Blueberry Carrot Cake Muffins Recipes

BLUEBERRY-CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Make blueberry muffins as directed on box--except substitute carrot purée for the oil.

CARROT BLUEBERRY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. In another large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in the carrots, zucchini and pineapple. Fold in blueberries. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost cupcakes. If desired, top with nuts and fresh blueberries. Refrigerate leftovers.

BLUEBERRY-CARROT CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F. Place paper baking cup in each of 15 regular-size muffin cups, or grease with shortening.
• Drain blueberries from muffin mix in strainer set over bowl, reserving 2 tablespoons liquid for glaze.
• In large bowl, mix muffin mix, buttermilk, oil, cream cheese and eggs until just combined (batter will be lumpy). Fold in carrots, nutmeg and drained blueberries. Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each three-fourths full.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from muffin cups.
• In small bowl, beat Glaze ingredients with whisk until smooth. Drizzle over muffins.

HEALTHY BLUEBERRY-CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners and spay the liners lightly with cooking spray.
• Reserve 1/2 cup of the blueberries for garnish. Place the remaining blueberries in a large bowl and lightly crush them with the back of a fork (crushing keeps them from sinking to the bottom of the muffin batter during baking). Add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt to the blueberries and stir to combine. Whisk together the milk, oil, brown sugar, carrots, eggs, lemon zest and vanilla in another bowl, whisking until no clumps of brown sugar remain. Fold the milk mixture into the flour mixture until just combined (don't worry if there are a few lumps).
• Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups. Press the reserved blueberries into the tops of the muffins. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle the tops of the muffins with the turbinado sugar. Rotate the pan and continue to bake until the muffins are golden and a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, 20 to 24 minutes. Cool the muffins in the pan for a few minutes, then transfer the muffins to a rack to cool completely.

BLUEBERRY MUFFIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray an 8x8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Toss blueberries and 1/2 cup of flour in a small bowl until blueberries are coated. Set aside.
• Beat together sugar and oil with an electric mixer in a large bowl. Add milk, egg, and vanilla extract. Mix remaining 1 cup flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; mix until just combined. fold in blueberry mixture. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Mix together brown sugar, 1/3 cup flour, and cinnamon in a bowl. Cut in butter until topping mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle on top of the cake batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool before serving.

BLUEBERRY CARROT SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter and flour a 10 cup bundt pan.
• Mix the first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Combine both sugars in a large bowl.
• Add eggs one at a time, whisking until smooth.
• Whisk in oil.
• Stir in the carrots and then fold in the blueberries.
• Do not over mix-- batter will the thick.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake about 1 hour until cake begins to come away from the edges of the pan.
• Cool cake in pan for 20 minutes.
• Invert onto plate and let cool completely.
• I have also cut this recipe in half and used a square cake pan with equally good results.