We are going to be sharing with you our A-Z of cooking with kids over the next year and we are starting today with A is for….. Apple Muffins. These easy apple muffins are simple to make with kids and are perfect for freezing and use in lunch boxes.

How to make Easy Apple Muffins
We have started with a really simple recipe that takes minimal equipment. In fact, muffins are perfect for making with kids as you don’t need a mixer and they take minimal stirring and are hard to get wrong. Ther is also a great book here for encouraging kids to cook.

A is for Apple Muffins, cooking with Kids
Ingredients
- 200 g or 7oz plain flour
- 100 g or 3.5 oz caster sugar
- 50 g or 2 oz brown sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 90 ml milk
- 80 ml vegetable oil
- 1 large egg beaten
- 5 drops vanilla extract
- 2 large apples – peeled cored and chopped
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 200 C, 400F which is Gas 6 and add paper cases to muffin tray. We use silicone trays so dont add paper, but do use a cake release spray.
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Measure out your dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
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Add milk, oil, egg and vanilla. Stir until just combined It is OK for it to be lumpy).
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Gently fold in chopped apples and spoon mixture in muffin cups.
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Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown on top.
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Place on a cooling rack and see if you can wait till they cool before you eat them!

My kids are pretty proficient in the kitchen at 8 and 9, but then they have been cooking and baking with me since they could sit in a high chair, so I want to share with you my hints and tips. Cooking with kids can be stressful and messy, but all messes can be cleaned and cooking skills are for life.
Through the series I will share what tools we use to make things simpler, but there is nothing that beats hands on experience.
Helping kids with knife skills

It can be hard to watch your kids using a knife and even though mine have graduated from safety knives and plastic lettuce knives
to standard sharp knives, it doesn’t change and I still watch them like a hawk and never leave them unsupervised.
I believe that the right tools make so much difference and child sized ones make such a difference to your child being able to do a safe fantastic job.
Using Maths whilst cooking

Weighing and measuring is a great time to put math into practice. Now my boys are older we no longer set the scales to zero between adding ingredients and they add the additional weight of the subsequent ingredients working on combined weight.
Another great way of introducing maths is getting the kids to convert the weights from one measure to another. The same with liquid and oven temperatures.

Looking for some more fabulous apple recipes, then take a look at my fabulous co-hosts recipes – Easy Apple and Cinnamon Muffins by Mum in the Mad House, Apple Peanut Butter Balls by Smiling like Sunshine, Apple Cinnamon Slices by Peakle Pie, Apple and Pork Sausage Casserole by Rainy Day Mum, Apple Oaty Crumble by Witty Hoots, Apple Cinnamon Loaf Cake by Rainy Day Mum, Apple Dumplings by Sugar Aunts, Apple and Pecan Muffins by Thinly Spread, Apple Harvest Cake by Still Playing School
Mmmm they look lovely and I like your tips for children in the kitchen. My youngest has been using a sharp knife since he was two but inside my stomach still lurches 🙂
These look and sound delicious. My kids are better at cooking than I am!
A yummy recipe & great advice too! I’m loving this series already!
These sound lovely, I’ve just read a load of baking posts now I have a list as long as my arm to make! xxx
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I bet these would freeze beautifully, too! Yum!
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Fantastic tips, and delicious looking muffins.
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Gosh these look yummy. My kids would love to make these…and I’d love to eat them!! I’m definitely going to give these a go with them. Thank you!!
Anything with apple in is a winner to me and this recipe sounds just lovely, apple and cinnamon are such a great combination 🙂
We’ve been looking through our recipe books to find new things to make. I’m hoping to get the girls making something new every week.
I think tonight I’ll get them to make beef stew because it’s freezing and we all need some warming comfort food 🙂
these sound delicious. Some great ideas to make the experience educational too I never thought of getting them to convert between weights and temperatures. Fab stuff! xx
Love how easy they are! I’m a big fan of moist muffins and those looks right up my street 😉 I may even tempt my little brother to help me out, next time he’s around!
They look delicious,thanks for sharing. Also thanks for sharing the link for the safety knives as I have been looking for these for ages.
This recipe looks simple and delicious. Cooking is a great activity to do with children.
Muffins and apple is always a winning combination!
They look delicious!
I love cooking with my kids, even if it does make a lot of mess! I have just started on knife skills with my three year old – letting him slice softer ingredients with a butter knife – be a while before I let him onto the sharp ones tho! Those muffins sound yummy, I love apple cake!
I make these too but despite their goodness they need to be kept in the fridge as they go off so fast.
This is a wonderful idea.
You should make an alphabet cooking linky.
I would join with some easy, kids friendly, letter inspired recipes
I will be following these posts closely… I look forward to seeing B x
These muffins look delicious and it’s always great when you can combine fun activities with something educational that keeps children learning.
wow apple, cinnamon, muffin? all three gorgeous items i would enjoy together
I’ve been looking forward to this recipe challenge.
They look delicious and my kids would definitely eat them
I love it how you encourage the boys to use knives Jen. It’s the only way they learn to be safe with them. My kids and I do this too.
Great recipe #FoodieFriday
I have promised the family I will start baking again and these look like the perfect thing to start with
These sound delicious…perfect for a morning treat or mid afternoon snack.
Stopping by from the Link and Learn blog hop!
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I love how you do so many activities with your boys – Baking is such a legacy that they will remember. I’ve just read on FB that you have had a difficult week – hope things pick up for you soon. Thanks so much for joining in with #FoodieFriday x
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