinnamon...), 2 eggs,  & 1/3 cup of a vegetable oil (we used canola but have also tried olive and coconut so you can use what you have handy!) in a large bowl.

2. In a food processor, blend together 2 ripe bananas and veggies (we used 2 carrots and a zucchini this time but anything that doesn't have a distinct flavor could work!) The Bug loves to push the button and watch the food get chopped- we also mushed the bananas in a baggie so he got a fun texture experience this time!

3. Add food processed mix to bowl and stir until mixed.

4. Add 1 cup of whole wheat flour, 1/2 cup flaxseed meal, 1 tsp of baking soda, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp of nutmeg and ginger to the bowl and mix it all together. You have some leeway with the flours here so you could substitute gluten free if needed or oatmeal for the flax but the proportions do matter!

5. Add blueberries or cranberries or nuts if wanted! The Bug has 3 teeth (#4 is on it's way in) but he can't handle whole nuts yet so we did blueberries!

6. Spoon mixture into greased or lined muffin pan- we made both regular and mini muffins! The regular muffins need 15-20 minutes (until a toothpick comes out clean) and the mini muffins needed 12-15 minutes!

7. ENJOY!