| Sweet treats for kids that are also healthy can be | | | | ½ cup sugar |
| hard to come by, healthy treats that the kids actually | | | | 1 ¼ cups self-raising flour |
| like even harder. This recipe has been tried and tested | | | | 1 ripe banana mashed |
| by a part of the blogging community all around the | | | | ½ teaspoon cinnamon |
| world and as far as I can tell has been universally a hit | | | | Alternative flavour combinations:instead of the banana |
| with kids and parents alike. The muffins are moist and | | | | and cinnamon try adding |
| keep for a few days, have a good crust and flavour | | | | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and ½ cup chocolate |
| and get devoured as soon as they have cooled down | | | | chips or |
| enough to eat. Mums like them because the yoghurt | | | | ½ cup mixed nuts and raisinsor make up your |
| and oatmeal ingredients spell Nutrition with a capital N, | | | | own variation with whatever berries and fruits are in |
| kids like them because they taste good and they didn't | | | | season. |
| actually see you putting that healthy stuff in, when you | | | | Mix together the yoghurt and oats and leave them to |
| were baking them. If your kids are picky and recoil in | | | | soak in the fridge for half and hour. After they have |
| horror from such things as plain yoghurt and oats, | | | | soaked, beat in the egg, sugar and the oil, and fold in |
| present them with the baked muffins without telling | | | | the flour with ingredients for whichever flavour |
| them what's in them! | | | | combination you have decided on. |
| You can experiment with your own flavours. I used | | | | Spoon the mixture into a greased muffin tray. You will |
| banana and cinnamon for mine, as that was what I | | | | get either 12 large muffins or 24 small ones. If you are |
| had in the house and because my kids pick raisins out | | | | baking them for lunch boxes it is a good idea to line the |
| of any baking, leaving a trail of crumbs around the | | | | tins with paper muffin cases. Bake at 200C / 400F for |
| house, or a heap of raisins and crumbs for me to eat | | | | 15 to 20 minutes, until the top is springy to the touch |
| in Hoovermum mode. I'd like to try with nuts too, but | | | | and golden brown. |
| again only one child likes nuts so the same thing would | | | | Small muffins are excellent for school lunch boxes if |
| happen...I do believe that chocolate chips would go | | | | there are any left over. They also solve that eternal |
| down well though, if only I had some in the house! | | | | dilemma of contributions to those school bake sales |
| Yoghurt and Oat Muffin Recipe | | | | and class events when teachers ask for healthy |
| 1 cup unsweetened plain yoghurt | | | | foods only, but your child wants to take something |
| 1 cup rolled oats | | | | delicious - if you tell the teacher what's in the muffins |
| 1 egg | | | | they're sure to count them as healthy, just use raisins |
| ½ cup vegetable oil | | | | and nuts rather than chocolate chips in this case! |