Healthy sugar-free breakfast muffins that will wow your family

Packed with fruit and veg, these deliciously moist breakfast muffins are low in fat and contain no added sugar. A perfectly healthy start to the day!

One long Sunday afternoon I was sitting at the kitchen table, fighting a craving for a sugary, unhealthy muffin.

I sipped at my tea and wondered, is it possible to bake healthy breakfast muffins that are still delicious? I could pack them full of sneaky hidden fruit and vegetables, and top them off with crunchy granola. A virtuous breakfast disguised as an awesome muffin-y baked treat – perfect!

They had only been in the oven for a few minutes when my daughter Kipper came running into the kitchen and announced, “Mmmmmmm! Something smells delicious!”

So far, so good.

Delicious and healthy breakfast muffins

As soon as they were ready, I pulled one out and broke it open. A waft of spicy scented steam billowed out and I blew on on it before taking a bite.

Fluffy inside, crunchy on top, and absolutely delicious! And all without added sugar and packed with fruits and vegetables. 

But I knew that my opinion wasn’t the one that counted.

Breakfast muffins – the real test

The next morning, Kipper bounded into the kitchen to eat one of these yummy low-fat, no-added-sugar, fruit-and-veg-packed, granola-topped muffins for her breakfast.

She wolfed down half a muffin in a few seconds, ‘mmmm’-ing as she chewed.

Then, because I was feeling so chuffed with how healthy the muffins were I made the mistake of mentioning that they had carrots in them. 

“Actually Mummy, I think I’ve had enough now…”

Really?! Although on the plus side, I did get to eat the extra half a muffin that she didn’t want to finish. 

Keep the veg hidden!

So, here’s my advice: Make these delicious, healthy, hidden fruit-and-veg breakfast muffins, but don’t tell anyone what’s under their disguise until they’ve been eaten all up. Good luck!

Breakfast muffins – ingredients

These tasty muffins are packed with fruits, vegetables, and other good stuff. To make them you will need:

• Wholewheat flour – you can also use plain white or all-purpose flour
• Porridge oats – these are quick cooking oats, not rolled oats
• Baking powder – for lovely light muffins!
• Mixed spice – or use the sweet spice blend of your choice, e.g. pumpkin pie spice
• Banana
• Fresh pineapple
• Egg
• Milk or non-dairy alternative – I like to use oat milk
• Raisins or sultanas (golden raisins)
• Chopped dried mango, or other dried fruit such as apples, apricots etc.
• Grated carrot
• Granola – optional but makes a lovely crunchy topping on these yummy breakfast muffins

How to make healthy breakfast muffins

These yummy muffins are super easy to make. First, combine the dry ingredients and set them aside. Then blend the banana with the egg, milk and half of the pineapple.

Chop the rest of the pineapple and mix with the raisins, dried mango, and grated carrot. Finally, combine the wet and dry ingredients, and stir in the chunky fruit and veg.

Then simply divide the mixture between your muffin cases and top with a little granola before baking to golden perfection. Yum!

Storing breakfast muffins

The recipe makes 6 delicious fruity (and carroty) breakfast muffins. They are best eaten warm, fresh from the oven. But let’s be realistic – who gets up early to bake muffins for breakfast? Not me.

Luckily, these tasty muffins will keep for 24 hours in an airtight container, so you can bake at your leisure and enjoy them for breakfast the following day.

They also freeze brilliantly. I usually make a batch and pop them into the freezer, then I can take them out one at a time as needed. If you don’t remember to remove them the night before you want to eat them, you can warm them in a low oven, or even give them a quick blast in the microwave.

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More delicious breakfast recipes and ideas

Some more delicious ideas for (healthy-ish) breakfasts and sweet treats include these yummy vegan Norwegian waffles, these easy no-added-sugar banana scones, and these squidgy date and coconut flapjacks.

Or for a really virtuous and better-for-you breakfast, how about extra creamy oatmeal porridge.

More tasty breakfast muffin recipes

If you need more muffin ideas – sweet or savoury – check these out:
Banana strawberry muffins from Little Sunny Kitchen
Banana granola streusel muffins from Recipes from a Pantry
Blueberry muffins from Tinned Tomatoes
Nutty apple and cinnamon wholemeal muffins from My Food and Happiness
Beetroot, walnut, wild garlic and goats cheese brunch muffins from Tin and Thyme
Bananatella muffins from Munchies and Munchkins