Spiced Apple Carrot Muffins Recipe: Almond flour gives these spiced apple carrot muffins a grain-free, fluffy texture! These healthy muffins are delicious and devoid of dairy and processed sugar. They also fit within the paleo diet!
Spiced Apple Carrot Muffins Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 3 Tbsp avocado oil
- 3 Tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 cups finely ground almond flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 large carrot, grated (about 1 cup of shredded carrot)
- 1 large Fuji apple, peeled and grated
Instructions
- Using a box grater, grate the apple and carrot. Each will require one cup.
- Set aside 7 muffin papers in a muffin tray and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. (Note: this recipe yields a partially filled batch; double the recipe for more muffins.).
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, avocado oil, pure maple syrup, and cider vinegar until well blended.
- Combine the dry ingredients (almond flour, baking soda, nutmeg, ground ginger, and cinnamon) in a separate basin.
- After adding the flour mixture to the bowl containing the wet ingredients, thoroughly mix. Add the grated apple and carrots, and stir until the muffin batter is thoroughly mixed.
- Spoon the muffin batter into the muffin tin that has been preheated, filling each cup ⅔ of the way.
- Muffins should be baked for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a clean test comes out, on the oven’s center rack.
- It takes me twenty-two minutes. When muffins are cooked through, the internal temperature should read between 190 and 200 degrees F. To ensure that the muffins are cooked through, place a digital thermometer in the middle of each one. To make sure a muffin passes the test, you can also stick a toothpick or butter knife inside of it.
- Before peeling, let the muffins cool to room temperature.
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Nutrition
- Serving: 1 muffin (of 7) Calories: 295kcal Carbohydrates: 17g Protein: 11g – Fat: 21g Saturated Fat: 1g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g; Monounsaturated Fat: 5g Cholesterol: 53mg – Sodium: 284mg – Fiber: 6g – Sugar: 11g
Notes
- If you would like, you can use lime or lemon juice for the vinegar. This ingredient’s function is to activate the baking soda.
- Grate two teaspoons of fresh ginger, if you have any on hand.
If you have two teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice on hand, you can use that in place of the separate spices.
FAQs AND Questions
How to Make Spiced Apple Carrot Muffins:
- Set aside seven cupcake sheets in a muffin tray and preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Using a box grater or the grater attachment on your food processor, finely shred the apple and carrot. Each will require one cup. I grate the entire carrot with its peel on, but I peel the apple.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, avocado oil, pure maple syrup, and cider vinegar until well blended.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the almond flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, and sea salt (dry ingredients).
- Pour the flour mixture into the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix well.
- Stir in the grated carrots and grated apple until the muffin batter is well-combined.
- Transfer the muffin batter to the prepared muffin tin, filling the muffin cups up ⅔ of the way.
