Healthy Beet Muffins for Babies

These beetroot muffins are perfect for baby led weaning. Naturally sweetened with bananas and beets, these are soft and delicious! Source: goldenbearmama

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Healthy Beet Muffins for Babies
Suitable from
Finger foods (BLW)

Medium to prepare

Total time
35min

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Makes
6servings

adjustable below

Iron
0.2mg

per serving

Common allergens

EggIntroduce one at a time.

Ingredients

6 servings
  • Banana1 piece
  • Beets1/2 cup
  • Coconut oil1 tbsp
  • Oat flour1/2 cup
  • Flax seeds1 tbsp
  • Spices, cinnamon1 tsp
  • Baking powder1 tsp
  • Egg2 pieces

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 356F (180C) and grease a mini muffin tin.

  2. Add the cooked beets, coconut oil, banana and eggs to a blender and blend until smooth.

  3. In a bowl, add the oat flour, flaxseed meal (or flour), cinnamon and baking powder and mix.

  4. Pour content from blender to the dry ingredients bowl and combine.

  5. Split the batter into 12 mini muffins or 6 regular sized muffins.

  6. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 15 minutes for minis and 20 minutes for regular sized muffins.

Nutrition

Per serving, calculated from USDA data for the ingredients above.

Calories
12kcal
Protein
0.7g
Fat
0.9g
Carbs
2.2g
Calories from
  • Carbs46%
  • Protein14%
  • Fat40%

Ingredient health benefits

💭 Cognitive and neurodevelopmental
🤲 Skin health
💊 Supporting nutrition absorption
🩸 Blood health
✨ Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant
🚽 Digestion
🦵 Cellular growth
🧠 Brain development
💩 Gut health
🦠 Immune system
🫀 Cardiovascular health
🔄 Healthy metabolism
👀 Eyesight
🦴 Bone health

General associations for these ingredients, not claims about this recipe.

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Nutrition Facts

Estimated · 6 servings per recipe

Amount per serving

Calories

12

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.9g1%
Saturated Fat 0.4g2%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 11.4mg4%
Sodium 20.2mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 2.2g1%
Dietary Fiber 0.4g1%
Total Sugars 0.6g
Incl. Added Sugars 0.0g0%
Protein 0.7g1%
Vitamin D 0.1mcg0%
Calcium 12mg1%
Iron 0.2mg1%
Zinc 0.1mg1%
Choline 10mg2%

Estimated from USDA ingredient data. %DV uses the adult 2,000-calorie reference — children’s needs differ.