The only time I’ve seen carrots involved in baking is for carrot cake. Otherwise, carrots are reserved for side dishes, soups, and rabbits. Maybe there’s some unwritten rule I’m missing, but carrots have too much natural sweetness to be reduced solely to a single type of cake. If people eat zucchini bread, then why not make a carrot quick bread? Or carrot muffins?
I took the same recipe from the zucchini muffins I made a few weeks ago and substituted shredded carrots for the zucchini, as well as adding an extra ½ tsp of both cinnamon and nutmeg. The result tasted just as brilliant as my idea, which means I’ll have no trouble incorporating some extra carrots into my diet these days!
Carrot Muffins
based on Kathie’s Zucchini Muffins Recipe
makes 12 muffins
I found I needed to bake the muffins for 20 minutes instead of the original 15 minutes the recipe called for. Keep an eye on them, and they’ll be done when you can gently touch the tops without denting them in.
1 c. whole wheat flour
⅔ c. white flour
½ c. sugar
1½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
1¼ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1½ c. shredded carrot
½ c. fat-free milk
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp honey
1 egg
- Preheat oven to 400°. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients (whole wheat flour through salt), mixing well until uniform.
- In a separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour wet into dry and mix until just incorporated. Spoon batter into muffin cups and bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes. Serve warm. Muffins will keep if refrigerated for up to a week.
Those look yummy! I love carrot cake and I love muffins, why not marry the two? Will definitely need to try these…
I agree! And these definitely rival carrot cake, so I hope they turn out well for you!
Absolutely delicious!
Not at all what I was expecting from the title! And it looks a lot better than brussel sprouts would in a muffin…
C
It’s practically impossible to mask brussel sprouts in any dish, especially in baked goods…
Just made these for my kids 🙂 I substituted coconut oil for the vegetable oil, and a little bit of brown sugar for the white sugar. I made them in the mini-muffin tins (perfect size for my little ones) and they were delicious 🙂 Thank you!
I’m so happy you and your little ones enjoyed the muffins Dixie! They’re so lucky — they have the sweetest mother. 🙂
Substituted olive oil for the vegetable oil, did cane sugar instead of white and sprinkled a bit of brown sugar on top before baking. I also added a handful of organic yogurt chips and they turned out delicious
Great recipe!
I’m so glad you enjoyed these muffins Ness! Thanks for taking the time to share your modifications. I always love to hear what recipe tweaks work! 🙂
what is the nutrient value in the carrot muffins?, really enjoyed them
I’m so glad you enjoyed the muffins Kelley! The Nutrition Info should be fairly similar to the original recipe (it’s linked right below the recipe title!), but if you prefer to calculate it yourself, this is the recipe calculator I use. It’s fairly accurate and easy to use!
I made these muffins today but substituted the white flour for coconut flour, the sugar for xylitol, the veg oil for coconut oil, the milk for almond milk and I added a dash of vanilla.
Delicious!!!!!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the muffins Holly, and thanks for including your substitutions! 🙂
Just made these tonight. I was looking for a simple carrot muffin recipe and after finding ones that wanted me to basically include the kitchen sink I found this recipe. I shredded the carrots at home so mine came out a little thicker but…. this recipe is delicious! Highly recommend it. Great carrot taste in a moist muffin. Thank you 😀
I’m so glad you enjoyed the muffins Dani! 🙂
Really yum… I just substituted white sugar with brown…. came out very well…. thank you:)
I’m so glad you loved the recipe Shahinda! 🙂
Made these with almond milk….they were delicious ?
I’m so glad you enjoyed these muffins Linda! 🙂
Unable to save the recipe from Pinterest. Other photos showed up.
I’m honored that you’d like to save this recipe on Pinterest Marie! I just tried saving them on Pinterest, and the images showed up just fine. They showed up at the very bottom of all of the images, not at the top, but the photos should be there! 🙂 I’d love to hear what you think if you try these muffins!