Apple Carrot Muffins
Apple Carrot Muffins have all of the flavors of the season, are moist, fluffy, and perfect for an easy breakfast or snack!
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups white whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup coconut or brown sugar*
- 2 eggs room temp
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup*
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup greek yogurt
- ½ cup applesauce
- ½ cup; 1 stick unsalted butter room temp
- 1 cup grated carrot
- ½ cup chopped apple
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a muffin pan with parchment paper liners.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a bowl, beat the butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Scrape the bowl down, then add the eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla, greek yogurt and applesauce and mix until fully combined.
- While the mixer is on low speed, add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients. Do not over mix.
- Lastly, fold in the grated carrot and chopped apple until evenly incorporated.
- Fill the muffin cups all the way up to the top.
- Bake the muffins for 18-20 minutes.
- Allow muffins to cool for a few minutes in the pan, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
*If making for your kids and you want to reduce the sugar, reduce both the coconut sugar and maple syrup to 1/4 or 1/3 each. If the batter seems too thick after you reduce it, add 1-2 tbsp of applesauce.
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