Name: Morning Glory Muffins
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 cups white whole wheat flour; 1 cup brown sugar; 2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/3 cup ground flaxseed, optional; 4 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 large carrots, peeled and grated; 2 medium apples, grated; 1/2 cup shredded coconut, sweetened or unsweetened; 1/2 cup pecans, roughly chopped; 3 large eggs; 2/3 cup oil (avocado, coconut, grapeseed, whatever you have on hand); 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1/4 cup orange juice (can sub water if desired)

Description

Studded with apples, carrots, pecans and coconut and spiced with cinnamon and ginger these soft muffins are sure to be your next favorite morning treat!

Ingredients

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2 cups white whole wheat flour
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup ground flaxseed, optional
4 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large carrots, peeled and grated
2 medium apples, grated
1/2 cup shredded coconut, sweetened or unsweetened
1/2 cup pecans, roughly chopped
3 large eggs
2/3 cup oil (avocado, coconut, grapeseed, whatever you have on hand)
2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup orange juice (can sub water if desired)

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin tin plus 6-cup muffin tin, or line with papers and spray the insides of the papers.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, flaxseed, baking soda, spices, and salt.

Stir in the carrots, apple, coconut and nuts.

In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs, oil, vanilla, and orange juice. Add to the flour mixture, and stir until evenly moistened.

Divide the batter among the wells of the prepared pan, about 3/4 the way full.

Bake the muffins for 5 minutes. Without opening the oven door, reduce oven temp to 375°F and bake an additional 18-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of one of the inner muffins comes out clean.

Remove from the oven, let cool for 5 minutes in their pan on a rack, then turn out of pans to finish cooling. Wrap any leftovers airtight, and store at room temperature for up to 5 days or freeze up to 4 months.

Notes

Ground flaxseed is optional but boosts the fiber and healthy fats in this recipe!

In the video I made a double batch which yielded exactly 36 muffins.

I use my food processor with the grating attachment to very quickly and easily grate the apples and carrots. If you don’t have a food processor you could just use a box grater.

The initial high heat for 5 minutes provides a nice rise and height to the muffins.

Recipe is from King Arthur Flour

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes

Keywords: muffins, morning glory, apples, carrots, flaxseed, coconut, pecans