Fruity 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 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.

CRANBERRY-CARROT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 12-portion 1/2-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger together.
• In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or with a hand-held electric mixer in a large bowl, cream the butter on medium speed until lightened. With the speed on low, slowly add the sugar. Increase speed to medium high and beat until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating between each addition and scraping down the bowl as necessary with a rubber spatula. Add the carrot puree and orange zest and beat until well combined. With the mixer set on low, slowly add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined; do not overbeat. Remove the bowl from the mixer and with a rubber spatula, gently fold the cranberry relish into the batter until evenly distributed.
• Evenly divide the batter among the lined muffin cups and sprinkle a little sugar over the top of each. Bake in the center of the oven until light golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes.
• Cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Remove muffins form the pan and transfer to a rack to cool completely. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CARROT CAKE - FRUITED CARROT LOAF OR CHRISTMAS MUFFINS

Steps:

• In bowl: beat eggs until smooth and creamy, add sugar, oil, milk, vanilla and beat well.
• In large bowl combine and whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• Make well in dry ingredients, add the egg mixture mixing until thoroughly combined.
• Stir in grated carrots, coconut, raisins and pecans.
• Pour into two greased loaf pans ( approximately 9 x 5 and preferably lined) baking in a 350 oven 60 - 70 minute. (ovens vary).
• Remove from oven, place on wire rack until cooled completely.
• Remove from pan, wrap in foil, refrigerate overnight before slicing.