Great Apple and Carrot Muffins

Description

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 ½ cups grated carrots
  • 1 ½ cups finely chopped apples
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 20 muffin cups
  2. or line with paper muffin liners.
  3. Mix water and flax seeds together in a bowl.
  4. Stir all-purpose flour
  5. whole wheat flour
  6. baking soda
  7. and salt together in a large bowl. Add carrots and chopped apples; toss to coat.
  8. Stir applesauce
  9. white sugar
  10. brown sugar
  11. olive oil
  12. eggs
  13. walnuts
  14. and flax seed mixture into the flour mixture. Mix until batter is well combined.
  15. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups
  16. filling each cup about 3/4 full.
  17. Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed
  18. about 18 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 20

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