Hard

Carrot and Cranberry Muffins

Total Time
53 min
26m prep · 27m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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🥬 Vegetarian ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

I wanted a healthy breakfast muffin option that wasn't dry! The carrots give this such a delicious and moist texture. A lot can be added or left out of this recipe depending on taste and personal preference; popular options to include are raisins, ground nuts, or chocolate chips.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 0.5 teaspoons salt
  • 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 0.25 teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 0.25 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 0.5 cups unsalted butter , room temperature
  • 0.5 cups brown sugar , or to taste
  • 0.25 cups white sugar , or to taste
  • 1 egg
  • 1 banana
  • 2 cups grated carrots
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
  • 0.75 cups cranberries , or more to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.

  2. 2

    Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, chia seeds, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger together in a large bowl.

  3. 3

    Beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat egg into the butter mixture. Mash banana into the butter mixture until smoothly incorporated. Fold carrot and orange zest into the mixture.

  4. 4

    Mix flour mixture into the butter mixture about 1/2 cup at a time to make a batter. Fold cranberries into the batter. Divide evenly between prepared muffin cups to fill nearly to the top.

  5. 5

    Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

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