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Muffins
Berry and Apple muffins for the lunchbox
or afterschool.

Ingredients
½ cup mixed frozen berries
1 apple, peeled and grated
2 cups self-raising flour
½ cup castor sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 eggs, lightly whisked
60g canola margarine (or unsalted butter),
melted
¼ cup vegetable oil
¾ cup milk
12 muffin cases

To make
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Place individual paper muffin cases into the muffin tin moulds. Sift the flour
and sugar into a large mixing bowl. In a small bowl, add the vanilla essence, beaten eggs, butter, oil and
milk and mix together until blended. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until just combined (don’t
over stir as this will make the muffins hard when baked). Lastly, add the berries and apples and fold in
using a large spoon. Fill each muffin case up to three quarters full. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes. Once
cooked, allow to cool on a wire rack.

Makes 12

Tips:
 Make double and put some in the freezer for another day (muffins can be frozen for around three
months).
 Grate the apple last minute as it will discolour quickly. Or place cling wrap around the grated
apple and push out any air bubbles to stop the browning.
 Make a savoury version of this recipe. Take out the sugar, vanilla essence, berries and apple and
add some ham, sweet corn and cheese.

Small hand helpers

Your kids can crack the egg into a small bowl, mix ingredients or spoon the muffin mix into the muffin
cases.

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The good oil

Healthy fats and oils are needed in your kids’ meals and snacks to help absorb vitamins like A, D, E and
K, supply essential fatty acids, plus potent antioxidants. Nutritionists now praise the many health benefits
of including a controlled amount of good fats in the diet from poly and monounsaturated sources like
canola, sunflower, safflower and olive oil. Bad, saturated fat raises blood cholesterol levels and should be
kept to a minimum. Reduce your family’s saturated fat intake by opting for vegetable oils and spreads
over butter for everyday cooking and eating. Also go for reduced fat dairy products, trimmed, lean meats
and skinless chicken. Plus go easy on takeaways, certain treat foods, commercial cakes and biscuits to
slash the saturated fat away.

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