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Happy Easter Muffins

Sweet and delicious muffins packed with carrots
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 16
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 mashed brown banana
  • 1/4 cup apple sauce
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/4 cups white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large carrots peeled and grated
  • 1 apple – peeled grated
  • 1/4 cup walnuts chopped
  • 1/4 cup flaked coconut unsweetened, but if using sweetened reduce the amount of sugar in the recipe by a few tablespoons

Instructions
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375F. Spray your muffin tins with non stick cooking spray (or rub thoroughly with butter and vegetable oil).
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk and mash the eggs, banana, apple sauce, veg. oil, and vanilla. Set aside.
  3. In a larger bowl, whisk together the flours, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and soda, and salt.
  4. Add your grated carrots, apple, coconut, and walnuts to the flour mixture and stir until coated.
  5. Combine the egg mixture with the flour mixture to form your batter.
  6. Scoop by a 1/4 cup into prepared muffin pan.
  7. Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until the muffins bounce back when lightly pressed on top.