Courgette muffins

• courgette↗50g g

  cut into chunks

• apple↗1

  peeled and quartered

• orange↗1

  halved

• egg↗1
• butter↗75g g

  melted

• self-raising flour↗300g g
• baking powder tsp
• cinnamon tsp
• golden caster sugar↗100g g
• handful of sultanas
• tub soft cheese1

  mixed with 3 tbsp icing sugar, to make icing

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Brush the muffin tin with oil. Ask your grown-up helper to switch the oven to 190C/ 170C fan/gas 5.

2. 2

   Grate the courgettes and put them in a large bowl. Grate the apple and add to the bowl. Squeeze the orange and add the juice to the bowl.

3. 3

   Break the egg into a bowl; if any bits of shell get in, scoop them out with a spoon. Stir the butter and egg into the courgette and apple mix.

4. 4

   Sieve the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into the bowl. Add the sugar and sultanas.

5. 5

   Mix with a spoon until everything is combined, but don’t worry if it is lumpy.

6. 6

   Spoon the mixture into the tin. Ask your helper to put it in the oven and cook for 20-25 mins. Cool in the tin, then spread some icing on each.