Apple Carrot Sunshine Muffins

Ingredients:

  • 2½ cups Whole Grain Oat Flour (about 295 grams)
  • ? cup Granulated Sugar (about 70 grams)
  • ¼ cup Light Brown Sugar (about 50 grams)
  • 1½ tsp Baking Soda
  • ¼ tsp Sea Salt
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 Apple shredded (about 230 grams)
  • 2 Carrots large, peeled and shredded (about 250 grams)
  • ½ cup Shaved Almonds (about 85 grams)
  • ½ cup Dried Cranberries (about 100 grams)
  • 2 Large Whole Eggs
  • ½ cup Unsalted Butter melted
  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

Instructions to Make Apple Carrot Sunshine Muffins:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare muffin tins, and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  • Next, add your shredded carrot, apple, and all the juice from the shredded apple, cranberries, and shaved almonds. Stir until well combined.
  • Finally add your eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. Stir until evenly incorporated. You should have a thick wet muffin batter.
  • Scoop about ¼ cup of muffin batter into each muffin tin.
  • Bake at 350° for about 20-25 minutes. Until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apple, Carrot, Muffin
Servings: 16

Apple Carrot Sunshine Muffins

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare muffin tins, spray with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  • Next, add your shredded carrot, apple and all the juice from the shredded apple, cranberries, and shaved almonds. Stir until well combined.
  • Finally add your eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. Stir until evenly incorporated. You should have a thick wet muffin batter.
  • Scoop about ¼ cup muffin batter into each muffin tin.
  • Bake at 350° for about 20-25 minutes. Until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.

Macro Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Apple Carrot Sunshine Muffins
Amount Per Serving (1 Muffin)
Calories 232 Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 3.7g23%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.4g
Cholesterol 38.1mg13%
Sodium 168.4mg7%
Potassium 118.1mg3%
Carbohydrates 31.2g10%
Fiber 4.2g18%
Sugar 13.5g15%
Protein 4.6g9%
Vitamin A 135.2IU3%
Vitamin C 0.9mg1%
Calcium 5.6mg1%
Iron 6.9mg38%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Muffins are perfect as a snack or as breakfast on a busy morning! These Apple Carrot Sunshine Muffins are guaranteed to brighten your day. Light and fluffy, sweet, and savory, you might end up eating more than one!


Macro Adjustments:

When it comes to baking or similar, it can be hard to adjust the macros. The adjustments you can make to these muffins would not affect the macros much. However, you could choose to make a few substitutions to this recipe:

Substitutions:

Cranberries: You could use raisins, cherries, or really any dried fruit you wish.

Almonds: Any nut will work.

Protein Boost: You could reduce the flour by 1/2 cup and replace it with a 1/2 cup of unflavored or vanilla flavor protein powder.

Meal Prep:

Yes. This is a great snack for meal prepping, they will last for about 6 days at room temperature. In the fridge for up to 14 days.

Freezer Friendly:

Yes. You can freeze these muffins for up to 6 months in an airtight container. Defrost overnight.

These muffins taste AMAZING reheated for about 20 seconds.


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