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Apple Carrot Sunshine Muffins

Ingredients:

Instructions to Make Apple Carrot Sunshine Muffins:

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Apple Carrot Sunshine Muffins

The perfect healthy breakfast muffin!
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Apple, Carrot, Muffin
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 232kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare muffin tins, spray with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  • Next, add your shredded carrot, apple and all the juice from the shredded apple, cranberries, and shaved almonds. Stir until well combined.
  • Finally add your eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. Stir until evenly incorporated. You should have a thick wet muffin batter.
  • Scoop about ¼ cup muffin batter into each muffin tin.
  • Bake at 350° for about 20-25 minutes. Until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Muffin | Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 31.2g | Protein: 4.6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3.7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.4g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 38.1mg | Sodium: 168.4mg | Potassium: 118.1mg | Fiber: 4.2g | Sugar: 13.5g | Vitamin A: 135.2IU | Vitamin C: 0.9mg | Calcium: 5.6mg | Iron: 6.9mg

Muffins are perfect as a snack or as breakfast on a busy morning! These Apple Carrot Sunshine Muffins are guaranteed to brighten your day. Light and fluffy, sweet, and savory, you might end up eating more than one!


Macro Adjustments:

When it comes to baking or similar, it can be hard to adjust the macros. The adjustments you can make to these muffins would not affect the macros much. However, you could choose to make a few substitutions to this recipe:

Substitutions:

Cranberries: You could use raisins, cherries, or really any dried fruit you wish.

Almonds: Any nut will work.

Protein Boost: You could reduce the flour by 1/2 cup and replace it with a 1/2 cup of unflavored or vanilla flavor protein powder.

Meal Prep:

Yes. This is a great snack for meal prepping, they will last for about 6 days at room temperature. In the fridge for up to 14 days.

Freezer Friendly:

Yes. You can freeze these muffins for up to 6 months in an airtight container. Defrost overnight.

These muffins taste AMAZING reheated for about 20 seconds.


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