Best 15 Carrot Cake Muffins Recipes

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Carrot cake is a beloved classic dessert that combines moist, flavorful cake with a sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting. These carrot cake muffins are a delicious twist on the traditional cake, offering a convenient and portable way to enjoy this classic flavor.

This recipe yields 12 generously-sized muffins, each boasting a tender crumb, studded with grated carrots, raisins, and walnuts. The cream cheese frosting is light and fluffy, providing the perfect balance to the moist and flavorful muffins.

In addition to the classic carrot cake muffins, this article also includes recipes for several irresistible variations:

- Chocolate Chip Carrot Cake Muffins: These muffins combine the flavors of carrot cake and chocolate chips for a decadent treat.

- Cream Cheese Swirl Carrot Cake Muffins: A ribbon of rich cream cheese frosting swirled into the batter creates a delightful surprise in every bite.

- Pineapple Carrot Cake Muffins: The addition of pineapple adds a tropical twist to the classic carrot cake flavor.

- Zucchini Carrot Cake Muffins: Zucchini adds a moist texture and extra nutrition to these muffins, making them a healthier option.

Whether you're looking for a classic carrot cake muffin or a creative twist on this beloved flavor, this article has a recipe for every taste. So grab your apron, preheat your oven, and let's bake up a batch of these delicious carrot cake muffins!

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CARROT CAKE MUFFINS



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These are a twist between a cinnamon roll and carrot cake cupcakes. You'll just have to roll your eyes and say 'Mmmmm' when you take your first bite! Another topping idea would be to sprinkle the muffins with a cinnamon-sugar mixture before baking. Top with a vanilla glaze.

Provided by clarinetlover

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes     Carrot Muffin Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup milk
2 eggs
2 tablespoons applesauce, or more as needed
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
⅔ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup shredded carrots
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
  • Beat milk, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in another bowl. Stir carrots into flour mixture; fold in milk mixture and butter until batter is just combined. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 199.6 calories, Carbohydrate 29.8 g, Cholesterol 47.9 mg, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 246.4 mg, Sugar 12.9 g

HEALTHY CARROT CAKE MUFFINS RECIPE BY TASTY



Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: eggs, greek yogurt, maple syrup, milk, vanilla extract, carrots, whole wheat flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, light cream cheese, maple syrup, vanilla extract

Provided by Joey Firoben

Categories     Desserts

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 eggs
½ cup greek yogurt
½ cup maple syrup
¼ cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 carrots, shredded
1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
8 oz light cream cheese, softened
¼ cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
  • In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until light and fluffy.
  • Add in the Greek yogurt and whisk again until the mixture is smooth and fluffy.
  • Pour in the maple syrup, milk, and vanilla extract. Beat the mixture again until smooth.
  • Add the shredded carrots, whole wheat flour, baking powder, and cinnamon over the wet ingredients. Using a rubber spatula, fold the wet and dry ingredients together just until combined.
  • Using a medium ice cream scoop, portion the batter into a greased 12-cup muffin tin.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, until the muffins have risen and set.
  • For the frosting, beat the cream cheese in a small bowl until smooth.
  • Add in the maple syrup and vanilla and beat again until the mixture is well combined.
  • Once the muffins have cooled, use a small ice cream scoop to spoon a bit of the frosting on top of the muffins. Gently tap the muffins on the counter to smooth out the layer of frosting on top.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 181 calories, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 5 grams, Sugar 11 grams

CARROT CAKE MIX MUFFINS



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Make and share this Carrot Cake Mix Muffins recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ghostlyvision

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 40m

Yield 12 muffins, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 (18 ounce) betty crocker carrot cake mix
3 large eggs (or according to cake mix directions)
1/2 cup vegetable oil (or according to cake mix directions)
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, juice drained and reserved
1 tablespoon reserved pineapple juice
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • In large mixing bowl place cake mix, eggs, oil and 1 tablespoon reserved pineapple juice, stir well to combine, add drained crushed pineapple and pecans, stir to blend. Batter will be thick and smooth, if it's too stiff, add a little bit more pineapple juice.
  • Place paper muffin liners in muffin tin, divide batter equally between muffin liners.
  • Bake for 25 - 30 minutes, test with a toothpick for doneness.
  • Cool on wire rack.

CARROT CAKE MUFFINS



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These spicy whole-grain muffins are just sweet enough, unlike most cloying carrot cakes. And these are packed with carrots.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     breakfast, brunch, easy, quick, main course, side dish

Time 25m

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 1/2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/3 cup raw brown (turbinado) sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup golden raisins tossed with 1 teaspoon unbleached all-purpose flour, or 2/3 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups grated carrots

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees with the rack in the upper third of the space. Oil or butter muffin tins.
  • Sift together the whole-wheat pastry flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt.
  • In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar, oil, buttermilk and vanilla. Using a whisk or a spatula, stir in the dry ingredients and mix until well combined. Do not beat; a few lumps are fine, but make sure there is no flour at the bottom of the bowl. Fold in the raisins or pecans and the carrots.
  • Spoon into muffin cups, filling them to just below the top (about 4/5 full). Place in the oven, and bake 25 minutes until lightly browned and well risen.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 212, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 34 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 239 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams, TransFat 0 grams

CARROT CAKE MUFFINS



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Did you ever wish you could eat carrot cake for breakfast? These muffins are a tasty stand-in. Moist and tender, studded with grated carrots and lightly spiced with ginger and cinnamon, they hold a tasty surprise within: a melting pool of sweetened cream cheese filling. By KAF

Provided by pammyowl

Categories     Breakfast

Time 35m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup grated carrot, lightly packed, about 2 medium-large carrots
one 8-ounce package cream cheese cheese
1/4 cup granulated sugar

Steps:

  • 1) Preheat the oven to 400°F Lightly grease a standard 12-well muffin pan. Or line the pan with paper muffin cups, and grease the cups.
  • 2) To make the filling: Place the cream cheese in a microwave-safe bowl, and heat on low power for 40 seconds. Stir in the sugar and flavor. Set aside.
  • 3) To make the muffin batter: In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
  • 4) In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, water, and oil.
  • 5) Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
  • 6) Fold in the grated carrots, stirring to combine.
  • 7) Drop about 2 tablespoons of the batter (a tablespoon cookie scoop works well here) into each muffin cup, spreading it to cover the bottom.
  • 8) Dollop on a heaping tablespoon of filling; a level tablespoon cookie scoop works well here.
  • 9) Cover with enough batter to fill the muffin cups quite full. The batter will come to within about 1/4" to 3/8" of the top of each muffin cup. But don't try to use all the batter; unless you have particularly deep cups, you'll have.
  • 9) Cover with enough batter to fill the muffin cups quite full. The batter will come to within about 1/4" to 3/8" of the top of each muffin cup. But don't try to use all the batter; unless you have particularly deep cups, you'll have abut 1/3 cup batter left over. Bake it in a separate custard cup, if desired.
  • 10) Bake the muffins until a toothpick inserted into the cake part of one (not into the cream cheese filling) comes out clean, about 20 minutes. The tops of the muffins will feel firm to the touch.
  • 11) Remove the muffins from the oven, and as soon as you're able to handle them, transfer them to a rack. If you serve the muffins warm, the filling will be molten. If you wait for them to cool, it'll firm up.

CARROT CAKE MUFFINS WITH CHEESECAKE FILLING (LITE)



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Although this yummy dessert does not meet the criteria for a 'Lite-Bleu' menu plan, it is still quite low in calories.

Provided by 2Bleu

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 ounces fat free cream cheese
1 teaspoon Splenda sugar substitute
1 teaspoon orange extract
1 tablespoon light butter, softened
2 tablespoons Splenda brown sugar blend
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon unsweetened orange juice concentrate
1/4 cup fat-free half-and-half
1 carrot, finely grated
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup pecans, chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F Spray bakers joy into 6 Jumbo (or 12 regular) muffin tins and set aside. In a small bowl, blend cheese filling ingredients until thoroughly mixed and set aside.
  • In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add egg, orange juice concentrate and half and half. Stir in carrots to incorporate.
  • In a seperate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add to batter and mix well. Fold in the pecans.
  • Spoon batter 1/3 full into each of the muffin tins. Spoon about 1 Tbsp of the cream cheese mixture into the center, then cover with remaining batter. Bake for 16-18 minutes.

TOO EASY PUMPKIN CARROT CAKE MUFFINS



Too Easy Pumpkin Carrot Cake Muffins image

This is a recipe for yummy muffins that I found in Woman's World magazine. I made them last fall and my TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) group loved 'em!

Provided by CallMeBubbles

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 23m

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 (18 1/4 ounce) box carrot cake mix
15 ounces pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
3 eggs

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Beat ingredients together on low until just combined. Increase to medium speed and beat for two minutes more.
  • Pour into 24 paper lined muffin cups. Bake 18 minutes.
  • ***Can be frosted with premade cream cheese frosting with a dash of pumpkin pie spice mixed in and topped with chopped walnuts.
  • ***Can substitute spice cake mix for the carrot cake mix.

MOIST CARROT CAKE MUFFINS



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Make and share this Moist Carrot Cake Muffins recipe from Food.com.

Provided by HappyBunny

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 40m

Yield 12 Muffins

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/4 cup chopped carrot
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 slightly beaten egg
2 tablespoons oil
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups bran flakes
1 cup milk
1/3 cup raisins

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl.
  • Mix cereal and milk in another bowl, let stand for 3 minutes.
  • Mix in carrots, sugar, egg and oil.
  • Add to flour mixture until moist (Batter will be lumpy).
  • Stir in raisins.
  • Grease muffin pan and spoon batter into muffin pan filling each cup to 2/3 full.
  • Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Serve warm.
  • STORAGE: Cool leftover muffins and wrap each tightly with plastic wrap and freeze.

VEGAN CARROT CAKE MUFFINS



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Sweet carrot muffins.

Provided by Jamz

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes     Whole Wheat Muffin Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 cup almond milk
1 ½ teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1 ¾ cups whole wheat flour
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ cups grated carrots
¾ cup chopped pineapple, drained
¾ cup raisins
¾ cup chopped walnuts
¾ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons white sugar
½ cup olive oil
2 tablespoons molasses
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cardamom

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line muffin cups with paper liners.
  • Whisk almond milk and vinegar together in a small bowl; set aside until curdled, about 10 minutes.
  • Mix whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl. Combine carrots, pineapple, raisins, and walnuts together in a separate bowl.
  • Whisk 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons white sugar, olive oil, molasses, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and cardamom together in a separate bowl. Mix curdled milk mixture and sugar mixture into flour mixture just until batter is mixed; fold in carrot mixture. Spoon batter into muffin cups until each is completely filled and domed.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 485.3 calories, Carbohydrate 70.5 g, Fat 21.8 g, Fiber 5.8 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 548.9 mg, Sugar 38.7 g

CHOCOLATE CHIP CARROT CAKE MUFFINS



Chocolate Chip Carrot Cake Muffins image

A regular carrot cake muffin with melted chocolate added to the mix.

Provided by skylarb

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes     Chocolate Muffin Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 cup shredded coconut
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups shredded carrots
1 ½ cups oil
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips, or to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
  • Whisk flour, sugar, coconut, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt together in a large bowl; add carrots, oil, pineapple, eggs, and vanilla extract and mix until batter is evenly combined. Fold chocolate chips into batter; spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 30 minutes. Cool muffins for 20 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290.6 calories, Carbohydrate 33.3 g, Cholesterol 23.3 mg, Fat 17.4 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 125.9 mg, Sugar 23.5 g

LOW-FAT CARROT CAKE MUFFINS (THAT DON'T TASTE LOW-FAT!)



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Except for the small amount of oil these muffins are low-fat, but you would never know it, they bake out high with tons of flavor and are extremely moist, you may throw in some chopped nuts also --- for greasing see my recipe#78579 --- for more low fat muffin recipes visit www.kittencalskitchen.com

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 35m

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (or use half white and whole wheat)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/2-3/4 cup brown sugar (or to taste, or can use brown sugar Splenda)
1 egg, slightly beaten
3 tablespoons oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup nonfat milk (or use low-fat milk)
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, well drained
1 1/2 cups grated carrots (squeeze out some of the moisture with hands)
1/2 cup raisins

Steps:

  • Set oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line 12 muffin tins with paper liners or spray tins with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl mix together first 7 ingredients.
  • In a small bowl whisk together egg, oil, milk and vanilla.
  • In a medium bowl mix the shredded carrots with the crushed pineapple.
  • Add in the oil/egg mixture into the carrot/pineapple mixture; mix well to combine, then add to the dry ingredients; mix JUST until combined.
  • Add in the raisins and chopped nuts.
  • Divide the mixture between the 12 muffin tins.
  • Bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until the muffins test done.

CARROT CAKE MUFFINS WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING AND CARROT



Carrot Cake Muffins With Cream Cheese Icing and Carrot image

These are excellent for parties or just to have fun making with the kids very easy to make and look great got it from the womans weekly cookbook

Provided by oriana

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h

Yield 6 large muffins

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs, beaten lightly
1 1/2 cups self raising flour
3/4 cup caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups firmly packed grated carrots
3/4 cup drained crushed pineapple
50 g butter
1/2 cup cream cheese
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar icing
6 dried apricot halves (and 1 18cm green snake or green coloured icing mix above)

Steps:

  • preheat oven to 170-180 degrees depending on how hot your oven is.
  • grease 6 hole texas muffin pan or a normal 12 muffin pan.
  • mix oil, eggs, flour,sugar, cinnamon in bowl with spoon.
  • stir in carrots and pineapple.
  • pour mixture into muffin pan holes.
  • bake in oven about 30-35 minutes.
  • stand cakes 5 min before turning out onto wire rack.
  • turn cakes so tops are up to cool.
  • make cream cheese icing and mini carrots.
  • spread with icing and place carrots on cake.
  • cream cheese icing.
  • beat butter and cream cheese til light and fluffy.
  • beat in icing sugar gradually.
  • mini carrots.
  • put apricots in a cup of boiling water to cover stand 10 minute.
  • drain apricots dry with paper.
  • cut snake into six 3 cm lengths.
  • place one snake piece at the top of apricot half roll apricot around snake allowing to stick out of the top of the apricot and make several think cuts to look like a leaf.
  • or use green coloured cream cheese icing mix and place at top of apricot on muffin to look like leaf.

VEGAN MINI CARROT CAKE MUFFINS



Vegan Mini Carrot Cake Muffins image

Perfect mini VEGAN muffins, they are as good as regular carrot muffins or better...It's a great treat to satisfy sweetness but in the same time very very healthy.

Provided by Deyanira

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h

Yield 12 mini muffins, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
3/8 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 cup grapeseed oil
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup carrot (graded)
1/2 cup water (or crushed pineapple including juice)

Steps:

  • In a small bowl mix baking powder and applesauce into a foamy mixture, set aside.
  • In large bowl mix flour, sugar baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; mix.
  • Add oil, honey, carrots, water or pineapple (some of the juice might help), and applesauce mixture.
  • Mix well.
  • Add nuts, raisins, or dried cranberries if preferred.
  • Scoop mixture into cupcake liners.
  • Bake at 325°F for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
  • Once cooled, frost with icing (powered sugar, vegan Earth Balance butter, organic vanilla, and water).

CHOCOLATE CHIP CARROT CAKE MUFFINS (SMALL BATCH)



Chocolate Chip Carrot Cake Muffins (small batch) image

Most recipes will make 12 muffins and I really can't eat that many! This recipe is for Chocolate chip carrot cake muffins, something different and great for chocolate lovers that maybe live alone or with a spouse or want to take a nice little gift to a lonely neighbor. Add coffee or tea and some fresh fruit for a basket for a...

Provided by Catherine Thompson Floyd

Categories     Muffins

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 19

MUFFINS
1/2 c plus 1 tbsp all purpose flour
3 Tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon, ground
3 Tbsp semisweet chocolate chips, chopped
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 Tbsp egg, well beaten
3 Tbsp pineapple, crushed, canned, very well drained
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/3 c carrots, grated
3 Tbsp walnuts, chopped
2-3 Tbsp raisins, or to taste
CREAM CHEESE GLAZE
1 oz cream cheese, room temp
1/2 c confectioner's sugar, sifted
2 tsp pineapple juice (reserved from drained pineapple)

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 3 cups of jumbo muffin pan (3/4 cup capacity) with paper liners or lightly butter the bottoms of the cups and then rub a little bit of butter around the rim of each cup to help the muffins form a nice rounded top. Set aside. (or 4 to 5 regular size muffin cups)
  • 2. Place flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl and blend to mix the ingredients thoroughly. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the mixture and blend. Transfer this mixture to a bowl and make a well in the center of the mixture.
  • 3. Place the oil, egg and vanilla in a bow and blend. Mix in the carrots, pineapple, walnuts and raisins. Pour this mixture into the center of the flour mixture and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Don't over mix, please!
  • 4. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, dividing it evenly. Fill the empty muffin cups with water halfway, which prevents scorching. Bake the muffins approximately 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • 5. Cool 5 minutes, carefully remove muffins and water from tin. Cool muffins completely. Drizzle tops with cream cheese glaze, if desired, but they are great without the glaze!
  • 6. For cream cheese glaze, just mix cream cheese, confectioner's sugar and pineapple juice to desired consistency, smooth and creamy.

CARROT CAKE MUFFINS



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These muffins make a yummy little snack, that are slightly healthy. I use all organic ingredients, to make them that much better for me and my kids. They are really nice topped with cream cheese icing.

Provided by jake ryleysmommy

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 40m

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups carrots, chopped (or baby carrots)
1/2-3/4 cup applesauce
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup oil (I use melted coconut oil, but any vegetable based oil works)
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (or any whole grain flour, I use a spelt, kamut, and whole wheat mix)
1/2 cup sugar (or evaporated cane juice)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 cup raisins (optional)
1 cup pecans (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Put carrots and apple sauce in to food processor, mix until it has the consistency of baby food. Set aside.
  • Sift all dry ingredients together.
  • Stir oil, eggs, and carrot mixture together until well blended.
  • Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, fold gently until blended.
  • Add raisins and nuts mix gently. (Be careful not to over mix, or the muffins will be rubbery).
  • Pour into well greased muffin tins, bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick come out clean.
  • Cool completely then top with icing if desired.

Tips:

  • Mise en Place: Before starting, measure and prepare all ingredients as per the recipe to ensure a smooth baking process.
  • Freshly Grated Carrots: Using freshly grated carrots provides the best flavor and texture. Avoid pre-packaged or store-bought grated carrots.
  • Creaming Butter and Sugar: Creaming butter and sugar together until light and fluffy incorporates air, resulting in a tender and moist muffin.
  • Eggs and Vanilla: Add eggs one at a time, ensuring each egg is fully incorporated before adding the next. Stir in vanilla extract for a rich flavor.
  • Dry Ingredients: Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Overmixing can result in tough muffins.
  • Grated Carrots and Nuts: Fold in grated carrots, chopped nuts (if using), and raisins (if using) gently until evenly distributed.
  • Muffin Tins and Liners: Use muffin tins lined with paper liners to prevent muffins from sticking. Fill each muffin liner about 2/3 full to allow room for rising.
  • Baking Time and Temperature: Bake the muffins in a preheated oven at the specified temperature and time indicated in the recipe. Overbaking can dry out the muffins.
  • Cooling and Frosting: Allow muffins to cool completely before frosting. If desired, top with a cream cheese frosting, maple glaze, or your favorite frosting.

Conclusion:

These carrot cake muffins combine the classic flavors of carrot cake into a convenient and portable muffin form. With their moist texture, sweet and spicy flavor, and optional cream cheese frosting, these muffins are a delightful treat for breakfast, brunch, or a snack. Whether you're using fresh carrots from your garden or store-bought, these muffins are a great way to enjoy the deliciousness of carrot cake in a muffin form. By following the tips provided in this summary, you can ensure that your carrot cake muffins turn out perfect every time. Enjoy!

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