Carrot Cake Muffins Recipe
Carrot cake muffins are muffins with grated carrot, raisins and spices. Makes a great breakfast or dessert too
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- All purpose flour 1/4 cup
- Whole wheat flour 1/4 cup
- Baking powder 1/4 tsp
- Baking soda 1/2 tsp
- Cinnamon powder 1/2 tsp
- Ground ginger 1/2 tsp
- Ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp
- Salt a small pinch
- Vanilla extract 1 tsp
- Caster sugar 6 tbsp
- Oil 1/3 cup
- Grated carrots 3/4 c
- Egg 1 large beated egg at room temp
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175 C.
- Combine wheat flour, all purpose flour, salt, sugar,cinnamon powder, ground ginger and nutmeg, baking soda and baking powder in a large mixing bowl using a whisk. Sieving will also work well here.
- In another bowl, break an egg along with the vanilla and beat till frothy.
- Now, add the grated carrot, oil and vanilla and beat for another 2 to 3 mins on slow speed using your electric mixer.
- Gently fold in the dry ingredients to the wet mixture in three batches until you can see no dry flour in the batter and well incorporated.
- Pour in to lined muffin moulds.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12 mins or until tops turn golden.
- Check if a skewer inserted comes out clean to ensure your muffins are baked.
- Once done, cool on a wire rack for 10 mins.
- Serve warm.
Notes
1. Whole wheat flour can be replaced with all purpose flour. But please dont attempt replacing all purpose flour with wheat flour. The flour is to liquid ratio is different for whole wheat flour based goodies.
2. In case you dont have the spices mentioned, you may use 1 tsp of garam masala
3. If you are looking to replace the egg here, use 1/4 c of apple sauce for a vegan version and 1/4 c of whisked fresh yogurt.
2. In case you dont have the spices mentioned, you may use 1 tsp of garam masala
3. If you are looking to replace the egg here, use 1/4 c of apple sauce for a vegan version and 1/4 c of whisked fresh yogurt.
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Disclaimer
Nutrition values are provided here as a courtesy and are only a rough guide. Please consult a health care provider if you have any concerns.
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