Healthy Harvest Muffins

Submitted by TrebleClef

"I wanted a sweet treat for my toddler that offered some nutritional value. Voila!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 18 muffins

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin
• 1 3⁄4 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1⁄3 cup water
• 1⁄4 cup raisins
• 1 cup shredded carrot

directions

1. Combine sugar and applesauce.
2. Add eggs and pumpkin.
3. Sift together dry ingredients and add alternately to pumpkin mixture with water.
4. Fold in raisins and carrots.
5. Spoon into lined muffin tins and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middles comes out clean.

Reviews

[redjenmt]

These are absolutely AWESOME! I made these with dried cranberries instead of the raisins and used a whole wheat flour. I will definitely make these again :)

 

[D Dawg]

I made these just as directed and they turned out awesome! I love recipes that substitute applesauce for oil it really cuts the calories and they are delicious. Personally I would add more raisins next time but everything else worked out great. Cook time is perfect, I let one batch go a couple more minutes and ended up crisping the bottoms a little too much. Thanks!