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Carrot Cake Muffins

These moist and flavorful carrot muffins have a delicious carrot cake flavor with a hint of cinnamon. They're tender in the middle with perfect muffin tops.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Carrot Cake Muffins, Carrot Muffins
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 295kcal

Equipment

  • 12-cavity muffin pan

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (250 grams)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
  • teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup vegetable oil (120 ml) or canola oil
  • 1 /2 cup brown sugar (100 grams)
  • ½ cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup milk (60 ml) I recommend 2% or whole milk if possible
  • 1 ½ cup grated carrot*
  • ¾ cup chopped walnuts (about 75 grams) or pecans, optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375F (190C or 180C on a fan forced oven). Line a 12-cavity muffin pan with muffin papers.
  • Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • In a large bowl whisk together the oil, sugars, eggs, vanilla extract, and milk until there are no lumps.
  • Gently whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. I typically do about ½ at a time. Whisk until smooth.
  • Stir the grated carrot and chopped walnuts into the batter until evenly mixed.
  • Spoon the batter into the lined muffin tin, dividing the batter equally between 12 muffin papers. They will be a little more than ¾ full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for about 20-25 minutes, or until the tops are domed and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.

Notes

  1. Carrots: Make sure to use freshly grated carrot. Do not use pre-packaged julienned carrots, as they won't provide the flavor and moisture needed.
  2. Walnuts: Feel free to use chopped pecans instead or simply leave them out. 
  3. Storage: Muffins will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for about 3 days. Muffins freeze well, just make sure they're fully cooled before freezing.
  4. Nutrition: Nutrition information is an estimate only and based on 1 muffin (with walnuts), assuming the recipe yields 12 equal-sized muffins

Nutrition

Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 184mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 2728IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 2mg