These apricot and banana muffins are a wonderful combination of healthy and delicious.

If you are having a difficult time getting your kids to eat anything healthy, this is a great muffin recipe to try.

It adds extra nutrition in the form of apricots, juice and whole wheat flour - plus the bananas of course.

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
1 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup apricot nectar or orange juice
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
3/4 cup milk

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F.

Place apricots and nectar or juice in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil. Immediately remove from the heat and let cool. In a medium bowl, mix together the flours, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In a large bowl, mix together the lightly beaten egg, sugar, banana, butter, milk and apricots. Stir in the dry ingredients, mixing just until everything is combined. Spoon the mixture into a non-stick muffin pan (or sprayed with cooking spray or lined with paper cups).

Bake for about 20 minutes until golden.

Makes 12 muffins.

• Add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts to the dry ingredients for extra nutrition and a great crunch. Look here to see why walnuts are so good for us.