Apple Carrot Muffins
Morning Glory muffins are chock full of fruits, vegetables and nuts. They make the perfect portable, freezer-friendly breakfast. Keep a batch in the freezer for a quick, on-the-go snack or breakfast
Servings 18 muffins
Calories 150kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 orange zested and juiced
- 1 cup grated carrots approximately 3 carrots
- 1/2 cup pecans chopped
- 1/4 cup raisins soak in hot water for 10 minutes
- 1 medium apple grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- In a large bowl, combine the egg, applesauce, honey, coconut oil and vanilla extract. Stir until fully combined. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and stir until just blended.
- Add the orange zest, grated carrots, chopped pecans, raisins and grated apple to the batter and stir until well blended.
- Add the orange juice and stir to incorporate fully.
- Line a muffin pan with paper liners, and then portion 1/4 cup of batter into each liner.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (If they brown too much on top, cover with aluminum foil to prevent burning.)
- Let cool in the muffin pan for 2 minutes.
Notes
This muffin is kind of a "kitchen sink" recipe in that so many different ingredients are added. Feel free to swap out or omit any of the fruit, nut and vegetable additions. For example, you can substitute grated zucchini for the grated carrot, you can use crushed pineapple instead of grated apple, mashed banana in place of the applesauce, and you can use any variety of nut or dried fruit. You can even add dried coconut if you like.
Feel free to substitute the one egg in this recipe with a flax egg mixture (1 Tablespoon of ground Flaxseed mixed with 3 Tablespoons of water) and swap the honey for agave nectar if you need to make it vegan.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 138mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 13g