Morning Glory Carrot Muffins

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These are super delicious, and if I can do it anybody can! I was actually looking for a compliment to my cream cheese frosting. I wanted a “healthier” carrot muffin to tone down the sugar already in the frosting. Found this on Pinterest (chefsavvy.com.) Wow!! This is a keeper!

Morning Glory Carrot Muffins

These are super delicious, and if I can do it anybody can! I was actually looking for a compliment to my cream cheese frosting. I wanted a “healthier” carrot muffin to tone down the sugar already in the frosting. Found this on Pinterest (chefsavvy.com.) Wow!! This is a keeper!

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Ingredients

  1. 1 3/4 cupall purpose flour
  2. 1 tspbaking soda
  3. 1/4 tspsalt
  4. 2 tspcinnamon
  5. 3/4 cuphoney or maple syrup
  6. 1/2 cupcoconut oil, melted
  7. 1/2 cupunsweetened applesauce
  8. 2 tspvanilla extract
  9. 3large eggs
  10. 1 1/4 cupshredded carrots (peeled)
  11. 1 1/4 cupshredded apples (peeled)
  12. 1/2 cupwalnuts
  13. 1/2 cupshredded coconut

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 375 and spray muffin pan (I used coconut oil but use whatever you have) makes about 16 muffins

  2. 2

    In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.

  3. 3

    In a large bowl combine honey or maple syrup, coconut oil, applesauce, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Fold in apples and carrots. I shredded apples and carrots with a cheese grater.

  4. 4

    Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients making sure not to over mix. Fold in walnuts and shredded coconut.

  5. 5

    Divide batter among muffin tins filling each almost to the top. Bake in for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.

  6. 6

    Let cool in pan for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

  7. 7

    We frosted with cream cheese frosting, but totally isn’t necessary.

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