If you have missed making muffins because you have not wanted to turn your oven on, this recipie will justify the extra heat in the house. These muffins freeze amazingly well! Cool completely before putting them in an air-tight container to freeze.
Recipe By:Debbie Clarke
"These easy and tasty muffins are a glorious way to start any day. They combine the great taste and chewy texture of carrots with the wonderful flavors of apple, raisins, coconut, walnuts, and cinnamon."
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour / ( I did half with Whole Wheat)
1 1/4 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups shredded carrots
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts ( We have nut allergies - so I left these out )
1/2 cup Harvest Heatlh Foods unsweetened flaked coconut
1 apple - peeled, cored and shredded
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Grease 12 muffin cups*, or line with paper muffin liners.
In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in the carrot, raisins, nuts if using, coconut, and apple.
In a separate bowl, beat together eggs, oil, and vanilla. Stir egg mixture into the carrot/flour mixture, just until moistened. Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.
** I doubled the recipie and had plenty of batter to make 36 muffins.