Cheese and bacon muffins
Cheese and bacon muffins are a delicous light and fluffy muffin. Full of flavour, they make the perfect breakfast or lunch snack.
Cheese and bacon muffins are a tasty breakfast or lunch time snack. Deliciously cheesy with added bacon, they’re light and fluffy and, best of all, super simple to make.
These are nice to make when we have a little bit of extra time to make lunch, and fancy something different to our usual sandwiches. They’re worth the extra effort though and are great for using up leftover bacon rathers or bits of cheese.
How can kids help to make these bacon and cheese muffins?
There are lots of steps for your kids to help with making these savoury muffins. As well as the usual baking jobs of measuring, mixing, and cracking eggs your kids can help to grate the cheese and cut up the bacon. You might find it easier and safer to let younger children cut up the bacon with kitchen scissors rather than a sharp knife.
Once you’ve made the muffin batter your kids can also help to spoon the mixture into the muffin tin. It’s quite a dry muffin mixture so it’s a less messy job than it is with some other muffin recipes.
How long do cheese and bacon muffins keep?
These muffins will keep in an air tight container for 2-3 days. If you want you can make them ahead of time and store them or freeze them for up to 3 months. If you rehead them in the oven before you serve them they will be as delicious as they were on the day you made them.
What cheese should I use?
We’ve used cheddar as it’s got a nice strong flavour which comes through beautifully in the muffins. If you don’t have any cheddar you can swap it for a different hard cheese like Edam, Gouda or parmesan.
Can I add vegetables to the muffins?
Yes, absolutely. Try adding chopped peppers, sauted onions or spinach to these muffins for a slightly healthier twist.
What can I use instead of self raising flour?
If you don’t have any self raising flour (which you should be able to find in any UK supermarket) you can use an equal amount of plain or all purpose flour and add an additional teaspoon and a half of baking powder and a pinch of salt.
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Useful equipment
You might need the following baking tools/gadgets to make these cheese and bacon muffins
Digital scales
Mixing bowl
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons
Measuring jug
Cheese grater
Wooden spoons
Baking tray
Pastry brush
Wire rack
Difficulty: A bit tricky
Time: 30 minutes + 30 minutes baking
Serves: 8 muffins
Ingredients
100g butter, melted
4 rashers bacon, chopped
300g (1 3/4 cup) self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp mustard powder
1/4 tsp paprika
2 large eggs
175ml semi-skimmed milk
150g extra mature Cheddar, grated
How to make cheese and bacon muffins
Pre-heat the oven to 180C / 160C Fan and prepare the baking dish
Get your kids to lightly grease a 12 hole muffin tray. You can use oil, an oil spray or a bit of melted butter.
Prepare the bacon
Cut the bacon into small strips. If your kids are old enough, they can help with this – if they do, you might find using kitchen scissors easier/safer than a sharp knife.
Heat some oil in a small frying pan and fry the bacon for a few minutes until it is cooked through. If your kids are old enough, they can help stir the bacon so it doesn’t stick and gets cooked evenly.
Make the muffin mixture
Get your child to measure the flour out and add it to a large mixing bowl. Add the baking powder, mustard, paprika and a pinch of salt. When they’re measuring the baking powder, mustard powder and paprika out make sure they use their finger to level the teaspoon so they add just the right amount.
Grate the cheese and add that to your mixing bowl. Stir all the dry ingredients together.
Measure the butter then melt it in a separate small bowl. We normally do this in the microwave but you can do it on the hob instead if you prefer.
Get your toddler to crack the eggs into a bowl or measuring jug. We always crack them in a separate bowl just in case any shell goes in. If it does simply fish it out with a larger piece of shell or your finger.
Lightly beat the eggs.
Measure out the milk. If you have digital scales, using the ml setting is the easiest and most accurate was of doing this. ALternatively use a measuring jug. Add the eggs to the milk and whisk them together.
make the cheese and bacon muffins
Add the bacon to the flour in the large mixing bowl and stir it through so it’s well distributed.
Next add the melted butter and milk/egg mixture to the bowl of flour.
Stir everything together until it’s nicely mixed. Don’t over mix or the muffins though as it may make them tough. It’s quite a dry, lumpy mixture so just mix until all the flour is incorporated.
Divide the mixture between the muffin tins.
Bake the bacon and cheese muffins in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until they have risen are nice and golden.
Cheese and bacon muffins
Ingredients
Method
- Cut the bacon into small strips then fry them in a frying pan until they're cooked through.
- Measure the flour into a bowl. Add the baking powder, mustard, paprika and a pinch of salt. Grate the cheese into the bowl.
- Measure the butter then melt in a separate bowl.
- Crack the eggs into a bowl or measuring jug. Lightly beat them. Add it to the milk and mix them together.
- Add the bacon to the mixing bowl and stir them so they are coated in flour and well distributed. Add the melted butter and egg & milk mixture to the bowl. Stir everything together until it’s nicely mixed. Don’t over mix or the muffins may be tough.
- Divide the mixture between the muffin tins.
- Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden.
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This recipe was first published in August 2016 and updated with new pictures in January 2025.
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