Healthy Morning Glory Muffin Recipe with Applesauce
Loaded with wholesome ingredients, like grated carrots, apples, oranges, walnuts, and raisins, these healthy muffins are both filling and delicious. This healthy morning glory muffin recipe taste like a magical cross between carrot cake and apple spice cake. If you’re looking for hearty, perfectly moist muffins for a quick snack or healthy breakfast this is the perfect recipe.
Equipment
- Muffin Tin
- Box Grater
- 2 Mixing Bowls
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup wheat germ optional
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup honey
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tsp orange zest
- ⅓ cup orange juice juice of 1 orange
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups shredded carrots about 4 large
- 1 cup grated granny smith apple about 2 medium apples
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- ⅓ cup golden raisins
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat: oven to 375°F, line a muffin tin with paper liners. In a small bowl, add hot water to raisins and set aside while you prepare other ingredients
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, mix together dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and wheat germ. Once combined gently stir in carrots, apple, and grated ginger with a wooden spoon or spatula
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a second bowl, whisk together eggs, brown sugar, honey, vegetable oil, applesauce, orange zest, orange juice, and vanilla. Add to the flour mixture and stir until combined. Drain the raisins and squeeze out excess moisture. Add the raisins and walnuts to the mixture and give a gentle stir to combine
- Prepare Muffin Tin: Divide the batter into muffin tin, the cups should be pretty full as the muffins don't have a huge rise. The total yield should be between 12-14 muffins.
- Bake: Bake for 25-30 minutes. When a wooden toothpick is inserted it should come out clean and the muffins should be nicely domed. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in muffin tin for 5 minutes before placing on wire racks.