Healthy Morning Glory Muffins
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup whole wheat flour (you can use 100% all-purpose if you prefer)
1 cup date sugar (any sugar will work, but will yield sweeter results)
2 tsp cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ tsp kosher salt
⅓ cup unsweetened, flaked coconut, more to top
½ cup golden raisins
zest of 1 orange
1 small apple peeled and grated (about 1 cup)
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
1 cup grated carrot
⅓ cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans, plus more to top
2 large eggs
1 cup unsweetened apple sauce (preferably homemade - I make and freeze into 1 cup portions every fall)
1½ tsp pure vanilla extract
Preparation
1
Place oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 350°
2
In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
3
Add the coconut, raisins, orange zest, apple, pineapple, carrots and stir to combine.
4
In a separate bowl, whisk eggs with the applesauce and vanilla. Add to the dry ingredients, and blend well.
5
Spoon batter into muffin tins lined with muffin cups. Spritz the muffin cups with cooking spray. Fill almost all the way, they don't rise much.
6
Press extra nuts and coconut flakes onto the tops, if desired.
7
Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
8
Cool muffins in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to finish cooling.
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About
Muffins get a bad rap for being laden with butter and sugar. These are filled with fruits and vegetables.
Yield:
12
Added:
Saturday, March 12, 2016 - 1:08pm
