Ginger carrot apple mini muffins are a great way to sneak some veggies into your afternoon snack. The kiddies lap them up too!
Ginger Carrot and Apple Mini Muffins
I recently made these little carrot apple muffins for a playdate and called them Doctor McStuffins Muffins, which the kids thought was absolutely hilarious.
Everyone lapped them up, so I thought I would share them with you guys.
Ingredients
You are going to need:
- white whole wheat flour: this is also known as plan whole wheat flour in Australia;
- ground cinnamon;
- ground ginger;
- baking soda;
- unsalted butter;
- pure maple syrup: make sure to look for pure maple syrup, not maple-flavored syrup;
- egg: an average sized egg is best, not jumbo;
- vanilla extract: make sure you get vanilla extract and not vanilla essense;
- finely grated carrot;
- apple sauce: you can also sub in mashed banana or pumpkin puree if prepared, but please note that this will change the flavor of the muffins;
- raisins (optional).
That's it!
Need More Muffin Recipes?
These little muffins are perfect to have on hand for snacks throughout the week, and they are a great way to sneak some veggies into little bellies too!
We love muffins around here, check out these recipes next:
- Baked Cinnamon Apple and Oat Muffin Cups
- Peanut Butter Choc Chip Banana Oatmeal Muffins
- Cranberry and Honey Cornbread Muffin
- Healthy Pumpkin Muffins With Apple and Granola Crumb
Recipe
Apple Carrot Mini Muffins
Apple, carrot and ginger mini muffins are a great way to sneak some veggies into your afternoon snack. The kiddies lap them up too!
Ingredients
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter melted and cooled
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup finely grated carrot
- ½ cup apple sauce
- ½ cup raisins optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Grease mini muffin tin (I use coconut oil)
- Combine the flour, cinnamon, ground ginger, salt, and baking soda in a mixing bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined
- In a second bowl, combine the butter, maple syrup, egg, and vanilla extract
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until just combined
- Add the carrots, applesauce and raisins and stir until just combined
- Fill each cup in the pan to about ¾ full and bake for about 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out clean.
Notes
You can sub in grated apple for the applesauce if that is what you have on hand
Nutrition
Calories: 46kcalCarbohydrates: 7.1gProtein: 0.9gFat: 1.7gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 66mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 3.8g
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Collette says
Pinned! Love these ingredients. Good idea for juice pulp recipe ;P
Donna1 says
Thanks Collette! I would never have thought to use juice pulp, but great idea!!
Heather says
I have a 3 year old girl also and she LOVES mini muffins 🙂 It is her favorite breakfast. I will have to make these for her. Thanks for the recipe.
Donna1 says
Haha they are too cute hey 🙂 I could put anything in a mini muffin and my little one would eat it!
Sharee @ Savory Spicerack says
These mini muffins are so adorable! I'm craving baked goods right now! Pinning for later!
Donna1 says
Thanks Sharee 🙂 It's funny how small versions of food always look so cute!
Claudia | Gourmet Project says
happy birthday! I'm going to celebrate as well: by baking these cute mini muffins!
Donna1 says
Haha thanks Claudia 🙂
Cassandrea @ chewsandbrews.ca says
You had me at ginger! One of my favourite flavours!! These look great!!
Donna1 says
Oh me too Cassandrea! I always make half the batch as stated in this recipe, and the other half with like triple the amount of ginger, just for me 🙂
Jessica says
These look yummy!! What a fun birthday party theme and treat. So fun!
Donna1 says
Thanks Jessica 🙂 It was lots of fun, she looked so cute in her little scrubs.
Platter Talk says
What a great combination of flavors for these wonderful muffins.The ginger in particular really takes them over the top!
Donna1 says
Thanks 🙂 Yes the ginger definitely changes the overall flavour, and makes them so much fancier, even with just a tiny bit in there!
Tracy @ Served from Scratch says
Oooh I've never had ginger in a muffin before - but they sound amazing!
Donna1 says
Oh you should give it a try, just adds a little bit of a zing in the background Although, when I am making them for myself I had a heap more ginger, as I love the flavour - the kids aren't as convinced though 🙂
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
These muffins look terrific and the ginger adds that great flavor to them. I have a daughter too, they are great and she can be a drama queen. Although she has grown up.
Donna1 says
Haha, daughter are definitely great (so are sons of course). She is definitely becoming a little drama queen, and so stubborn...I am afraid she is becoming more like me every day 🙂 Uh-oh
Diane says
I love apples and ginger. I make a similar muffin, but the carrots are a brand new idea! Thanks so much for this intriguing recipe! Looks delicious!
Donna1 says
Thanks Diane! Weirdly, my daughters favourite food at the moment is carrots, and she wanted them in there - and they worked 🙂
Sara @ Life's Little Sweets says
This is a great muffin recipe! Ginger is one of my favorite flavors 🙂 Pinning this for later! Thank you for sharing!
Donna1 says
Oh I totally agree, ginger is so delicious! Thanks for your lovely words Sara 🙂