Morning Glory Breakfast Muffins

Sweet with sugar combined with healthy flaxseed, coconut, apple, walnuts, carrots, and cinnamon

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Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: flour, sugar, cinnamon, carrots, walnuts, coconut, apple, flaxseed

Author: Two Adorable Labs

Equipment

cupcake pans, cupcake holders

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups shredded carrots - or - (3-4 medium carrots, peeled before shredding)
1/2 cup Craisins original recipe calls for raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup flaked coconut (sweetened or unsweetened) I used sweetened
1/2 cup shredded apple (about 1 medium apple, cored and peeled before shredding)
1/4 cup flaxseed (optional) I chose to add it
3 eggs I used Vital Farms cage free organic
1 1/4 cup vegetable oil original recipe calls for 1 cup
3 tsp vanilla original recipe calls for 2 teaspoons

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 12 muffin cups with paper muffin liners (or grease a non-stick muffin pan)
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt
Stir in the carrots, raisins or craisins, chopped walnuts, coconut, shredded apple and flaxseed. Mix until well blended. I used a large spoon to mix
In a seperate bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil and vanilla. Pour the egg mixture into the carrot/flour mixture and stir just until moistened
Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups. (Note: the muffin cups will be very full which is ok as these muffins rise only slightly during the baking process)
Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees
Take out and serve warm (but these are also amazing room temperature as well)

Notes

The muffins will be done when the centers are still slightly soft. Insert a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, that indicates the muffins are ready to be taken out of the oven.

I normally take mind out a few minutes before done when the center is slightly gooey which is my preference.

If you like icing on your muffins, try mixing 1 cup of confectioner sugar, 1 8oz cream cheese, a splash of vanilla, and 1 tablespoon of International Delight Sweet Cream and mix well