Great Apple and Carrot Muffins

Very moist and good for you too! I adapted this recipe from a cake recipe, so it's yummy, but also quite healthy.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 169 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 large eggs
• 6 tablespoons water
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• ½ cup olive oil
• 1 ½ cups grated carrots
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 1 ½ cups finely chopped apples

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 20 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.

Step 2

Mix water and flax seeds together in a bowl.

Step 3

Stir all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Add carrots and chopped apples; toss to coat.

Step 4

Stir applesauce, white sugar, brown sugar, olive oil, eggs, walnuts, and flax seed mixture into the flour mixture. Mix until batter is well combined.

Step 5

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each cup about 3/4 full.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 18 minutes.