Morning Glory Muffins...for the Gym Obsessed

leeners82's Note:

A revised version of morning glory muffins for those of us who pay (too much) attention to what we eat.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 20

Yield: 20.0 Muffins

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups carrots, shredded
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 apples, shredded or chopped
• 3 eggs
• 2 bananas, mashed
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or line 20 muffin cups.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in the carrots, raisins and apples.
3. Mash the bananas, either by hand or in a processor.
4. In a separate bowl, beat together eggs, bananas and vanilla. Stir egg mixture into the carrot/flour mixture, just until moistened.
5. Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups.
6. Bake for 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.

Reviews

[Jenny Ann]

I am exercise obsessed, and I was surprised at the white flour and white sugar in this recipe. I apologize but I tweaked it by replacing 1/2 cup of white flour with whole wheat flour, and 1/2 cup of white flour with oat bran. I also replaced half of the sugar with Splenda. For future use, I might replace raisins with dates; and I think that nuts would be a good addition, too.

[frozen_rain]

hehe! I had to laugh as the description for this muffin fits me to a "T". These are very good -- moist! I am impressed! I love the fact that there is absolutely no butter/oil/margarine in these!!! Since I felt like making them extra holy, I omitted the sugar and used 1/2 cup Splenda, which was just the right sweetness. I also omitted the raisins for personal preference. Oh yes, and I didn't line these with paper; I sprayed the tins. I have noticed in muffin recipes with low fat content that the muffins stick quite a bit to the paper. Thank you, leeners!!!

[McBeanbean]

What a great recipe! I really liked the use of apples and bananas in place of the butter or oil. I made the recipe into a quick bread instead, using a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan and baking it for about 50-60 minutes at 325 degree Fahrenheit. The bread turned out deliciously moist and went great with fat-free cream cheese! Thanks so much for sharing a healthy, tasty recipe!