If packaged muffins are a regular addition to your trolley, this is one lunch box swap worth trying.

These homemade apple, banana and carrot muffins are easy to prep, freezer-friendly and filled with everyday ingredients. Make a batch on the weekend and you’ll have a ready-to-go snack for busy school mornings, lunch boxes and those inevitable “Muuum, I’m hungry!” moments.

Why make the swap?

Packaged snacks are convenient, but buying them week after week can quickly add up. Making muffins at home gives you a simple grab-and-go option while helping you use ingredients you may already have in the kitchen.

These muffins contain:

• Banana, apple and carrot

• Wholemeal flour and wheat bran

• Greek yoghurt and eggs

• A warm hint of cinnamon

• Less added sugar than many traditional muffin recipes

They’re soft, naturally sweet and made with a mix of fruit and veggies - without turning lunch box prep into a whole project.

Great for lunch box meal prep

The best part? These muffins can be frozen for two to three months.

Once they’ve cooled completely, place them into a Sinchies reusable ziplock bag and pop them in the freezer. You can take out what you need the night before or add a frozen muffin straight to the lunch box to defrost by morning tea.

It’s an easy way to:

• Prep snacks in bulk
  
• Cut back on individually packaged supermarket snacks
  
• Keep a kid-friendly option ready to grab
• Have a healthy grab and go breakfast option

Get the recipe

This delicious recipe was created by Bernadette from Goodie Goodie Lunchbox.

Her Healthy Breakfast Muffins take around 10 minutes to prepare and 15–18 minutes to bake, making them an easy weekend baking option.

Get Bernadette’s full Healthy Breakfast Muffins recipe here.

All recipe credit belongs to Bernadette at Goodie Goodie Lunchbox. If you make them, don’t forget to tag @goodiegoodielunchbox and let her know!

A little prep goes a long way

You don’t need to make every lunch box snack from scratch. Even swapping one packaged option for something homemade can help you save money and reduce waste over time.

Bake a batch, freeze them in a reusable bag and enjoy one less thing to think about on busy mornings.