August 5, 2019

16 Freezer-Friendly Lunch Box Muffins

Your kids will love these 16 freezer-friendly lunch box muffins. These muffin recipes are easy to prepare, convenient, delicious and nutritious.

freezer-friendly lunch box muffins

Kids love muffins!

Especially in their lunch box!

My kids will choose a muffin over a boring sandwich in their lunch box any day!

And it’s easy to see why!

Muffins are delicious AND can be gobbled up quickly (whilst on the run), which let’s face it is what most lunch breaks are about.

I love muffins because…

They’re freezer friendly
Sneak extra vegetables and fruit into lunch boxes
Are great for fussy and picky eaters
Can be made ahead of time and baked in bulk
Save time when packing a lunch box in the morning

How to freeze muffins?

Bake the muffins as per the recipe, allow the muffins to cool completely then wrap each muffin individually with cling wrap (this makes defrosting the muffins quick and easy). Pop the wrapped muffins into a freezer-safe bag or container and stash in the deep freeze.

How long will muffins keep in the freezer?

Muffins will keep for up to 3 months in the freezer.

How to defrost muffins?

Place frozen muffins directly into lunch boxes the night before, muffins will thaw overnight and be ready for lunch time.
Or, place frozen muffins on the bench to thaw at room temperature.

How to reheat muffins?

Once thawed, place the unwrapped muffins onto a plate and heat on HIGH in the microwave for 30 seconds.

APPLE CRUMBLE MUFFINS

freezer-friendly lunch box muffins — These apple crumble muffins are delicious. They’re chock-full of apple and the crunchy topping is a big hit with the kids.
Is your school ‘nut-free’? Simply swap the almond meal for wholemeal plain flour.

BACK TO SCHOOL MUFFINS

freezer-friendly lunch box muffins — These carrot zucchini & blueberry muffins are absolutely delicious!
These muffins are easy to prepare and come together in one bowl. They’re topped with a lovely oat crumble. PLUS, the muffins are chock-full of blueberries, carrot and zucchini!

EPIC ONE BOWL SAVOURY MUFFINS

freezer-friendly lunch box muffins — These savoury muffins are gorgeously golden, full of corn, zucchini and carrot PLUS they’re freezer AND lunch box friendly. They’re great for fussy eaters and the batter comes together in ONE BOWL!!!! These savoury muffins are also a clever way to sneak EXTRA VEGETABLES into your kids!

ONE BOWL BLUEBERRY LEMON POPPY SEED MUFFINS

freezer-friendly lunch box recipes — These one bowl blueberry lemon and poppyseed muffins can be made lunch box friendly by omitting the lemon drizzle. Just is, they’re delicious. These muffins are chock full of blueberries, zesty and wonderfully moist and tender.

ONE BOWL BANANA AND CARROT MINI LOAVES [OR MUFFINS]

freezer-friendly lunch box muffins — This is another fantastic freezer-friendly lunch box muffins recipe! Yes, these one bowl banana and carrot mini loaves can be baked in a muffin pan! This recipe is nut free. Refined sugar free. AND freezer friendly. PLUS, your kids will barely notice the 4 bananas and 3 carrots hidden in these babies.

RASPBERRY AND BANANA BREAKFAST MUFFINS

raspberry and banana breakfast muffins — Super quick, easy and nutritious these raspberry and banana muffins satisfy hungry little tummies. This recipe can be made nut-free and egg-free if required.

ONE BOWL BANANA MUFFINS

one bowl banana muffins — Put over-ripe bananas to wonderful use and bake these one bowl banana muffins! This recipe will give you 12 wholesome muffins to stash away in the deep freeze.

BLUEBERRY LEMON AND SPELT MUFFINS

blueberry lemon spelt muffins — These blueberry lemon and spelt muffins are great packed into lunch boxes alongside a tub of yoghurt, sliced apple, carrot sticks and a vegetable fritter or two.

STRAWBERRY, BANANA & CACAO NIB MUFFINS

strawberry banana and cacao nib muffins — These strawberry, banana and cacao nib muffins are the perfect bake during strawberry season! They’re sweetened thanks to a clever combination of mashed banana, strawberries and a little coconut sugar.

MANGO BREAKFAST MUFFINS

mango muffins — These mango muffins are tender, moist, full of gorgeous tropical mango fragrance and couldn’t be simpler to prepare.

WHOLEMEAL GRAPEFRUIT & COCONUT MUFFINS

grapefruit coconut muffins — The grapefruit zest provides these wholemeal grapefruit and coconut muffins crumb with the most incredibly fragrant citrus flavour that works oh so perfectly with the shredded coconut!

WHOLEMEAL LEMON, RICOTTA & CHIA MUFFINS

lemon ricotta chia muffins — Consider little lunch sorted with these wholemeal lemon, ricotta and chia muffins. Full of zest, your kids will love them!

MIGHTY MORNING MUFFINS

mighty morning muffins — These mighty morning muffins really are mighty and FULL with nutritional goodness. The combination of oats, sultanas, carrot and banana make them a great lunch box snack and will keep your kids going all day.

WHOLEMEAL APPLE MUFFINS

wholemeal apple muffins — These wholemeal apple muffins are not only delicious but contain no processed sugar (sweetened instead with a little maple syrup and cinnamon). They’re also simple to prepare and ready for the oven in ten minutes. These muffins are also loaded with fruit, the batter contains two diced apples plus another apple sliced thinly and nestled on top of each muffin.

WHOLEMEAL CARROT MUFFINS

wholemeal carrot muffins — These wholemeal carrot muffins bake in 12 minutes and are sweetened thanks to the carrot and a little maple syrup.

BLUEBERRY HAZELNUT MUFFINS

blueberry hazelnut muffins — If your school is ‘nut-free’ make these blueberry hazelnut muffins lunch box friendly by swapping the hazelnut meal with 1 cup of plain wholemeal flour.

There you have it lovely, 16 freezer-friendly lunch box muffins!

I hope these recipes make packing lunch boxes simpler and easier for you!

Happy Baking!

Kayla x

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