Ham and cheddar breakfast muffins

Name: Ham and cheddar breakfast muffins
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 250g plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp mustard powder; 100g mature cheddar, grated; 100g cooked ham, diced; 4 spring onions, sliced; 2 eggs; 200ml milk; 60ml sunflower oil

Savoury muffins studded with ham, cheddar and spring onion, ideal for a grab and go breakfast.

Nut free

Time40 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.52 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

12 muffins

Ingredients

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250 gplain flour
2 tspbaking powder
1 tspmustard powder
100 gmature cheddargrated
100 gcooked hamdiced
4spring onionssliced
2eggs
200 mlmilk
60 mlsunflower oil

Method

1
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Line a 12 hole muffin tin.
2
Mix the flour, baking powder and mustard powder. Stir in most of the cheese, the ham and the spring onions.
3
Whisk the eggs, milk and oil together, then stir into the dry mix until just combined.
4
Spoon into the cases and sprinkle with the rest of the cheese.
5
Bake for 20 minutes until golden and risen.
20 min
6
Cool for 5 minutes. Eat warm or pack cold for the next day.

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