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Whole Grain Carrot Cake Muffins with Walnuts – Fit Foodie Finds

Whole Grain Carrot Cake Muffins with Walnuts


  • Author: Sandra
  • Total Time: 28 minutes
  • Yield: 12-14 servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale

Wet

  • 1 medium size banana, mashed
  • 2 eggs, large
  • ¼ cup Greek yogurt, plain
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • ½ cup maple syrup

Dry

  • 1.5 cups white whole wheat flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1.5 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup finely grated carrots, packed*
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

For the glaze

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 teaspoons water

Instructions

  1. First of all,Preheat oven to 350º and grease or line a muffin tin with muffin liners. Set aside.
  2. Start with the wet ingredients. In a medium/large size mixing bowl, mash a medium sized banana until there are minimal to no lumps, then add the rest of the wet ingredients to the bowl (except for the coconut oil). Mix well.
  3. In a separate bowl mix dry ingredients together.
  4. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix. Once combined, add the coconut oil to the batter until fully mixed in.
  5. Fill muffin liners about 3/4 of the way full. Repeat until batter is gone.
  6. Place in the oven for 16-18 minutes.
  7. Remove and let cool.
  8. While muffins are cooling, mix ingredients for the glaze. Once muffins have cooled, dip the muffin top into the glaze and set aside to dry.
  9. Enjoy!

Notes

*If your carrots are extremely moist, ring out some of the moisture with a paper towel before adding to the batter.

*These muffins will last up to 5 days stored in an air tight container on your kitchen countertop. For longer lasting muffins, store in refrigerator or freezer.

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 18 minutes

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 muffin
  • Calories: 187
  • Sugar: 15
  • Sodium: 499
  • Fat: 7
  • Carbohydrates: 27
  • Fiber: 3
  • Protein: 4