Carrot muffins have the look and flavour of a carrot cake, only they are in muffin form. Apparently the original name for these muffins is ‘Morning Muffin Magic’. It is also known as ‘Morning Glory Muffins’. A super delicious muffin, they are spiced with cinnamon and dotted with chopped walnuts and grated apple and carrots. Also top with cream cheese icing, if desired.
Servings: 12standard-sized muffins or 24 small- sized muffins
Ingredients
¼cupWalnuts, , 60g, toasted and coarsely chopped
1 ⅓cupCarrots, 2 – 3 peeled carrots grated, 320g
1Apple, small size, peeled and grated
1 ⅓cupAll- purpose flour, , 175g
⅔cupSugar, ,146g
½teaspoonBaking soda
1teaspoonBaking powder
¼teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonGround cinnamon
2Large eggs
½cupCorn oil, or vegetable, canola, olive oil
½teaspoonPure vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting (OPTIONAL)
¼cupButter, room temperature, 56g
½cupCream cheese, room temperature, 110g
3tablespoonsIcing sugar
½teaspoonPure vanilla extract
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 180 degree C and place rack in centre of oven. Line a 24 muffin cups with muffin paper liners.
Toast walnut for about 8 minutes or until light brown and fragrant. Let cool and chop coarsely.
Peel and grate finely the carrots and apple. Set aside.
In a large bowl: whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda,salt and ground cinnamon. Stir in the nuts.
In a small bowl: whisk together the eggs, oil and vanilla extract. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients with a spatula. Then add the grated apple and carrots. Try not to over mix. Just want to make sure everything is just moistened. Otherwise the muffin will be tough.
Using an ice-cream scoop, fill the muffin pans with the batter and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
To Make Frosting:
Beat the butter and cream cheese until very smooth with no lumps.
Gradually add the icing sugar until fully incorporated and smooth.
Beat in the vanilla extract.
Glaze the cream cheese frosting on the top of each muffin.