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Apple & Carrot Muffins

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These are one of my favourite muffins and they are so easy to make. They are great for breakfast, kid lunch boxes or a snack. A tasty way to get your child to eat more fruit and vegetables.

Around a quarter of mothers include cereal bars in their childs lunchbox. (Mintel) However many cereal bars marketed for children contain over 40% sugar with more calories from sugar than in a bar of chocolate. When you eat cereal with milk, much of the sugar is washed away from your teeth, whereas with bars, the combination of fat and sugar means it hangs around, giving bacteria time to get to work turning the sugar to the acids which cause decay.

Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup nonfat dry milk
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon honey
2 eggs,lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large apple, peeled and grated
1 medium carrot, peeled and grated
1/2 cup raisins

Method:

Preheat the oven 350F. Line a muffin pan with paper cups.

Combine the seven dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. In a seperate bowl, mix the oil, maple syrup, honey, eggs and vanilla. Beat lightly with a wire whisk until blended. Add the apple, carrot and raisins and stir well. Fold in the dry ingredients until just combined, but don't overmix.

Spoon the mixture into the paper cups until two-thirds full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool for a few minutes, then remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack.

Information:
Suitable for freezing
MAKES 12 MUFFINS

Comments !

fafa
wrote on 18 Jan, 2010.

very delicious and moist.My children like these muffins.

TheOtherOne
wrote on 6 Jan, 2010.

I'm pretty sure some guesswork will get us there but, as written, the dry ingredients are left in a bowl on the side!

mommyto1
wrote on 15 Mar, 2009.

These are so delicious and moist!However,my son objected to the grated carrots and would pick them out. The next time I made them I used 3oz pureed carrot and he ate them with no hesitation! It didn't affect the outcome and the muffins were just as yummy :)

net78
wrote on 4 Nov, 2008.

very nice very sweet must be the honey really easy to make
will definately be making these regularly