Apple Cheddar Muffins with Allégro for Kids on the Go

Whenever we ask parents on Facebook or Twitter what they’re looking for in upcoming posts, we know we’ll get certain responses. And I’m not just talking about the requests for a private chef or ways to get kids to wash their own dishes, although we get those, too. One of the top challenges for parents is that ominous time known as after school. The last bell rings and then the real crunch starts. You’re navigating homework, lessons, practices and games. Oh, and you’re navigating it with a tired, crabby, hungry kid in tow. Good times. Having healthy, portable snacks to hand over to your kid in the hours between after school and dinner can be the difference between a great afternoon and a complete meltdown.

Muffins are an easy snack but many recipes are not much healthier than cookies. And when you’ve got active kids, you want to make snacks count toward the day’s nutrition. When Allégro asked us to come up with a family-friendly recipe using their high-protein, naturally low-fat cheese we immediately thought of a sweet and savoury muffin. We love the classic combination of  cheese with apples. And we really love knowing that we’re giving our kids a calcium and protein-packed snack exactly when they need it. A 30 gram slice of Allégro has 10 grams of protein (as much as an egg!) and only 9% milk fat. These muffins are really easy to whip up on the weekend and have on hand all week, either to pack in a lunch or to hand out after school.

photo by Ashely Van Der Laan

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This post is sponsored by Allégro but the opinions in it are our own.