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Healthy, sugar free carrot muffin topped with chopped almonds in a colored cupcake liner with more muffins in a muffin tray behind it.
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Healthy Carrot Spice Muffins

Naturally sweetened, these sugar free carrot muffins make the perfect snack for kids!
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword carrots, dairy-free muffins
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
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Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 14 muffins
Calories 121kcal
Author Shelby Stover

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 large very ripe bananas
  • 2 eggs
  • 8 dates
  • ¼ cup applesauce unsweetened
  • 0.5 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon all spice
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 cup all-purpose gluten-free flour cloud nine
  • ½ cup almond meal
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup shredded carrot
  • 3 tablespoons almonds chopped for topping, optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a powerful blender, combine the bananas, applesauce, dates, spices, and melted coconut oil. Blend until combined and creamy.
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  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, meal, powder and baking soda.
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  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix.
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  • Stir in the grated carrots until everything is combined.
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  • Prep a muffin tray with liners and portion out the batter evenly.
  • Top each carrot muffin with chopped almonds.
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  • Bake the carrot cake muffins for 15 minutes, rotate the tray and bake another 8-10 minutes or until cooked through.
  • Remove from the oven and let sit in the tray until fully cooled.

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Notes

All gluten-free flour blends have a different makeup. This healthy carrot cake muffin recipe was made with Cloud 9 Flour Other flour blends may alter the texture slightly.
The carrot muffins are not overly fluffy but instead, they have a chewy, dense texture.
Top the gluten-free muffins with chopped almonds for texture and sprinkled cinnamon if you like.
Know that if you're making carrot cake muffins for toddlers, it's best to omit the chopped almonds.
Want sweeter muffins? Add in ½ cup raisins to the recipe!
All of these ingredients can be found in my Pantry Staples.

Nutrition

Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 55mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1561IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg