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GF Pumpkin + Banana Muffins

Jane Houston
GF | RSF - Can be DF
Course 3 meals a day, Baby Led Weaning, BLW, Snack
Servings 12 muffins

Equipment

  • 1 Muffin tray
  • 1 Bowls
  • 1 Whisk
  • 1 Spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup yoghurt dairy or coconut
  • 1 large ripe spotty banana 
  • 1/3 cup pumpkin roasted + mashed
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup almond meal
  • 1/2 cup  cassava flour
  • 1/2 cup chickpea (besan) flour 
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil 
  • 1 tsp baking powder 
  • 2-3 tbsp honey (omit honey under 12 months)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 170 degrees 
  • Dice the pumpkin and bake for roughly 25 minutes until soft 
  • Line a muffin tray with muffin papers 
  • Take out a medium sized bowl and add in the chickpea flour, cassava flour, almond meal, baking powder and cinnamon. Mix gently to combine 
  • In a separate bowl, mash in the ripe banana and also add in the yoghurt, whisked egg, honey and melted coconut oil. Mix well to combine 
  • Once the pumpkin has cooked, mash it and allow it to cool for a moment before adding it into the wet ingredients
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until smooth 
  • Begin spooning the mixture into the muffin papers and top each muffin with an almond (omit for younger children/toddlers not yet consuming whole nuts) 
  • Place the tray into the oven and bake for roughly 15-20 minutes until slightly golden on top and cooked within. If you insert a skewer into one muffin you will know it is cooked if it comes out clean 

Notes

Able to be frozen: yes
Age Appropriate: 3 meals+ - When tolerating all the allergens (contains egg, tree nuts, dairy)
Recipe for Boob to Food by Jane Houston 
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