Ham & Cheese Muffins
These ham and cheese savoury muffins are perfect for kids lunchboxes, and they can be adapted in many ways to create different flavour combinations!
We all know packing lunchboxes for your kids every day, can work out very expensive, especially if you always buy pre-packaged food.
These homemade ham and cheese savoury muffins however, utilise ingredients you will probably already have in your store cupboard and fridge, making them the perfect homemade frugal and healthy snack, for little ones lunches
This is a great base recipe that you can add too, and I give some ideas below, on how to create new flavour combinations to suit what your children like.
Can I freeze the savoury muffins?
They also freeze really well too, so make a double batch (which is a great energy saving tip) and pop half in the freezer ready to pull out when you need them.
Top tips for making savoury muffins
- Up the veggies by adding a few spoonfuls of tinned sweetcorn, chopped sun-dried tomatoes (about 5), a grated carrot, half a grated courgette or even a handful of chopped rocket to the muffin batter.
- Remember not to over mix the batter - the less you mix the lighter and fluffier the muffins will be.
- Pop the muffins in the freezer and pull out what you need the night before. They will be perfectly defrosted by lunchtime the next day.
- Alternatively, eat them just out of the oven with a bowl of homemade soup.
- If you don't have buttermilk in your fridge, just add a couple of squeezes of lemon juice to the same quantity of fresh whole milk and leave for 30 minutes before using in the recipe.
Other thrifty lunchbox recipes
- Cheddar, Spring Onion and Smoked Paprika Scones by Jam and Clotted Cream
- Banana and Coconut Flapjacks from Jam and Clotted Cream
- Mini Ham and Cheddar Quiches from Jam and Clotted Cream
- Sweet Potato and Apple Muffins from Jam and Clotted Cream
- Pizza Whirls from Taming Twins
- Quick Vegetarian Sausage Rolls from A Mummy Too
- Chickpea and Apricot Couscous Salad from Easy Peasy Foodie
- Jammy Shortbread Slices from Jam and Clotted Cream
What ingredients do I need?
- 275g Plain Flour
- 1 TBSP Baking Powder
- 1 TSP Italian Dried Herbs
- 125g Cheddar, grated
- 100g Ham, chopped
- 2 Eggs
- 200ml Buttermilk
- 90ml Sunflower Oil
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Yield: 12
Ham and Cheese Savoury Muffins
Prep time: 10 MCook time: 25 MTotal time: 35 M
A yummy ham and cheese savoury muffin recipe. Perfect for kids lunchboxes, and they can be adapted in many ways to create different flavour combinations!
Ingredients:
- 275g Plain Flour
- 1 TBSP Baking Powder
- 1 TSP Italian Dried Herbs
- 125g Cheddar, grated
- 100g Ham, chopped
- 2 Eggs
- 200ml Buttermilk
- 90ml Sunflower Oil
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 190°c/170°c Fan and line a 12 hole muffin tin with muffin cases.
- Put the plain flour, baking powder and dried herbs into a large bowl and stir through the cheddar and ham.
- In a jug beat together the eggs, buttermilk and sunflower oil, then gently mix into the dry ingredients.
- Spoon the mixture equally into the muffin cases and bake for 25 minutes.
Calories
220.27
220.27
Fat (grams)
12.32
12.32
Sat. Fat (grams)
3.29
3.29
Carbs (grams)
19.40
19.40
Fiber (grams)
0.77
0.77
Net carbs
18.63
18.63
Sugar (grams)
0.97
0.97
Protein (grams)
7.76
7.76
Sodium (milligrams)
330.28
330.28
Cholesterol (grams)
46.75
46.75
Calories and nutrition for 1 serving
Nice recipe for kids. It looks delicious without all the sugars.
ReplyDeleteThese sound delicious! I love savoury muffins for lunch with soup, and they're a great back up for breakfast on the run!
ReplyDeleteJennie