diff --git a/examples/templates-minijinja/Cargo.toml b/examples/templates-minijinja/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "example-templates-minijinja"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+axum = { path = "../../axum" }
+minijinja = "1.0.11"
+tokio = { version = "1.0", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/examples/templates-minijinja/src/main.rs b/examples/templates-minijinja/src/main.rs
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+//! Run with
+//!
+//! ```not_rust
+//! cargo run -p example-templates-minijinja
+//! ```
+//! Demo for the MiniJinja templating engine.
+//! Exposes three pages all sharing the same layout with a minimal nav menu.
+
+use axum::extract::State;
+use axum::http::StatusCode;
+use axum::{response::Html, routing::get, Router};
+use minijinja::{context, Environment};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+struct AppState {
+    env: Environment<'static>,
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    // init template engine and add templates
+    let mut env = Environment::new();
+    env.add_template("layout", include_str!("../templates/layout.jinja"))
+        .unwrap();
+    env.add_template("home", include_str!("../templates/home.jinja"))
+        .unwrap();
+    env.add_template("content", include_str!("../templates/content.jinja"))
+        .unwrap();
+    env.add_template("about", include_str!("../templates/about.jinja"))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // pass env to handlers via state
+    let app_state = Arc::new(AppState { env });
+
+    // define routes
+    let app = Router::new()
+        .route("/", get(handler_home))
+        .route("/content", get(handler_content))
+        .route("/about", get(handler_about))
+        .with_state(app_state);
+
+    // run it
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:3000")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    println!("listening on {}", listener.local_addr().unwrap());
+    axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
+}
+
+async fn handler_home(State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>) -> Result<Html<String>, StatusCode> {
+    let template = state.env.get_template("home").unwrap();
+
+    let rendered = template
+        .render(context! {
+            title => "Home",
+            welcome_text => "Hello World!",
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+
+    Ok(Html(rendered))
+}
+
+async fn handler_content(State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>) -> Result<Html<String>, StatusCode> {
+    let template = state.env.get_template("content").unwrap();
+
+    let some_example_entries = vec!["Data 1", "Data 2", "Data 3"];
+
+    let rendered = template
+        .render(context! {
+            title => "Content",
+            entries => some_example_entries,
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+
+    Ok(Html(rendered))
+}
+
+async fn handler_about(State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>) -> Result<Html<String>, StatusCode> {
+    let template = state.env.get_template("about").unwrap();
+
+    let rendered = template.render(context!{
+        title => "About",
+        about_text => "Simple demonstration layout for an axum project with minijinja as templating engine.",
+    }).unwrap();
+
+    Ok(Html(rendered))
+}
diff --git a/examples/templates-minijinja/templates/about.jinja b/examples/templates-minijinja/templates/about.jinja
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+{% extends "layout" %}
+{% block title %}{{ super() }} | {{ title }} {% endblock %}
+{% block body %}
+<h1>{{ title }}</h1>
+<p>{{ about_text }}</p>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/examples/templates-minijinja/templates/content.jinja b/examples/templates-minijinja/templates/content.jinja
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+{% extends "layout" %}
+{% block title %}{{ super() }} | {{ title }} {% endblock %}
+{% block body %}
+<h1>{{ title }}</h1>
+{% for data_entry in entries %}
+<ul>
+    <li>{{ data_entry }}</li>
+</ul>
+{% endfor %}
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/examples/templates-minijinja/templates/home.jinja b/examples/templates-minijinja/templates/home.jinja
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+{% extends "layout" %}
+{% block title %}{{ super() }} | {{ title }} {% endblock %}
+{% block body %}
+<h1>{{ title }}</h1>
+<p>{{ welcome_text }}</p>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/examples/templates-minijinja/templates/layout.jinja b/examples/templates-minijinja/templates/layout.jinja
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+++ b/examples/templates-minijinja/templates/layout.jinja
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+<!doctype html>
+<html>
+  <head><title>{% block title %}Website Name{% endblock %}</title></head>
+  <body>
+    <nav>
+        <ul>
+            <li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
+            <li><a href="/content">Content</a></li>
+            <li><a href="/about">About</a></li>
+        </ul>
+    </nav>
+    {% block body %}{% endblock %}
+  </body>
+</html>