Starting your day with these rich and hearty muffins is like eating carrot cake for breakfast!
Carrot-Spice Muffins
2014-09-24 00:41:09
Yield: approximately 2 dozen muffins
Ingredients
- 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups grated carrot
- 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled, grated, and squeezed dry
- 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
- 1⁄2 cup quick-cooking oats (not instant)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Add carrot, apple, pineapple, and oats, stirring until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, and vanilla. Pour egg mixture into fruit mixture, stirring to combine. Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups.
- Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool completely on wire racks.
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