There’s a few snacks out there that reminds me of my childhood and carrot muffins is one of them. Fight me on this but, the best way to enjoy them is warmed up with soft salted butter. This is a much lighter version of the classic carrot muffin of my childhood because, let’s face it, there was probably a ton of oil in those. Nonetheless they are perfect for the lunch box and the recipe gives exactly five beautiful muffins for each day of the work week. For those afternoon snacks at the office when you’re craving something sweet without gaining a million pounds.
Since the final sugary taste is noticeable but not overpowering, they would be amazing with a sugary cream cheese glaze but, that would make them super caloric and let’s reserve those for the weekend.
- Bowl 1
- 150g of very finely chopped (riced) carrots
- 28g (+/- 18 cup) of light tasting oil (I used avocado)
- 45g (+/- 3 tablespoons) of cane sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1g (+/- ¼ teaspoon) of vanilla extract
- 1.3g (+/-1/2 heaping teaspoon) of ground cinnamon
- 0.4g (+/-1/4 teaspoon) of ground cloves
- pinch of salt
- Bowl 2:
- 100g of wholewheat flour (+/- ⅓ cup)
- 20g of quick oats
- 3g of baking soda (+/- ½ teaspoons)
- 6g of baking powder (+/- 1 teaspoon)
- - Pre-heat oven at 350.
- - Whisk together all the ingredients in bowl 1. Reserve.
- - Mix all the ingredients in bowl 2. Reserve
- - Set up a muffin pan with 5 baking paper cups
- - Mix the content of bowl 2 in bowl 1 and DO NOT MIX STRONGLY. Since we want the least amount of gluten development possible, use a silicon spatula to gently mix everything until all the flour is hydrated but not over mixed.
- - Bake for 15-20 minutes.
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