Honey, let me tell you about one of my favorite recipes — Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins is something I’ve been making for years and it never disappoints! This is the kind of dish that fills the whole kitchen with the most wonderful aroma and has everyone asking when dinner will be ready.
Made with simple, wholesome ingredients like baking powder, applesauce, sugar, this recipe comes together without any fuss. That’s the way Gran likes it — good food that doesn’t keep you in the kitchen all day.
Whether you’re making this for a weeknight dinner or bringing it to a gathering, I promise it will disappear fast. Don’t forget to scroll down and let me know how it turned out in the comments!
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Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins
Ingredients
- 0.75 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 0.25 cup Applesauce
- 0.25 cup Sugar
- 0.33333333333333 cup Brown Sugar
- 0.75 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 0.75 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 0.75 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 0.25 teaspoon Nutmeg
- 0.25 teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- 1 cup Carrots
- 0.5 cup Soymilk
- 0.5 cup Walnuts
- 0.5 cup Raisins
Instructions
- 1.
- In a small bowl mix baking powder and applesauce into a foamy mixture, set aside.
- 2.
- In a large bowl mix flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- 3.
- Add honey, carrots, milk, and applesauce mixture.
- 4.
- Mix well.
- 5.
- Add nuts and raisins.
- 6.
- Spray muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray or line with cupcake liners.
- 7.
- Fill muffin pan 3/4 full.
- 8.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
