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30 Kid Friendly Muffin Recipes for Cold Mornings

December 3, 2019 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Is there anything better on a cold morning than a hot cup of a coffee and a warm muffin?

Don’t think so.

I wasn’t much of a muffin eater as a kid, but once I learned how to make them as an adult, they quickly became a breakfast go-to. 

My kids are nuts about muffins for breakfast too. With winter quickly approaching, I thought it would be handy to round up 30 kid friendly muffin recipes that would be perfect for cold mornings!

Easy Kid Friendly Muffin Recipes to Try

Some of these can even be made ahead and frozen! Just take out a bag of freezer muffins the night before so they can thaw and be ready for the next morning.

Take a look at the full list below. Be sure to let me know which ones your kids love the most!

Want to bake up more deliciousness this winter? Don’t miss our list of 25 delicious cookie bar recipes to bake at home!

Warm up the kids on cold mornings with these 30 kid friendly muffin recipes! Bake them in advance and freeze for a quick breakfast!

30 Kid Friendly Muffin Recipes for Cold Mornings

1. Vanilla Iced Banana Bread Muffins – Look! We’re Learning!

2. Hash Brown Egg Muffin Cups – School Time Snippets

3. Double Chocolate Muffins – Spaceships and Laserbeams

4. Buttermilk Rhubarb Crumble Muffins – Happy Hooligans

5. Loaded Omelet Muffins – Kids Activities Blog

6. Pancake Muffins – Parenting Chaos

7. Lemon Blueberry Muffins – Frugal Family

8. Maple Sugar Bacon Muffins – Confessions of an Overworked Mom

9. Pumpkin Zucchini Muffins – Temecula Blogs

10. Easy Smores Muffins – A Turtle’s Life for Me

11. Mini Banana Muffins – On My Kids Plate

12. Banana Split Sprinkle Muffins – Sweet Recipeas

13. Cinnamon Iced Pumpkin Crumb Muffins – Celebrating Sweets

14. Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins – The Kitchen Is My Playground

15. Easy Berry Muffins – My Bored Toddler

30 Kid Friendly Muffin Recipes

16. Banana Oatmeal Muffins – Pichea Place

17. Healthy Pumpkin Muffins – Nate and Rachael

18. Orange Strawberry Muffins – Recipes From a Pantry

19. Funfetti French Toast Muffins – Sheri Silver

20. Cinnamon Roll Muffins – A Magical Mess

21. Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins – Mom Vs. The Boys

22. Apple Pie Muffins – Bunny’s Warm Oven

23. Lemon Pound Cake Muffins – Simply Stacie

24. Monkey Bread Muffins – Spaceships and Laserbeams

25. Chocolaty Chip Muffins – The Monday Box

26. Cheery Clementine Muffins – On My Kids Plate

27. Double Chocolate Banana Muffins – Peas and Crayons

28. Bakery Style Oreo Muffins – Amy Treasure

29. Nutella Muffins – Taming Twins

30. Easy Banana Bread Muffins – A Turtle’s Life for Me

Did you love these kid friendly muffin recipes? Try some of these other tried and tested kid friendly foods below!

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Welcome summer with this list of homemade ice popsicle recipes to make with the kids! So fun for a backyard barbecue!

Be sure to follow my Breakfast Ideas for the Family board on Pinterest too!

Warm up the little ones on cold mornings with these 30 kid friendly muffin recipes! Perfect for a quick weekday breakfast!

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: muffins, recipes, recipes for kids

Easy Vanilla Iced Banana Bread Muffins

August 6, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

I don’t think I ever had a single piece of banana bread when I was growing up. And I wasn’t the biggest fans of bananas either.

So I didn’t grasp the full amazingness of banana bread until I was an adult. And, let me tell you, it is amazing.

My kids love banana bread too. But now that the school year has started and our mornings are a little…hectic, I prefer to serve them something they can grab and go.

Which is why these iced banana bread muffins are a perfect go-to morning meal!

Easy Iced Banana Bread Muffins

I can bake them up fairly quickly and then let the kids eat a few with yogurt or fruit before they head out. Then I can eat the rest while they’re gone.

It’s a win-win.

Easy Iced Banana Breakfast Muffins

Read on to get this easy iced banana bread muffins recipe to make for your family!

Plus, take a look at our easy no-churn ice cream recipes if you want to have a little something special waiting when the kids get home too!

Want a change from the typical banana muffins recipe? Try these iced banana bread muffins for a simple and delicious breakfast or snack!

Easy Iced Banana Bread Muffins

This iced banana bread muffins recipe uses the basic muffin ingredients: flour, sugar, eggs, and, of course, bananas. But it’s a bit healthier because it uses applesauce, rather than oil or butter.

Easy Iced Banana Muffins Recipe

What really sets it apart, though, is the streusel topping and the glaze that’s added at the end.

Those two touches basically make it dessert-worthy in my book.

Easy Iced Banana Muffins

As a note, if you intend to freeze these, do it before you add the streusel topping and glaze. Save those steps until you defrost the muffins and warm them up again.

Simple Iced Banana Muffins

The streusel is made of cinnamon and brown sugar and butter and just everything that makes life sweet.

Simple Banana Breakfast Muffins

Plus, it gives the muffins a little “crunch” too.

Iced Banana Breakfast Muffins

The icing is just the finishing touch.

By the way, if you’re baking these on a busy morning, you can make the streusel the night before and store it in airtight container.

Then you’ve saved a step when you’re trying to get the kids out the door.

Iced Banana Muffins Recipe

Scroll down to get the full printable iced banana bread muffins recipe!

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Welcome summer with this list of homemade ice popsicle recipes to make with the kids! So fun for a backyard barbecue!

These cute and creative bento lunches for kids are perfect for busy school days, field trips, and more! These are so cute and tasty for little appetites!

And see more ways to get breakfast on the table on my Breakfast Ideas for the Family Pinterest board!

Iced Banana Bread Muffins Recipe

Print the recipe card below to get the full iced banana bread muffins recipe! If you make these yourself, I’d love to know how they turned out!

(And if you were tempted to eat the entire batch.)

Iced Banana Muffins Recipe
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Easy Iced Banana Bread Muffins Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 12 muffins

Ingredients

Muffins

  • 1 1/2  cups  all-purpose flour
  • 1  tsp  baking soda
  • 1  tsp  baking powder
  • 1/4  tsp  salt
  • 1/2  tsp  cinnamon
  • 1  egg
  • 1/2  cup  light brown sugar
  • 1  tsp  vanilla extract
  • 3  bananas  mashed
  • 1/3  cup  applesauce

Streusel

  • 1/3  cup  light brown sugar
  • 1/8  cup  all-purpose flour
  • 1/8  tsp  cinnamon
  • 1 1/2  tbsp  butter  softened

Vanilla Icing

  • 3/4  cups  powdered sugar
  • 1  tsp  vanilla extract
  • 1  tsp  milk

Instructions

To make the muffins:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line or grease a muffin pan.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.

  3. In another mixing bowl, combine the egg, brown sugar, vanilla extract, mashed bananas, and applesauce.

  4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently stir until fully combined, without mixing more than necessary.

  5. Use a cookie scoop or a spoon to fill each muffin cup about 2/3 full.

To make the streusel:

  1. In a small mixing bowl, prepare the streusel by combining the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon.

  2. Use a pastry blender to cut in the butter.

  3. Sprinkle the streusel over the muffins then bake for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

To make the vanilla icing:

  1. Whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract to make the icing.

  2. Once the muffins have cooked and cooled slightly, use a spoon to drizzle each muffin with the vanilla icing.

  3. Serve warm.

Recipe Notes

If you want to freeze the muffins, bake them and let them cool completely. Store them in a resealable plastic bag.

When you want to serve them, defrost them and make the streusel as described aboved. Sprinkle the streusel over the muffins and warm them in the oven by baking them at 300 degrees for five to ten minutes.

Prepare the icing as described above and drizzle over each muffin before serving.

These easy iced banana bread muffins are wonderful for breakfast or snacks, especially if you have hungry kids! Whip up these banana muffins in just a few minutes!

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: breakfast recipes, recipes for kids

Ice Cream Recipes for Kids

July 1, 2016 by Selena Robinson 3 Comments

One of the things on my never-ending Mom bucket list is to make homemade ice cream with my kids. In fact, now that I think about it – I don’t think I’ve EVER had homemade ice cream before. Yikes. That must be rectified ASAP. 🙂

So, I looked around for some fun cookbooks that feature ice cream recipes for kids. I’ve listed several below that I’m definitely going to try!

In this post, I’m joining up with several other bloggers to share resources for a free ice cream unit study. Be sure to check out all of the links to build a fun ice cream unit for your kids this summer!

Ice Cream Recipes for Kids

Ice Cream Recipes for Kids

  1. No-Churn Ice Cream: Over 100 Simply Delicious No-Machine Frozen Treats
  2. Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book
  3. Easy Ice Cream Cookbook: 50 Delicious Ice Cream Recipes
  4. Coolhaus Ice Cream Book: Custom-Built Sandwiches with Crazy-Good Combos of Cookies, Ice Creams, Gelatos, and Sorbets
  5. Easy Ice Cream Recipes: Homemade Decadent Recipes You Are Sure to Love
  6. I Scream Sandwich: Inspired Recipes for the Ultimate Frozen Treat
  7. The Best 50 Ice Cream Sundaes
  8. Cookies & Cream: Hundreds of Ways to Make the Perfect Ice Cream Sandwich
  9. How to Make Ice Cream (Step-By-Step Projects)
  10. 200 Best Ice Pop Recipes
  11. I Scream for Ice Cream! (Vintage Cookbooks)
  12. Pops! Icy Treats for Everyone

Fun Ice Cream Recipes for Kids

Don’t miss these other fun ice cream activities for kids!

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Ice Cream Printable Pack - Look! We're Learning!

Plus, get more ideas for summer on my Summer Activities for Kids board on Pinterest!

Free Ice Cream Unit Study Resources

This post is part of the free Ice Cream Unit Study hop! Get more ideas for learning about ice cream from these great bloggers!

Kids in the Kitchen: Mini Ice Cream Cakes from Crafty Mama in ME

Ice Cream Recipes for Kids from Look! We’re Learning!

Ice Cream Books for Kids from The Jenny Evolution

Ice Cream Color Match from Schooling A Monkey

Ice Cream Trails Around The World from FrogMom

Ice Cream Word Families from Homeschool Preschool

Ice Cream Art from CraftCreateCalm


Filed Under: Book Lists, Reading Tagged With: book lists, books for kids, cooking with kids, ice cream, ice cream recipes, ice cream recipes for kids, kids recipes, recipes for kids

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