As I have mentioned before I have a child that is SUPER picky when it comes to food. It's not that he only likes bland food, or white food (pasta, bread, milk etc) both of which I have heard are common with kids. His favorite food is cottage cheese but he will eat peanut butter, eggs, smoothies, prunes, muffins and waffles. I don't know how he decides what he will eat but I don't have much choice in the matter, I have to work around it. Smoothies and muffins are great places to hide fruits and veggies. I decided to branch out and try this recipe for muffins because it has both a healthy fruit and a healthy veggie. Here's how I did it:
Ingredients: (Makes about 18 muffins)
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 lightly beaten eggs
1- 15 oz can of pureed pumpkin (NOT the sweetened stuff called pumpkin pie filling)
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 cups peeled/ chopped apples (it was about 2 apples worth)
Recipe:
- Mix the dry ingredients together (2 1/2 2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 1 tablespoon spice, 1 teaspoon bakings soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt)
- Add in the beaten eggs, 1 can pureed pumpkin, 1/2 cup vegetable oil- mix until JUST combined
- Fold in the 2 cups apples.
- Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
Review:
These are great and because of the apples less oil is needed then in a lot of other recipes. If you wanted to make them healthier you could use substitute one cup of white flour for one cup whole wheat. My son was willing to eat these which is a huge plus in my book. For the apples- chop them as finely as you prefer- if you want chunks of cooked apple when you bite in then leave them a little bigger- if you don't like that chop it really small- i suppose you could even puree them to make it smoother. I had the pieces about the size of my pinky nail and I really liked it that way.
