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Healthy Carrot Muffins

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Healthy Carrot Muffins are made with healthy wholesome ingredients and no sugar. These are soft, moist and flavorful! Perfect for snacks, breakfast, lunch boxes and more!

Healthy Carrot Muffins

I’ll be honest, my kids aren’t the best at eating their vegetables every day. While I try to introduce them to different vegetables and not hide it every time, there is a place for sneaking in lots of veggies like smoothies, muffins, and pancakes. It’s a delicious way to enjoy veggies! These Healthy Carrot Muffins are my new favorite way for us to get lots of carrots in our diet. And with Easter coming up, it’s the perfect snack to have around this time of year!

Healthy Carrot Muffins

These Healthy Carrot Muffins are made with white whole wheat flour. I love white whole wheat flour because you get the benefits of whole wheat with a lighter texture. But you could also use half whole wheat and all-purpose flour or just all-purpose flour.

Healthy Carrot Muffins

There is no sugar in this recipe which is awesome! Just applesauce and honey to sweeten it.

Healthy Carrot Muffins

Plus a full cup of shredded carrots! My favorite part! You can either grate the carrots by hand on your grater or use your food processor.

Healthy Carrot Muffins

My daughter was “helping” me take the pictures for this post and she couldn’t keep her hands off of the muffins! She couldn’t wait to eat it. So cute!

I like to break these in half and spread a little butter on top. It’s delicious!

Enjoy!

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Yield: 12

Healthy Carrot Muffins

Healthy Carrot Muffins
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups white whole wheat flour (or half whole wheat flour, half all-purpose flour)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted (or butter)
  • ½ cup honey
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 cup finely shredded carrots
  • Optional add-ins: walnuts, raisins...

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  3. Make a small well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the butter, honey, egg, vanilla, and applesauce.
  4. Stir ingredients together until just combined. (Don't over mix).
  5. Fold in the shredded carrots just until combined (again don't overmix).
  6. Divide batter evenly among the muffin tin. Bake for 18-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  7. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
  8. Keep muffins in an airtight container (for about 2-3 days) Or freeze.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 156Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 207mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 2gSugar: 16gProtein: 3g
© Becky
Category: Muffins

 

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Comments

    • Thanks Lydia! I mostly just make healthy muffins now because I can’t believe how much sugar is in most muffin recipes! I hope you love this recipe as much as we do! 🙂

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  2. Do you think it would work to add a half cup of carrots and a half cup of zuchinni? Trying to get my little one to eat more veggies! 🙂

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  4. I’ve made this recipe twice now and I’m in love. So easy to make, freezes well for quick breakfasts and a great use of those big bag of carrots that are oh so cheap.

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  5. I don’t have any honey. Could I either add 1/2 c sugar or just increase the amount of applesauce to substitute?

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    • I would suggest either using 1/2 a cup of sugar or you could try adding 1/4 cup more applesauce and 1/4 cup of sugar. Let me know what you end up trying and how it goes!

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