In my quest to eliminate all disposables from my home, I bought a set of twenty-four silicone cupcake liners, which are absolutely awesome. I use them all the time. [Every weekend, to be exact, because I bake vegan banana muffins every Friday night for Saturday breakfast.]
[Strictly speaking, cupcake liners aren’t necessary for muffins – but I also use them for cupcakes at birthdays and other celebrations.]
These silicone liners have actually replaced my muffin tin [which was scratched and rusted and had to be thrown out anyway], because they stand on their own. I just space them out on a cookie tray, fill them up, and bake them. Easy-peasy.
And they are so cute!
I even baked some muffins for my new neighbor and delivered them to her in these liners [briefly mentioning that the liners were reusable so she wouldn’t toss them], because I didn’t have anything else!
Only downside is hand washing them every weekend. But a quick scrub with my dish soap block and pot scrubber does the trick.
I ordered the set on Amazon a year or so ago. [Maybe not the most ethical purchasing option, I realize, but I’m not sure what a more ethical option would be.] Nowadays, I try to buy all my zero waste essentials from zero waste shops. I like to support the businesses of these like-minded individuals and by supporting zero waste shops, I am hoping to see more and more of these types of stores open around the country [and world] in the future. Unfortunately, none of them carry these silicone liners at the moment.
Speaking of zero waste shops, here are my favorites. [And while they don’t have cupcake liners, they have a TON of other great swap essentials, so check them out!]
Many of these that I’ve listed have brick and mortar stores, as well as online purchasing options.
There are plenty more eco-friendly shops out there that I am looking forward to trying some day. But for now, the list above provides me with everything I need.
Maybe at a later date I’ll go into more details about these shops.
For now, how is everyone’s zero waste journey going? What have you been swapping??
❤️
Karis
No Makeup Mama 
Oo, oo!! Vegan banana muffins, please share your recipe!
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I use this recipe as a base: https://simple-veganista.com/banana-chocolate-chip-muffins/#tasty-recipes-8577-jump-target (from the Simple Veganista) but I make some changes like double the sugar 😆so I’m not sure I’d still call these “healthy.” I love that this recipe doesn’t require any weird vegan ingredients. All basic pantry staples plus the bananas 👍
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I just bought some too on my quest to waste less. I actually planned on using them to separate food in my daughters lunch. Never even thought to use them on a baking sheet without the muffin tin! Do you spray them with cooking spray first??
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I hadn’t thought to use them in school lunches – that’s a great idea! And no spray needed. Silicone is naturally non-stick!
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