HEARTY APPLE AND CARROT MUFFINS
HEARTY APPLE AND CARROT MUFFINS
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup shredded apple
- 1/2 cup shredded carrot
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Directions
- Preheat over to 400°F.
- Combine flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, coriander and salt in a bowl.
- Whisk together honey, oil, eggs and vanilla until blended. Add honey mixture to flour mixture and stir just until combined.
- Fold in apple, carrot, cranberries and pecans.
- Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin cups, filling cups three-quarters full.
- Bake until a cake tester inserted in centres comes out clean, about 15 - 20 minutes.
- Cool muffins in pan for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on a rack. May be frozen for up to 1 month.
Nutritional analysis per muffin:
167 calories, 8.8 g fat, 3.1 g protein, 20.4 g carbohydrate, 1.9 g fibre, 214 mg sodium