Healthy Carrot Muffins Recipe
Easy & moist Healthy Carrot Muffins made with whole wheat flour, carrots and maple syrup. These delicious muffins are great for a quick breakfast or snack!
Servings: 12
Calories: 219kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup Whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ cup Oil I used avocado oil
- ½ cup Maple syrup
- 1 Egg large
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Carrot grated, packed
- ¼ cup Yogurt plain or greek yogurt
- ½ cup Chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a 12-count muffin pan with liners.
- Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl - Whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
- In another bowl, whisk together oil, maple syrup, egg, vanilla and grated carrots. Add yogurt & whisk again.
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients bowl. Mix till they are just combined. Do not overmix.
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips. Save some chocolate chips to top once you fill the muffin liners in the next step.
- Spoon the batter evenly into each liner. Top with the saved chocolate chips.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes at 350F or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool completely on a wire rack and enjoy!
Notes
Make them healthier: You can skip the chocolate chips and add nuts such as pecans or walnuts along with raisins.
Sweetness: These muffins are lightly sweetened. Increase maple syrup to make them sweeter. If you skip chocolate chips, then I suggest to increase maple syrup to ⅔ cup.
Grated Carrots: You can grate the carrots by hand, or for an easier option, use the grating attachment on your food processor.
Nutrition
Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 173mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1825IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 0.8mg