Description
A super easy back-to-school muffin recipe made with zucchini, carrot, and blueberries. These muffins are golden, with a crumble oat topping, bursting with fresh blueberries and full of flavour that kids love. This freezer-friendly recipe is also perfect for lunch boxes!
Ingredients
back to school muffins:
- 1/2 cup (125 grams) butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup (250 ml) buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
- 1/3 cup (65 grams) CSR unrefined rapadura sugar
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1 zucchini, grated
- 2 cups (300 grams) wholemeal (whole wheat) flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
- 1 cup (100 grams) blueberries (fresh or frozen)
oat crumble topping:
- 1/2 cup (45 grams) rolled (traditional) oats
- 1/4 cup (40 grams) wholemeal (whole wheat) flour
- 2 tablespoons CSR Low GI cane sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170 C and line a 12-hole muffin tin with papers. Set aside.
To make the back to school muffins:
Make the brown butter:
- Pop butter into a small saucepan.
- Place over medium heat and cook until golden and foaming. Approx. 3-4 minutes. The butter will smell gorgeously nutty.
- Set aside to cool.
Make the crumble topping:
- Place the oats, wholemeal flour, low GI cane sugar, baking powder, butter and cinnamon into a small bowl.
- Use your fingertips to mix and rub the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles wet sand. Set aside.
Make the muffin batter:
- Place the cooled brown butter, eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, rapadura sugar, grated carrot and zucchini into a large bowl and whisk to combine.
- Add wholemeal flour, baking powder, cinnamon and blueberries and stir to combine.
- Evenly divide the mixture between the prepared tray.
- Top each muffin with a heaped tablespoon of the crumble mixture.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden and when a skewer inserted removes cleanly. Enjoy x
Notes
Back to school muffins are best kept in an air tight container in the fridge. Will keep for 3-4 days.
Back to school muffins are freezer friendly. Store in an airtight snap lock bag or container. Will keep for 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Muffins
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American