Healthy Mini Cakes – one Base + 8 different flavors

Quick, healthy, perfectly sized, and endlessly customizable—these mini treats are ideal for snacks, desserts, lunchboxes, or gifting. Start with a simple base recipe and build any flavour you love. Bake in the oven or air fryer in just minutes.

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Healthy Mini Base Recipe

Makes: 2–3 mini portions

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup oat flour
• 1 egg (or 2 tbsp yogurt for eggless)
• 2 tbsp honey or maple syrup or monk fruit
• 2 tbsp olive oil or coconut oil
• 1/4 cup milk (any type)
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• Pinch of salt

Method

1. Whisk wet & dry ingredients separately, then combine.
2. Pour into mini silicone moulds or ramekins.
3. Bake 12–15 minutes at 170°C or until a toothpick comes out clean.

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Air Fryer Method

• Preheat air fryer to 160°C for 3 minutes.
• Place batter-filled moulds inside.
• Air fry 10–12 minutes.
• If tops brown too fast, cover loosely with foil.

Tip: Avoid touching the sides of the basket to prevent uneven baking.

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Using Monk Fruit Sweetener

You can replace honey or maple syrup with monk fruit:

• Use 2–3 tbsp monk fruit sweetener instead.
• Add 1–2 tsp extra milk if the batter thickens.
• For best texture: use half honey + half monk fruit the first time.

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Variations

Chocolate Mini

• • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1–2 tbsp dark chocolate chips

Lemon Blueberry

• • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 2 tbsp blueberries

Banana Walnut

• • replace honey with 1/2 mashed banana
  • 1 tbsp chopped walnuts

Carrot Cinnamon

• • 2 tbsp grated carrot
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon

Coffee Almond

• • 1 tsp instant coffee in 1 tsp warm milk
  • 1 tbsp almonds

Protein Boost

• • replace 2 tbsp oat flour with 2 tbsp protein powder
  • 1 tbsp nut butter

Matcha Coconut

• • 1/2 tsp matcha powder
  • 1 tbsp desiccated coconut

Apple Spice

• • 2 tbsp finely chopped apple
  • pinch cinnamon & nutmeg

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Tips for Soft & Moist Minis

• Do not overmix the batter
• Do not overbake—check 2 minutes early
• Add 1 tbsp yogurt for extra tenderness
• Let cool 5 minutes before removing from moulds

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Serving & Storage

• Store airtight 2–3 days
• Freeze for up to 1 month
• Warm 10–15 seconds before serving

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Enjoy building your own mini treats—mix, bake, love!