Carrot Muffins Recipes

CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Line a muffin pan with paper liners.
• In a large bowl sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Set aside.
• In a mixer bowl fitted with paddle attachment, or using a hand-held mixer, beat together eggs, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. On low speed and with the mixer running, add oil slowly and beat until combined. Beat in vanilla extract until combined, then turn off mixer. Fold in carrots by hand until combined. Fold in flour mixture just until combined. Don't overmix. Fold in nuts and shredded coconut.
• Fill each liner ¾ full with batter. Bake for 15-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean. Allow muffins to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Muffins will keep in an airtight container for 4 days at room temperature or in the fridge.

AWESOME CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine raisins and water in a small bowl. Let soak for 15 minutes. Drain raisins, discard water and set raisins aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, combine eggs, oil and brown sugar; beat well. Combine egg mixture and flour mixture; mix just until moistened. Fold in carrots and drained raisins. Spoon into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes before frosting.

CARROT CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Beat milk, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in another bowl. Stir carrots into flour mixture; fold in milk mixture and butter until batter is just combined. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. In a blender or food processor, combine remaining ingredients; cover and process until carrots are finely chopped. Pour carrot mixture over dry ingredients; stir just until combined. , Fill greased muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 425° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Beat egg lightly in large bowl.
• Add orange juice, margarine, and sugar, beat well.
• Sift together dry ingredients.
• Stir into egg mixture, mix only till moistened.
• Gently fold in shredded carrots (I shred the carrots in my food processor).
• Spoon into well greased muffin pans about 2/3 full.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes at 400 degrees.

CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/gas mark 6/fan 180C. Melt the margarine in the microwave.
• Top and tail, then peel and grate the carrots.
• Combine the carrots, sugar and margarine in a bowl.
• Sift in the flour, cinnamon and baking powder.
• Beat the eggs in a small bowl and then add to the mixture. Also mix in the nuts and sultanas.
• Line a muffin tray with 12 muffin cases and divide the mixture equally between them. Bake for 20 minutes.

BASIC CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°C.
• Measure first 7 ingredients into a large bowl. Stir and make a well in the center.
• Combine next 4 ingredients in a medium bowl. Mix well. Add to well.
• Add grated carrot. Stir until just moistened.
• Divide evenly among 12 greased muffin cups.
• Top each muffin with some white sugar or some streusel topping. Here is where you can get really creative. Nuts might be nice for some people. Others might want some oatmeal sprinkled on top. You could do many different toppings in one pan.
• Bake for 20 - 22 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
• Let stand in pan for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool.
• **There are a few variations listed in the book.
• Date Nut Carrot Muffins: Stir in 1/2 cup chopped dates and 1/2 cup chopped pecans into buttermilk mixture. The baking time may need to be longer (20-25 minutes total).
• Ginger Oat Carrot Muffins: Reduce Whole wheat flour to 1/2 cup. Add 1/2 cup quick cooking oats. Add 2 tsp finely chopped, peeled gingerroot. Sprinkle tops of muffins with 1/4 cup quick cooking oats before baking. Baking time may need to be longer (20-25 minutes total).

CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. and oil eighteen 1/2-cup muffin cups.
• Into a large bowl sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and whisk in sugar. Coarsely shred enough carrots to measure 2 cups and chop pecans. Add shredded carrots and pecans to flour mixture with raisins and coconut and toss well.
• In a bowl whisk together eggs, oil, and vanilla. Peel and core apple and coarsely shred. Stir shredded apple into egg mixture and add to flour mixture, stirring until batter is just combined well. Divide batter among muffin cups, filling them three fourths full, and bake in middle of oven until puffed and a tester comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Cool muffins in cups on racks 5 minutes before turning out onto racks to cool completely. Muffins keep in an airtight container at room temperature 5 days.

EXTREMELY EASY CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• In a separate bowl, combine eggs, apple sauce and brown sugar; beat well.
• Combine egg mixture and flour mixture; mix just until moistened.
• Fold in carrots and drained raisins.
• Spoon into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Let cool for 30 minutes or eat immediately.