Healthy and Hearty Carrot Cake Muffins
photo by caro caro
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
12 regular sized muffins
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1⁄3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple (gently press out excess juice)
- 1⁄4 cup shredded coconut (optional)
- 1 1⁄2 cups shredded carrots
- 1⁄4 cup chopped walnuts or 1/4 cup toasted pepitas
- 1⁄4 cup golden raisin
directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 12 cup muffin pan with non-stick spray or line with paper baking cups.
- Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl with a whisk.
- In a medium bowl, mix buttermilk, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, crushed pineapple, and butter/coconut oil with a whisk.
- Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour liquid ingredients in, stirring a few times with a wooden spoon or scraper to incorporate gently. Don't mix too much!
- Fold in shredded carrots, walnuts or pepitas, shredded coconut, and golden raisins. (Note: if you use bagged shredded carrots, you may want to coarsely chop them so the shreds don't stick out of your muffin).
- Scoop 1/3 cup of batter per muffin into tin.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Wait patiently for a few minutes before popping your muffins out of the tin!
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I usually don't have time to cook during the week, so I really enjoy cooking breakfast on weekends - frittatas and muffins are my favorites. I'm a pescatarian, and I prefer healthy food. My weaknesses are chocolate and wine.