Great Apple and Carrot Muffins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1.5 cups grated carrots
• 1.5 cups finely chopped apples
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 0.75 cups unsweetened applesauce
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cups brown sugar
• 0.5 cups olive oil
• 2 large eggs
• 0.5 cups chopped walnuts

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 20 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.

2. 2

   Mix water and flax seeds together in a bowl.

3. 3

   Stir all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Add carrots and chopped apples; toss to coat.

4. 4

   Stir applesauce, white sugar, brown sugar, olive oil, eggs, walnuts, and flax seed mixture into the flour mixture. Mix until batter is well combined.

5. 5

   Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each cup about 3/4 full.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 18 minutes.