Dairy free Strawberry muffins and a kids lunch box combo

My daughter loves strawberries…That is her most favourite fruit. When I came across this recipe on Inspired taste (of course they were not dairy free), I could not think twice and tried it on the same day..They were irresistibly soft and delicious with fresh strawberries. This is a perfect muffin for lunch box..not too sweet and healthy too..These are so addictive and the recipe is a keeper!! Please do try this and let me know how it turns out..

Ingredients:

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

2. In a mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients namely flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon powder and salt. Using a wire whisk, mix them well.

3. In a measuring jug which can hold up to 1 cup of liquid ingredients, pour in the oil and add the egg. Whisk well. Fill the measuring jug to the 1 cup line with dairy free milk of your choice. I used coconut milk (Koko brand). You can use any type of milk. Add the vanilla essence and whisk well. Now we have our wet ingredients.

4. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture after making a well at the centre of the dry ingredients. Mix them together but be careful not to overmix.

5. Add the fresh strawberries as shown in the picture.

6. Line the muffin tray with paper cups and pour the batter on each cup. Do not fill the cups to the top as the muffins would rise when they get baked.

7. Bake the muffins for 15 – 20 minutes or till a tooth pick when inserted comes out clean and the tops are golden brown. It took exactly 20 minutes for mine to be ready.

8. Cool them completely on a wire rack and enjoy!!

You can see the inside of the muffins – so soft and airy with fresh strawberries peeping out..

Beautiful colour and texture..

Let me show you how it can be a perfect fit in the lunch box along with a lightly spiced vegetable rice or pulav, fruits and nuts (Nuts can be replaced by any other fruit or dried fruit in case of nut free lunch boxes).

Did you all like it? Please let me know..I am eagerly waiting to hear from you..

Sending this lunch box recipe to the event conducted by Indusladies.com.