Easy Ham and Cheese Muffins

Camden did a complete 180 around August this year. He went from being the best eater and people always commenting on his healthy appetite to a child who is not interested in food. He nibbles if and when HE feels like it end of story.

I try to keep things interesting because if he could he would live on peanut butter sandwiches and full cream milk. Sometimes when I try new things they are a success and other times he just shakes his head, says no and walks away with his nose in the air.

So difficult trying to please a toddler lol.

I tried these this morning as Camden loves cheese and ham so why not put them in a muffin and see how it goes. To be honest he wasn't so keen, all he ate all day was a peanut butter sandwich and cried all day for his bottle, nevertheless everyone else in the house loved them and there are only 5 muffins left...shock horror!

These are really simple to make, if you want to give them a try, find the recipe below.

Ham & Cheese muffins

makes 1 dozen muffins

2 cups of all purpose flour

2 tablespoons of honey

1 tablespoon of baking powder

1 teaspoon of salt

2 eggs, beaten

1 cup of milk

1/4 cup of olive oil

1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese, plus more for garnish if you feel it is necessary

1/2 cup of diced ham (about six slices)

Fresh black pepper, for garnish (optional)

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. 
2. Spray a muffin pan with Spray & cook
3. In a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together.
4. In a separate bowl, combine the egg, milk, olive oil and honey. 
5. Add these wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix lightly with a wooden spoon.
6. Once the batter is smooth, fold in the cheese and ham.
7. Spoon the batter into the muffin tray, filling them about 3/4 of the way. If you like, sprinkle some more shredded cheese and freshly cracked black pepper on top.
8. Bake for abut 17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean,
9. Remove muffins from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and finish cooling on a rack.

These are awesome for kiddies lunchboxes and these make a wonderful early finger food for beginner eaters who are safely managing small pieces. Just break a cooled muffin into age appropriate bite sizes and serve!