They aren't too sweet, are super moist, and have just the perfect amount of spice and crunch. Many people I know secretly love carrot cake only because of the cream cheese frosting that it's usually paired with. these muffins are packed so tight with fruit they explode. I grew up in the west-end of Toronto.
Ingredients of Fruit Explosion Carrot Muffins
- You need of Chia fruit spread: add to a pot.
- It's 2 cup of Each rhubarb washed and cut, strawberries, green apples peeled, mangos. (Can be fresh or frozen).
- You need 1 of Vanilla bean scrapped then throw the pod in the pot.
- Prepare 1 of Lemon zested and squeezed.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of Chia seeds (optional I ground half of them in coffee grinder).
- Prepare of In a blender add:.
- It's 1/2 cup of Large flake gf oats.
- You need 1/2 cup of Quinoa flakes.
- Prepare 1 cup of Almond pulp (wet from mylking) or almond flour.
- You need 1/2 tsp of Baking soda.
- Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of Baking powder.
- You need 1/4 tsp of Sea salt.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of Pumpkin pie spice.
- It's 1 tsp of Vanilla.
- You need 1/4 cup of Honey or maple syrup.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of Stevia or more to your preferred sweetness.
- You need 2 of Bananas.
- You need 2 tbsp of Ground flax mixed with 1/4 cup water or 2 eggs.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of Chia seeds.
- You need 1/2 cup of Your choice natural nut or seed butter.
- It's of Fold in:.
- You need 1 cup of Carrot pulp from juicing (or peeled and grated).
- You need 1/4 cup of Coconut.
- It's 1 cup of Fruit spread (best if cooled) divided, 1/2 cup into batter.
- Prepare of Cinnamon sugar topping.
- You need 1/4 cup of Hemp hearts.
- It's 1 tbsp of Coconut sugar.
- Prepare 1 tsp of Cinnamon.
Fruit Explosion Carrot Muffins step by step
- Make fruit spread. Mix all ingredients together In a pot. bring to a boil and allow to simmer and break down and thicken. Pull out vanilla pods. With an immersion blender or potato masher process till desired consistency. Allow to cool. Will make about two 16 oz jars. Keep one in fridge and one in freezer. Great to spread on toast, add to plain yogurt, top pancakes, make bars...etc..
- Alternatively you can skip this step all together and just add 1/2 cup on Apple sauce to muffins or cut up fruit. And then your favourite jam for the center of the muffins..
- In blender throw all the muffins ingredients except the fold ins and blend. It doesn't have to be completey smooth..
- Fold in the add ins, scoop 1/4 cup into sprayed muffins tins. Add 1 spoonful of the reserved fruit spread on top of each muffin, then top with another 1/4 cup batter. Makes large fruit explosion muffins! Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar topping. Bake 375 17-22 mins. Allow to cool in pan on rack for at least 5 mins. They are moist muffins, best kept in fridge if they last past a day in your house. I made 12 smaller muffins and 12 mini muffins..
These delicious carrots muffins are lightly spiced and bake off fluffy every time. Top with a luscious cream cheese frosting and these are as much dessert as breakfast! Reviews for: Photos of Fluffy Carrot Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting. Healthy Carrot Muffins are the perfect gluten free treat! Packed with veggies + sweetened only with honey/fruit.
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