kiddie breakfast: peachy keen smoothie + oat muffins
Breakfast is serious business in our house. Every morning this little face wakes up and the first thing she ask’s for is food.
I do my best to cook her a solid meal like oatmeal, eggs, or french toast, but, between managing a 7 week old and getting M ready for school in the morning, sometimes quick and easy is exactly what we need. Smoothies and muffins are perfect.
At some point during the week or the weekend, I like to cook a batch of oat bran muffins and I always make sure we are stocked with both fresh and frozen fruit for smoothie making.
M is obsessed with smoothies. Her flavor of the moment is peach. M’s Peachy Keen Smoothie consists of fresh peaches, frozen mango chunks, a banana, and low-fat milk.
And of course, a super cute cup makes drinking smoothies extra fun.
Smoothies + Muffins makes for a perfectly quick breakfast!
Peachy Keen Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1 fresh peach, sliced or cubed
- 1 banana (can be fresh or frozen)
- 1 cup mango chunks (I use frozen, but fresh can be used as well)
- 1/2 cup low-fat milk (more if needed for desired thickness)
Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth & enjoy!
Oat Bran Muffins (adapted from Allrecipes)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cup oat bran
- 1 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour (regular whole wheat flour)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1.5 tsp baking soda
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup applesauce
- 2 eggs
Combine all dry ingredients in bowl and whisk until blended through. In a separate bowl, combine your vegetable oil, applesauce, and eggs. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Stir until all ingredients are mixed through. Line a muffin tin with baking cup liners. Spoon batter into cups about 3/4 full (I like to use an ice scream scoop for accuracy). Bake at 400 degrees for about 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
I’m so jealous of M’s cup! So cute! And her smoothie sounds perfect – mango is my favorite, but peach is a close second 😉
i’m jealous of M’s cup 🙂
M is getting so big! She’s adorable.
How many servings does that smoothie make?
Hi Samantha! The smoothie makes either one large serving or two smaller ones. When I make them for M we usually split one 🙂
I love that cup, too! Do you by chance remember where you found it? I might have to get one!
Now that is one awesome straw! I have kinda been obsessed with peach smoothies lately. Thy just taste so good!
this would be a good breakfast for ME!
Making muffins in advance is a great idea– I’m so impressed with your kitchen skills– I hope I’m still cooking like you when we have kids!
I agree with Jessica…I want this breakfast!
Kaylnn, I bought M’s cup at Pottery Barn Kids. They have a lot of cute cups there 🙂
A smoothie + muffin would be Meghan’s favorite breakfast, too! 🙂
What a great meal – M is a lucky lady. 🙂
mmm I wish I had those breakfasts growing up. Gee, I wish I had those breakfasts now! I’ve never made oat bran muffins but that recipe looks super simple so I should get on that…
these look great and she’s sooooo cute! 🙂
ohmygosh! LOVE! where i can find that CUTE placemat??? love it!!
Hi Renee! The placemat came from Pottery Barn Kids 🙂
I love the adorable pictures of M and this breakfast pairing would work for me, too:-)
I hear ya on the breakfasts. Quick, easy and nutritional is key in the morning! This looks perfect and I LOVE the cup! Too cute!
Estela – I made your healthy mac and cheese last night for my parents, we all LOVED it! I added some broccoli to it which worked great. I’m planning on making the homemade pimento cheese recipe this weekend for my boyfriend’s birthday cookout. I can’t wait!
The muffin and smoothie both look delicious! I definitely wouldn’t mind starting out my day like that! Love the cup and placemat too!
That cup is so fun! I would love drinking out of it 🙂 And this smoothie looks fantastic! I’ve been loving smoothie breakfasts lately too. Quick and simple and delicious 🙂