📋Healthy Morning Glory Muffins recipe
These Healthy Morning Glory Muffins are chock-full of wholesome ingredients like whole wheat flour, unsweetened apple sauce, carrots, coconut, orange, walnuts, and sunflower seeds! They are the perfect on-the- go breakfast, snack and ideal for packing along in the lunch box!
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 211kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- â…” cup whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ cup quick rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- â…” cup chopped walnuts, lightly toasted
- 4 large carrots, grated (2 cups shredded) * if using frozen, defrost and drain off excess water, but do NOT squeeze out
- â…” cup brown sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- â…” cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- â…“ cup shredded, unsweetened coconut
Garnish
- 2 tablespoon raw, shelled, unsalted sunflower seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/175 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scatter walnuts on sheet and bake for 7-10 minutes until fragrant. Cool and set aside. *You can chop them once cooled, if you're not using pre-chopped walnuts.
- Line a 12 cup muffin pan with liners or non-stick cooking spray.
- Add the flours, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, oats and zest into a medium mixing bowl and stir together.
- Add the walnuts and shredded carrots to dry ingredient mixture.
- Add brown sugar, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla to a separate large mixing bowl and stir until combined.
- Add the flour and carrot mixture to the egg mixture, then add coconut.
- Mix until combined.
- Scoop the batter evenly among the 12 prepared muffin cups and sprinkle on sunflower seeds, dividing seeds evenly between all 12 muffins
- Bake until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean (about 20 -22 minutes)
- Cool on wire rack for at least 10 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 279mg | Potassium: 223mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 4107IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg
