Maple Veggie Muffins 🥕🍎🧁

• Naturally sweetened with fruit and a dash of maple syrup
• Warm cinnamon flavour with a lovely maple aftertaste
• Packed with apple, carrot, banana, and zucchini
• Perfect for breakfast or snack time
• Soft and easy to enjoy warm or cooled

• 1 apple, grated: adds natural sweetness and fibre
• 1 carrot, grated: adds sweetness and a lovely colour
• 1/2 zucchini, liquid squeezed out: adds moisture and nutrients
• 1 banana: helps bind the mixture and adds natural sweetness
• 2 eggs: help bind everything together
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup: adds extra sweetness and flavour
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil: keeps the muffins moist
• 2 cups self-raising flour: the soft muffin base
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda: gives extra lift
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon: adds warmth and flavour

1. Mash the banana in a large bowl.
2. Add the grated apple, grated carrot, grated zucchini with liquid squeezed out, eggs, maple syrup, and olive oil. Whisk together.
3. Add the self-raising flour, baking soda, and cinnamon.
4. Mix well with a wooden spoon.
5. Grease a muffin tin with butter or use a silicone muffin mould.
6. Bake and enjoy warm with butter.

Suitable from 12 months+ because this recipe contains maple syrup. Serve in soft, manageable pieces once cooled slightly.

These muffins are especially lovely served warm with a little butter, but they also work beautifully as a grab-and-go snack.