Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins

Name: Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; ½ cup whole wheat flour; ½ tsp baking soda; ¼ tsp sea salt; ¾ tsp cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground nutmeg; ½ tsp ground ginger; 2 eggs, room temperature; ¾ cup Greek yogurt; ¼ cup + 2 tbsp maple syrup; 1 tsp vanilla; ¼ cup melted coconut oil, olive oil or vegetable oil; 2 cups grated carrots; ½ cup raisins; 3 oz cream cheese; 1 tbsp + 1 tsp maple syrup; 2 tsp lemon juice; pinch of salt

by Gourmet Mami

16 muffins

35 min

You are going to love these healthy and delicious Carrot Cake Muffins! My kids love muffins, so I wanted to create a recipe that didn’t include tons of sugar. Plus, it’s always a bonus when you can incorporate veggies into sweet treats…am I right?! These simple, healthy carrot cake muffins are packed with carrots, raisins and spices and free of refined sugars. You will love these deliciously moist muffins that are sweetened with pure maple syrup. Top them with a lightened-up cream cheese drizzle for a delicious breakfast, snack or healthy treat- or leave them as is- they are great either way! Check out a few more of my favorite healthy muffin recipes: Healthy Blueberry + Summer Squash Muffins + Quinoa Coconut Muffins

Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins

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Yield 16 muffins
Time spent: Prep time: 15 Minutes Cook time: 20 Minutes Total time: 35 min

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Ingredients

For the Muffins:

1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup whole wheat flour
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp sea salt
¾ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp ground ginger
2 eggs, room temperature
¾ cup Greek yogurt
¼ cup + 2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
¼ cup melted coconut oil, olive oil or vegetable oil
2 cups grated carrots
½ cup raisins

For the Frosting:

3 oz cream cheese
1 tbsp + 1 tsp maple syrup
2 tsp lemon juice
pinch of salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a muffin tin or line with muffin liners.
Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger into a large bowl.
In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the eggs, yogurt, maple syrup, vanilla, coconut oil and grated carrots.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
Fold in the raisins.
Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin tins about 3/4 of the way.
Bake for 18-20 minutes.

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