These carrot cake muffins recipes combine freshly grated carrot with mashed banana, low GI wholemeal flour, and almond meal to create a filling, tasty treat.

Kids and adults will both love these carrot cake recipes, and they freeze really well.

If you don’t happen to have any spare bananas, a grated apple could also work really well.

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Carrot Cake Muffins

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Course

Snacks

Cuisine

Muffins

Servings

muffins

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups grated carrot
• 1 cup wholemeal flour
• 1 cup almond meal
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1/2 cup walnuts coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup mashed banana
• 1/4 cup olive oil coconut or macadamia are all suitable
• Olive oil spray
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp chia seeds
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp all spice
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 tsp salt

Course Snacks Cuisine Muffins Servings muffins Ingredients 1.5 cups grated carrot 1 cup wholemeal flour 1 cup almond meal 1 cup chopped dates 1/2 cup walnuts coarsely chopped 1/2 cup mashed banana 1/4 cup olive oil coconut or macadamia are all suitable Olive oil spray 3 eggs 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp chia seeds 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp all spice 1 tsp apple cider vinegar 1/2 tsp salt

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Place carrot, flour, almond meal, baking powder and walnuts in a large bowl
3. In a seperate bowl or in your blender (if you don’t have a hand/stick blender) combine the remaining ingredients
4. Blend until smooth
5. Pour the blended ingredients into the mixing bowl and use a wooden spoon to fold through
6. When batter has come together, set aside for 5 minutes to thicken
7. Use the olive oil spray to grease a muffin tray, alternatively, use patty cases/muffin cases
8. When cups are fully greased or patty cases in place, spoon the batter into the tray
9. Place in the oven for 25-30min
10. Muffins are cooked when an inserted skewer comes out clean.

Recipe Notes

Makes 12 muffins – Cal per serve – 170

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