Very moist and good for you too! I adapted this recipe from a cake recipe, so it's yummy, but also quite healthy.
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
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1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 20 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.
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2
Mix water and flax seeds together in a bowl.
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Stir all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Add carrots and chopped apples; toss to coat.
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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.
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5
Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each cup about 3/4 full.
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6
Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 18 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
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