Diabetic Carrot Muffins

Name: Diabetic Carrot Muffins
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 5 tbsp canola oil; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 cup whole wheat flour; 1/2 cup fine cornmeal; 1/2 cup rolled oats; 1/4 cup warm honey; 1 cup grated carrots (about 2 medium carrots, packed); 1/2 cup raisins; 1/2 cup dried cranberries; 1 tbsp chopped ginger root; 1/2 cup chopped nuts (black walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts); 1 tbsp orange zest or lemon zest; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp allspice; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 tbsp each of allspice and sugar mixed together (topping)

ecira @cook_3282400

Recently my husband was diagnosed pre-diabetic. So, we've had to change our menus and favorite foods, one being a muffin and tea in the evening. Here's a healthier choice.

ecira @cook_3282400

Recently my husband was diagnosed pre-diabetic. So, we've had to change our menus and favorite foods, one being a muffin and tea in the evening. Here's a healthier choice.

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Ingredients

10 mins

12 servings

muffins diabetic
3eggs
5 tbspcanola oil
1 cupbuttermilk
1 cupwhole wheat flour
1/2 cupfine cornmeal
1/2 cuprolled oats
1/4 cupwarm honey
1 cupgrated carrots (about 2 medium carrots, packed)
1/2 cupraisins
1/2 cupdried cranberries
1 tbspchopped ginger root
1/2 cupchopped nuts (black walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts)
1 tbsporange zest or lemon zest
1 tspbaking soda
1 tspsalt
1 tspallspice
1 tspbaking powder
1 tspvanilla
1 tbspeach of allspice and sugar mixed together (topping)

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Steps

10 mins

1

Preheat oven to 375° Fahrenheit.
2

Line muffin tins with muffin papers and lightly spray with non-stick spray. Set aside.
3

In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil and buttermilk.
4

Carefully add the remaining ingredients except for the allspice-sugar topping.
5

Stir until just combined; do not overwork the batter.
6

Divide the batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups. Sprinkle the tops lightly with the allspice-sugar mixture.
7

Bake for about 20 minutes until the tops are golden. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.