Egg-Free Carrot Apple Muffins
Muffins. I love 'em. You guys love 'em. We all love 'em....so I keep baking them. With veggies (and this time fruit!)...because that's how I roll.
We are heavy in a carrot phase over here. Yes, I said that. Carrot phase.
See, my daughter is a bit obsessed with Easter at the moment. I get it. Cute fluffy bunnies. Pretty pastel eggs. Lovely flowers. It's basically the holiday where every little girl's favorite things are splattered everywhere she looks. And the plethora of carrots everywhere has had a very positive effect on her orange veggie intake.
I'm not asking questions, just simply handing my daughter all the carrot things she could want and basking in the moment.
Carrots are one of those veggies that isn't weird to put in baked goods (not that the fear of being weird has ever stopped me, hence Oatmeal Green Smoothie Muffins) and you can get pretty much any kid (or strong-willed adult) to eat. But, I decided to sweeten the muffin deal (literally) by adding apple into the mix.
Have you guys ever tried apple and carrots together? Heaven! I love making a simple salad for my daughter (or myself) of shredded apples and carrots. The flavors just get each other and make a good muffin better.
These Egg-Free Carrot Apple Muffins are everything. Super soft, super wonderful and they pretty much melt in your mouth. Full of flavor and yum....but also nutrient dense goodness. Oats, apples, carrots flax and all the good stuff you probably already have kicking around in your kitchen. So you can totally go make these right now....and every day...for the rest of your life.
Go for it! Seriously. I'll wait here.
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Egg-Free Carrot Apple Muffins
These Egg-Free Carrot Apple Muffins are everything. Super soft, super wonderful and they pretty much melt in your mouth. Full of flavor and yum....but also nutrient dense goodness. Oats, apples, carrots flax and all the good stuff you probably already have kicking around in your kitchen. So you can totally go make these right now....and every day...for the rest of your life.
ingredients:
3 tablespoons ground flax meal
9 tablespoons warm water
1 cup grated carrot
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
2 cups uncooked rolled oats (if baking gluten free, make sure oats are also gluten free)
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
1/4 cup almond milk
1 medium apple, roughly chopped
instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a 12-hole muffin tin with liners.
In a blender, combine flax meal and warm water (it is important that the water is warm. Not boiling, but definitely warm). Pulse a few times to combine and then let sit in the blender for 5 minutes to "gel" into a "flax egg".
After the flax + water has had some alone time in the blender, add the vanilla, honey/maple syrup, baking soda, vinegar, cinnamon, apple, oats, coconut oil, and almond milk. Blend until batter has a smooth consistency. You may need to scrape down the sides of the blender a few times and then keep on blending until everything is incorporated.
Finally, add the grated carrots. Pulse a few times to incorporate them into the batter, but not enough to puree them...unless you don't want your family to see carrot pieces. Then by all means, puree your little heart out!
Portion out the batter between the 12 lined muffin holes.
Bake at 25 minutes or until a a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Allow to cool completely (the middle may be a bit moist fresh out of the oven) and enjoy or store in fridge for up to a week!
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