From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is an interesting recipe because no shortening of any kind is used to make these muffins. That, and the number and kind of fruits and vegetables that go into them, definitely make them a healthy way to start the day. Not everyone will enjoy these nutrient packed muffins, but if you are careful not to over bake them, they can be a nice addition to breakfast. They stale quickly, so if you have leftovers be sure to freeze them. The recipe was originally developed for Taste of Home Magazine. Here's how they are made.
Banana and Carrot Muffins...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 eggs, separated
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon grated orange peel
2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
Directions:
1) Grease or line jumbo muffin cups with paper liners. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2) Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl.
3) Beat egg yolks in another bowl until light and lemon colored. Beat in honey and orange peel. 4) Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in bananas, carrots and applesauce.
5) Beat egg whites in a small bowl on high speed until stiff peaks form; fold into batter a third at a time.
6) Fill two-thirds full with batter. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Yield: 9 jumbo muffins.
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Who could resist trying a muffin with a name like this? At a local farmers' market there is a muffin sold called Morning Glory. It has carrot and coconut and all manner of delicious ingredients. I'd love to have a recipe for them too!
ReplyDeleteThese look great. I often find myself replacing butter and/or oil in quick breads and muffins with applesauce, but it's rare that I see a recipe that used it from the start. These are definitely going on the list :).
ReplyDeletenice and healthy muffins....looks really delicious...just love the recipe
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ReplyDeleteI miss baking muffins. I hardly can spend time in baking now a days. Sob sob,...
ReplyDeleteA wonderfull muffin recipe!!!
ReplyDeleteI'll enjoy it at breakfast...
Kisses,
Rita
I like the combination of banana and carrot!They sound lovely!Have a great weekend,dear Mary!
ReplyDeleteoh great!, I just made a couple of days ago leeks and cheese muffins, it´s an idea to make some different ones. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove from Spain
Marialuisa
Oh, I love this Mary. Two of my favorite bread flavors in one!
ReplyDeleteThese sound GREAT!! Thank you so much. I'm ready for you to be home from your trip. LOL! I am so looking forward to hearing about your adventures! Hope you are having a wonderful time. blessings ~ tanna
ReplyDeleteThese muffins look great, the idea of no oil is interesting, and I'm sure the banana and applesauce more than make up for it.
ReplyDeleteThis is the kind of muffins I really like for my morning snack. These looks really great!
ReplyDeleteI love baking with applesauce. I feel good about skipping all that extra fat, and baked goods always come out so moist with the addition of applesauce. Who needs the oil? I've never actually made anything with carrots. These looks great!
ReplyDeleteI will have to try these lovely muffins. I like that it has no shortening in it. Nice and healthy!
ReplyDeleteMary, Carrots and bananas!? Who would have thought that this combo would work? They sound good and they look great! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteLovely muffins Mary!! xxgloria
ReplyDeleteThese muffins really sound good. It's nice to see a muffin recipe that doesn't make you gain 5 pounds reading it. :)
ReplyDeleteMuffins looks super healthy and gorgeous..
ReplyDeleteWant a few for the breakfast tomorrow. I actually have all the ingredients...mmm...maybe I should just bake some tomorrow morning. They are delectable!
ReplyDeleteInteresting, never heard of banana AND carrot muffins!!! I guess they would be very healthy!
ReplyDeleteGreat suggestion to combine this two;)
ReplyDeleteThese muffins are perfect for cold and flu season since they're probably loaded in vitamin C.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to make these for my one year old baby boy! These sound yummy!
ReplyDeleteThese look delicious and healthy! Definitely must try these soon. I've been on a muffin binge recently :)
ReplyDeleteThese look like perfect little breakfast treats. A good, healthy way to start the day.
ReplyDeleteSue :-)
I love how there is no butter or oil in this! Still looks so moist thanks to that applesauce. I will have to try this out, because I really love banana muffins, and I love carrot cake/muffins even more, and this combination minus oil makes it all the more appealing.
ReplyDeleteYou are always the greatest. I love you blogs every single time. Especially the short anecdotes before each recipe. It's a signature template that I've come to identify you by and that I really enjoy.
can i replace the flour with oat flour??
ReplyDeleteMartina, you can substitute 1/4 of the all-purpose flour with oat flour, but if you do more than that your muffins will be terribly dry.
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