Whole Wheat Carrot-Nut Muffins

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Photo: David Prince; Styling: Linda Hirst
Prep Time
10 Mins
Cook Time
18 Mins
Yield
Makes 1 dozen
By Julia Dowling Rutland
April 2013
RECIPE BY Coastal Living

Whole Wheat Carrot-Nut Muffins are everything you love about carrot cake with plenty of cinnamon and cloves for added spice.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup wheat germ
  • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
  • 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups finely grated carrots
  • 1/4 cup sunflower seeds

How to Make It

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.

Step 2

Stir together first 9 ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in walnuts. Whisk together eggs and next 3 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir in carrots. Stir carrot mixture into flour mixture just until moist. (Do not overmix; batter will be thick.) Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan, and sprinkle with sunflower seeds.

Step 3

Bake 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from pan; cool on a wire rack.

Step 4

VARIATION: Stir 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut into dry ingredients. Bake as directed.

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Ratings & Reviews

Delicious and simple.

jweber1923
April 28, 2015
We've made these several times and each time they turn out so well. Couldn't ask for a better breakfast for a girl who normally doesn't take the time to eat breakfast. I change nothing in the recipe when I make them. And because it's just the two of us in the house, I freeze them so they don't get stale before we get a chance to eat them. Hubby always asks for more when they're gone.

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sarahowens
May 27, 2014
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DelisaK
May 27, 2013
These are very good. I didn't change a thing. They are also good with a cream cheese frosting. I am not sure why, but I got 18 cupcakes even filling them all the way.I want to know where I can buy the bowls (cups) in the picture.