Delicious oat muffins with no added sugar or honey; sweetened naturally with banana, avocado and apple sauce! Great for baby led weaning and older kids too!
When I was weaning both my children I really struggled making sweet snacks that weren’t packed with either sugar or honey. My son in particular loved anything oaty – like flapjacks and muffins but most shop bought versions contain some kind of sugar, honey or artificial sweetener.
So I started to experiment with recipes that used only fruit as the sweetener. This Sugar Free Flapjack recipe was one of my first big hits with my little boy. He’s now three but I still try to make him as many sugar-free snacks as possible!
The base of these muffins is made from oats and flour and the sweetness and flavour comes from the banana, avocado and apple sauce. The avocado does turn the muffins a very slight subtle shade of green but babies and toddlers won’t even notice it!
I made 10 large muffins from this mixture but if you prefer them small you could make mini muffins instead. Just remember to reduce the baking time.
I tested these muffins using gluten free flour and non- dairy milk and they turned out just as good so feel free to make these substitutions if you need to.
Banana, Avocado & Apple Muffins
Prep Time: 6 mins- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 26 minutes
Yield: 10
Category: Baby Foods & Weaning
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Delicious oat muffins with no added sugar or honey; sweetened naturally with banana, avocado and apple sauce! Great for baby led weaning and older kids too!
Ingredients
- 150g / 1 cup plain or all purpose flour
- 100g / 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 medium banana
- 1 medium avocado
- 200g / 1 cup apple sauce
- 1 egg
- 60ml / 1/4 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180c / 350f and line a muffin tray with 10 paper cases.
- Add the flour, oats, baking powder and baking soda to a large bowl and mix with a spoon.
- In another bowl mash the banana and avocado together and then mix in the apple sauce. Add the egg and milk and mix well.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix just enough until all the ingredients have combined.
- Divide the mixture between the paper cases and bake in the oven for 20-22 minutes.
- Allow the muffins to cool completely before removing the paper cases. This helps to prevent them from sticking.
- Store in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze and leave to defrost for a few hours at room temperature.
Notes
I know I used paper cases in these photos but since then I have used silicone cases each time I have made them. They are totally non-stick and work much better than the paper cases!
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Momof1 says
Silly question, but are the rolled oats 1 cup cooked or dry?
Ciara Attwell says
Dry!
Anonymous says
Dry. 🙂
Kinley Grant says
The easiest muffins I’ve ever made! These have been great as after school snacks this week and really portable too for when we have swimming straight after school.
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Nikki says
Recipe worked great for me. My son loved them. Have frozen the rest.
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Huong says
Love this. I have never bake annything in my life and i tried this recipe yesterday while the husband watched our baby. It turn out great. Husband even eat 2 and took one for lunc at work today ????. I gave it as a snack for my 11 months old and she loved it.
Thank you
Lis says
Like the others say, the inside is quite soggy. My little boy said it was like eating play doh. Having said that, my 1 year old wolfed them down!
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Jen says
Thanks for the great recipes! My baby can’t eat oats (although gluten is fine) – do you know any good alternatives? You have so many lovely oaty recipes!
Allison says
I like the ingredients and tried but I guess I’m failed, it’s still raw inside even I baked for 45 mins and no sweet taste at all. I’ve doubled checked all ingredients and portion and they should be correct, don’t know what’s wrong with it. Feel frustrated….
Alice says
I came upon your website randomly and fell in love with it. I love all the recipes you have for toddlers. I made these muffins last week and thought I had just failed because I actually didn’t like the texture. However, my twins loved them. My 14-month-old twin boy ate two muffins at once as snacks. The disguised avocado in there definitely fooled him. 🙂 Thank you!
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Ciara Attwell says
Thanks so much Alice!
Nicola D-L says
These are great! Enjoy s by mummy and baby 😉
I used a mix of gf flour and gram flour, water instead of milk, and I didn’t have any apple sauce so used 2 bananas instead- worked a treat!
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Vicky says
Can i use oat flour for the whole recipe instead??
Katie says
I used oat flour and found they were really sticky and mushy on the inside even though apparently done on the outside. I baked them for 24+ minutes at 350, so everything should be “done”… I can only attribute the mushiness to the oat flour.
Zvetlana says
Hi, can I use ground oats such as Ready Brek by Weetabix instead of rolled oats ? I am after a very smooth consistency …. Thanks in advance xx
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Ciara Attwell says
Im not sure about ready brek or weetabix but you can definitely use ground oats. You can blitz rolled oats in a food processor to make them more like flour.
Mariana Doeste says
Looks amazing! Do you know if these freeze well?
Ciara Attwell says
Yes you can freeze them!
Stephanie ie says
Can I use almond milk instead?
Ciara Attwell says
Yes they can be reheated!
Ciara Attwell says
Yes!
Amber Brewer says
I thought these would be a hit with my daughter since she loves avocado and banana. She didn’t care for them much. I made large and mini muffins. I put the minis in the freezer and give her one right out of the freezer. She seems to like them better frozen.
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Tyly says
How long do you suggest I cook them if I make minis? Do you think minis would be ok for a 6 month old just starting BLW?
Brina says
Hello,
How long should I be these if I wanted to make them in mini muffin tins?
Thanks!
Brina says
Bake no be sorry!
Hhs says
Could I use self raising flour?
Ciara Attwell says
Yes, just leaving out the baking powder and soda!
Stephanie says
Hi there!
I love that these don’t have sugar as my daughter has many dietary restrictions. She cannot have egg … do you have any suggestions???
Thanks!
Ciara Attwell says
Try making a flax egg or chia egg instead!
Stephanie says
Hi there .. I love these have no sugar but my daughter cannot have egg. Any suggestions???
Thanks!!
Danae says
This is the third muffin recipe I’ve tried for my baby, and the it’s one that failed. They have been in the oven for 35 min and are still raw. 🙁
Ciara Attwell says
That shouldn’t happen. Are you sure the temperature is correct?
Tara says
My 22 month old LOVED these. She is really picky and I was skeptical that she would try them but she’s been gobbling them up! She even helped me bake them! Thanks for the recipe!
Ciara Attwell says
Awww that’s amazing!!!
Jaclyn says
Do they come out soft? My 19 month old, only gas 2 teeth and gums everything
Ciara Attwell says
Yes they are quite soft
Laura Collard says
Obviously adjusting cooking times and what not, but would you say this is suitable to cook in the slow cooker?
Stacey Thayer says
My 15-month-old loves these! I’ve made a number of different muffin recipes but a lot of them call for a half a cup of honey or maple syrup. I love that she loves these despite the lack of sugar. Thank you!!
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Ciara Attwell says
Thanks Stacey!
COMPANY FORMATION UK says
amazing
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