Who would have thought a humble muffin tin (buy it now on Amazon) could have this many amazing uses? I've never even thought about using it for anything but making muffins until now...
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1. Pouring and serving drinks at a party or picnic
Keep your cups steady while you pour the drinks and serve them up! This works really well with small cups on Summer picnics and other outdoor events.
2. Create perfectly spaced grids for your seedlings
If you're fanatical about gardening and want your seedlings to grow in perfect rows, try this little hack from The Hippy Chick.
3. Make an exciting kids bento box
This is a fun way to try and get your kids to enjoy different fruits and vegetables! Chop them up and mix them up with treats to encourage them to pick and choose.
4. Use it as a pretty votive tealight holder
This can look surprisingly pretty! Try it as a centrepiece at your next dinner party. You could even add water into each section and add floating candles.
5. Make extra large ice cubes for cocktail pitchers
Muffin trays make great ice cube trays for when you need extra large ice cubes! Go one step further by freezing lemons and limes in them for your pitchers of cocktails. You can also freeze spinach, fruits and other vegetables for your morning smoothies.
6. Quickly serve canapes and nibbles at dinner parties
Who would have thought it? You can efficiently serve up an array of nibble for your guests and even bring out drinks at the same time with the use of a muffin tray.
7. Serving condiments at BBQs
Bottles always seem to go missing at BBQs so keep it simple by creating a condiments tray and leaving it out for everyone to serve up.
8. Use as a dye holder for painting eggs and other tasks
Muffin tins are perfectly sized for kids crafts. Use yours as a paint pallette or a dipping station when painting eggs.
9. For planting a tray of pretty succulents
Succulents look so pretty when they're housed in a classic muffin tin! A great weekend project that won't take hardly time yet looks pretty impressive. A great homemade gift.
10. Organise your odds and ends
Have you always got lots of bits and bobs lying around your bedroom? I have hair clips, hair ties, coins and other annoying (yet essential) little items. Paint your muffin tin to make it look bedroom-friendly and use it to store all those odds and ends.
11. Carefully carry drinks and other snacks
Pop your muffin tin into a basket and use it to safely transport drinks and other snacks. This is a great hack for when you visit the drive-through and there's no one to help you carry a large order.
12. Jewellery organiser
A lovely little way of organising your jewellery into easy-to-see sections. Pop one into your dresser drawer.
13. Make a mini fondue platter
Heat up some chocolate and pour it into one of the sections then place cut up fruits and marshmallows into the others. A fantastic date night idea with a difference!
14. As a feeding tray to help make your pets eat slower
If your dog eats his food too quickly (a common problem) you can use a muffin tin to slow them down. They'll take longer to go into each section and you can even place a ball or toy in each so it takes them even longer to get to their food.
15. Make a DIY food puzzle for your pet
Stimulate your pet while they eat! Make a homemade pet puzzle for your dog at SavvyDogKC.
16. Organise an art supplies holder
Keep your kids crafting supplies neat and tidy - and easily accessible - by placing cups into a muffin tray.
17. Make tortilla bowls for your Mexican dinners
I couldn't help but include this one! This is a fantastic way of serving up Mexican food. Place the tortillas on the back of the muffin tray and dip them in so they form a basket. Heat them up and et voila you have handy baskets to serve up individual portions.
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Love this!! Wish I hadn't got rid of my tins now!
Aww! Worth investing in some secondhand ones?
Anushka, that was incredibly clever. Hard to imagine that the humble muffin tin could be so versatile!
Awwww thank you! Who knew there were that many uses hey?
Fantastic ideas for muffin tins love all your ideas
Glad you enjoyed them Christine! Thanks for stopping by :)
Anushka these ideas are truly genius! I never would have thought of any of these uses for muffin tins.
Hi Margaret. Thank you for your lovely comment - stay tuned for more great articles like this :)
Wow,I love the my muffin tins even more now, i will be using lots of your idea's, thank you Anushka
They're so great Eileen. I'm glad you enjoyed Anushka's article :)
They are good for freezing pureed baby food when you need bigger portions than ice cubes
Great tip, Amanda. Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you for your advice on how to use this amazing ideas I will never thought of special in the garden strong holder and not to worry it will brake
Hi Fatima. I'm soo glad you liked our article! Muffin tins are so practical in the garden thanks to their sturdy nature. Happy gardening! :)
i make "giant" ice cubes in mine all the time!
They must be great for Pimms jugs during the Summer, Wendy :)
I've used some of these over the years, not the jewelry one though - I don't have enough jewelry! They're also good for making individual Yorkshire puddings and, like the baby food, they're handy for freezing down leftover wine or cider or even flat beer (whatever THEY are!) for use in cooking.
Hi Donatello. What a great reason to splash out on some new jewellery ;) Love the Yorkshire pudding idea - they are my favourite! Thanks for your tips, they're wonderful as always :)
Good ideas, they can always be used for making muffins too!
That much is true!
Some geat easy ideas.
We're glad you think so!