Skip to Content

Egg Muffins for Babies | Baby Led Weaning

Share this post with your friends!

This recipe was one of my go to breakfast foods for Dexter when I first started baby led weaning. Egg muffins were huge back in 2016 thanks to Joe Wicks and Slimming World. This egg muffins for babies recipe has been adapted so it’s suitable for from six months onwards. Soft and full of nutrition, your baby is going to love them!

egg muffins for babies cooked on a plate

Why egg muffins for babies?

When I first started weaning Dexter, I went down the puree route, before deciding to ditch them in favour of baby led weaning. I ended up with a stock pile of purees which I used to add to eggs to create egg muffins.

Egg muffins have been a huge favourite with Slimming Worlders for years simply because they are an easy way to get your vegetables in and they are pretty low calorie.

Obviously, when you are weaning a baby you’re not interested in how many calories the food they eat contains, but you will be interested in getting healthy nutrients into them – and egg muffins for babies offer a lot in terms of how nutrient dense they are!

How do you make egg muffins for babies?

I start by prepping a muffin tin by spraying it with Fry-light. I pop my egg muffins straight into the tin, you can of course use muffin cases.

egg muffins for babies in the tin before baking

Related Post: 50 Baby Led Weaning Breakfast Ideas

Next, I beat three eggs in a bowl and added pepper. That is your basic egg muffin recipe sorted. Now you can add whatever your heart desires. Some options include:

  • finely chopped veg
  • cubes of pureed veg
  • sliced ham
  • grated cheese
  • shredded chicken

To finish, I pour the mixture into the muffin tin, into six equal portions. I try to fill each muffin case half way full so the muffin has room to expand.

Pop into a pre heated oven at 180C fan for 15 minutes.

dexter about to eat baby led weaning egg muffins

Related Post: Healthy Baby Led Weaning Breakfast Cookies

Any other time saving hacks?

You can pre make these egg muffins for babies as they taste delicious both hot and cold. I make mine in the morning ready for lunch so I don’t have to bother waiting for them to cool.

How long do you cook egg muffins for?

I preheat the oven to 180C (fan) and cook them for 15 minutes.

I don’t think you can overcook egg muffins for babies (I think more than 30 minutes would be extreme!), but you can definitely undercook, so I’d bake them for 15 minutes as a minimum!

baby led weaning egg muffins

More baby led weaning muffin recipes

Can you freeze egg muffins?

Many of my readers love batch cooking my recipes and I don’t blame them! Being able to pull food out of the freezer is such a time saver and we all know us mums have very little time!

I’ve never freezed egg muffins, although I have kept the extra I have made in the fridge for up to 3 days. Readers – do let me know if freezing them works!

showcasing how fluffy the inside of egg muffins are

What did Dexter think of the egg muffins for babies?

Dexter found them easy enough to pick up and once they were heading for his mouth, they broke apart easily.

The first time I offered egg muffins, Dexter was only six months old, so more ended up on the floor than in his mouth but he had a good go at all four muffins!

I found that he needed lots of sips of water to wash them down, so bear this in mind.

egg muffins recipe
If you enjoyed making this recipe, please:

  • Leave me a comment or a star rating
  • Follow me on Instagram and tag me in any stories or grid posts where you share the recipe!
  • Pin the below image on Pinterest so others can find it too
Yield: 6 muffins

Egg Muffins for Babies

dexter about to eat baby led weaning egg muffins

Delicious and healthy egg muffins for babies! Discover this simple recipe that will not just feed your baby each morning, but is a great low-calorie option for Mum too!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • frylight or oil spray
  • finely chopped or pureed veg

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 180C (fan)
  2. Spray the muffin tin with frylight or oil spray (you can use muffin cases instead)
  3. Add three eggs to a bowl and whisk.
  4. Add your ingredients. These can include finely chopped or pureed veg, cheese, sliced ham or shredded chicken.
  5. Mix thoroughly.
  6. Pour the mixture into six equal portions in the muffin tin.
  7. Bake for 15 minutes.
  8. Leave to cool fully before serving to your baby,

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 66Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 93mgSodium: 41mgCarbohydrates: 2gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 4g
Dexter and Nicola in the park

Author: Nicola Hughes

Nicola has weaned both of her boys using the baby led weaning method. She loves nothing better than creating simple recipes that anyone can recreate, using as few ingredients as possible. All of her recipes have been tried and tested by both Dexter and Felix and have their seal of approval!

Share this post with your friends!

10 Special Ways To Celebrate Baby's First Easter | Currently Jess

Tuesday 2nd of January 2024

[…] Breakfast egg muffins […]

Katie

Sunday 13th of May 2018

Could you possibly freeze these at all?

Samantha

Tuesday 22nd of November 2016

LOVE this idea, did you put frozen cube in or defrost it first? Lol I am so not clued up in frozen food, can you tell this is the most my freezer has been used?!

mummytodex

Tuesday 22nd of November 2016

I defrosted it first ? well enough to be able to smush it and mix it with the egg xx

Skip to Recipe