Applesauce Carrot Cake Muffins
By: Peas of Cake
Published: Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 1:22pm

Ingredients




3 c. whole wheat flour
3 tbsp. ground flax seed (optional)
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. salt
1 c. honey
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 1/4 c. unsweetened applesauce
1 1/2 c. shredded carrots
1/2 c. cranberries (optional- or nuts would be good)
oats (to sprinkle on top)

Preparation

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray oil on two regular-size 12-cup muffin tins or two large 6-cup muffin tins. 2 In a large bowl whisk together the flour, ground flax, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt. 3 Make a small well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the honey, eggs, vanilla and applesauce. 4 Stir the ingredients together until just combined and there are still some spots of flour remaining. 5 Fold in the shredded carrots and cranberries just until combined (don't over mix or the muffins will be dense). 6 Distribute the batter evenly among the muffin tin cups and sprinkle some oats on top. 7 Bake for 20-24 min for large muffins (mine came out perfect at about 23 min) or 18-20 min. for regular-size muffins, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. 8 Remove to a wire rack to cool completely, Enjoy right away or make extra to freeze for a quick snack!

About

These applesauce carrot cake muffins are so moist, easy, kid friendly and they don’t contain any butter or white sugar!
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