Banana Carrot Muffins

wildheart's Note:

These muffins are INCREDIBLE. What a great way to get fruits AND veggies. My seven year old is in love--and the dog ran off with a pan full, too!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 24 muffins

• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs , large
• 5 bananas
• 1⁄3; cup orange juice
• 1 (16 ounce) can carrots, drained or 2 cups grated carrots
• 4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup Crisco , butter flavored

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In medium bowl, combine flour, soda and salt.
3. In large bowl, cream Crisco and sugar.
4. Mix in eggs and juice.
5. Using a fork or an old fashioned potato masher, mash carrots and bananas thoroughly.
6. Mix the carrots and bananas into the egg-sugar mix.
7. Stir in dry mix; stir only to moisten.
8. Put in lined muffin tins.
9. Bake at 350°F for approximately 30 minutes, until light golden.
10. To bake in microwave, bake approximately 5 minutes at 50% power for a high powered microwave; 7 minutes at 70% power for low powered microwave.

Reviews

[The Veganista]

I can't Review this yet but it's something I'll be trying tomorrow. It sounds tasty! On a side note: Unless you follow the recipe exactly as the OP states I see no reason to give bad reviews! I find it unnecessary and unhelpful. It doesn't make sense to Review a recipe if you don't follow instructions! Rant over...happy cooking :-)

[campergirls3]

Unfortunately, I only give this recipe 2 stars and that's with making a lot of changes. I used apple sauce and olive oil in place of the shortning, added cinnamon and nutmeg and used freesh carrots that I cooked in the microwave. These did rise but they were just okay.

[Chef #502819]

yummy!