Easy Morning Glory Muffins

Carrot muffins with apple, nuts , coconut and cranberries

These moist, delicious muffins are chock-full of carrots, apples, coconut, dried cranberries and nuts. They're perfect for breakfast, snack, or on-the-go.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple, breakfast, carrot, coconut, cranberries, muffins, snack

Servings: muffins

Calories: 211kcal

Ingredients

2 cups grated carrots
1/2 cup dried cranberries, coursely chopped (or raisins, unchopped)
1/2 cup pecans (or any nut, coursely chopped)
1/2 cup shredded coconut (any kind)
1 apple, peeled and grated
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup oil (any mild salad oil i.e. veg, olive, canola etc.)
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1¼ cups white sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together oil, vanilla and eggs.
Stir in carrots, apple, coconut, raisins and nuts.
In a separate large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, sugar and cinnamon.
Add wet ingredients to dry.
Mix until barely moistened (do not over-mix or muffins will be tough).
Divide evenly into muffin pan (fill wells to top for 15 large muffins). Fill 3/4 full for more (but smaller) muffins.
Bake at 350ºF for 30 minutes in a greased or lined muffin tin.

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