Carrot, Apple and Cinnamon
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It's been a while since I put my last recipe up so I forced myself to get out of bed yesterday and make these muffins. There is a bit of a background story to this recipe which I'll briefly explain as I don't want to ramble on too much.
When I was younger, my best friends mum used to make these muffins and they were always so tasty. Unfortunately, the recipe is a secret family recipe which I would not get my hands on - or even if I did, be able to post online! So I decided I was going to experiment a bit myself to see if I could recreate this recipe just by taking a guess at what ingredients were involved. If I'm honest, they taste completely different, but they still taste good! And that is all that matters. They are also a guilt free recipe as, although they still contain a bit of sugar, they contain a few of your five a day!!
I will warn you now, if you have a sweet tooth, this recipe is not going to do it for you! However, they are a very handy snack and they are suitable for home freezing❄
☆- Prep Time: 25-30 minutes.
Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes.
Easiness: Easy.
Ingredients:
For anyone who likes a more savoury bake then I really think you will like these muffins. They are perfect with a cup of tea for breakfast!
Thanks to my flatmate, Anita, for doing the taste testing!!
It's been a while since I put my last recipe up so I forced myself to get out of bed yesterday and make these muffins. There is a bit of a background story to this recipe which I'll briefly explain as I don't want to ramble on too much.
When I was younger, my best friends mum used to make these muffins and they were always so tasty. Unfortunately, the recipe is a secret family recipe which I would not get my hands on - or even if I did, be able to post online! So I decided I was going to experiment a bit myself to see if I could recreate this recipe just by taking a guess at what ingredients were involved. If I'm honest, they taste completely different, but they still taste good! And that is all that matters. They are also a guilt free recipe as, although they still contain a bit of sugar, they contain a few of your five a day!!
I will warn you now, if you have a sweet tooth, this recipe is not going to do it for you! However, they are a very handy snack and they are suitable for home freezing❄
☆- Prep Time: 25-30 minutes.
Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes.
Easiness: Easy.
Ingredients:
- 3 carrots (grated finely)
- 1 apple (grated finely)
- 225g self-raising flour
- 175g brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 150ml sunflower oil
- 2 medium eggs
- handful of walnuts (optional)
- handful of raisins (optional)
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180°
- Wash and peel the carrots and apple and then grate them both finely and place them in a bowl.
- Next, measure out the self-raising flour, cinnamon and brown sugar into a mixing bowl.
- Add the oil and eggs and mix thoroughly to ensure there are no large lumps in the mixture.
- Then pour in the apple and carrot and mix through completely.
- I added some raisins and finely chopped walnuts to the mix just because I had them in but they are not necessary if you do not like them/have them in.
- Place 12 cupcake cases into a muffin tray and spoon the batter generously into cake cases.
- Put into the middle of the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes.
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For anyone who likes a more savoury bake then I really think you will like these muffins. They are perfect with a cup of tea for breakfast!
Thanks to my flatmate, Anita, for doing the taste testing!!
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